Partial qualification 1 · TQ1plus
Specialist for Protection and Security
TQ1plus is your springboard into demanding security jobs — with sound legal knowledge, technical understanding and confidence in action.
At a glance
TQ1 certificate “Specialist for Protection and Security — protecting people and property” including IHK Sachkunde certificate § 34a GewO
approx. 4 months theory (720 UE, full-time) + 1 month work placement (160 hours)
full-time on site in Essen, live online participation if needed
rolling
100 % funding via Bildungsgutschein possible · self-payers on request
Where you work with it
Fields of work that go beyond patrol duty.
Critical infrastructure
- Site protection for technical facilities
- Military properties
- Industrial security
Rail & ÖPNV
- Ticket inspection
- Passenger support
- Securing track areas (BUP)
Intervention
- Alarm response
- Control room work
- City patrol
- Locking system management
- Documentation
Leadership & self-employment
- Leading roles at events
- Refugee accommodation
- Department store detective
- Your own business
Who the course suits
For everyone who wants more than the entry level.
- Career changers and newcomers — even without previous experience.
- Security staff with ambitions to advance.
- People who want to work as ticket inspectors in ÖPNV (public transport).
- Anyone aiming for a state-recognised vocational qualification as a Specialist for Protection and Security.
What you learn
The Sachkunde plus everything that counts on the job.
Sachkunde § 34a GewO
- Public safety
- BGB and Hausrecht (right of access)
- Criminal law
- Guarding law
- Privacy
Security & technology
- Fire protection
- Occupational safety
- First aid
- Alarm and access systems
Additionally in TQ1plus
- Means of self-defence and personal protection
- Ticket and customer advice
- Intervention officer under VdS
- De-escalation and conflict management
Your certificates
One course, many certificates.
You leave the course not with one piece of paper, but with a bundle of certificates that employers actually want to see.
- IHK Sachkunde certificate § 34a GewO
- TQ1 certificate — Specialist for Protection and Security
- First aider as well as fire protection and evacuation assistant (DGUV)
- ÖPNV tariff and ticket training, BUP (rail technology)
- Qualifications for emergency and defensive equipment (pepper spray, baton, handcuffs) as well as intervention and arrest techniques
- Intervention officer under VdS, de-escalation, English certificate, final FIDES certificate
Together we review your options
We check access, funding and start date with you.
Free, without obligation and honest — even if another path suits you better. Invest 20 minutes in your future.