1. Enrol
Apply online, submit your ID, SAPS clearance and school results, and confirm your intake date.
PSIRA · SASSETA · Firearms Control Act
Train. Certify. Register to protect.
Hlophoyi Holdings Academy prepares South Africans for a legal, professional career in private security — from your first PSIRA grade to armed reaction, close protection and firearm competency under the Firearms Control Act.
SASSETA-accredited provider
PSIRA Grade E–A
SAPS-accredited firearm training
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PSIRA grades delivered (E to A)
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Accredited programmes & skills sets
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Intakes every year
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Training mapped to national standards
Your pathway
From learner to registered security professional
Every programme is built around the certification you actually need to be employed and to work within the law.
2. Train
Classroom theory, practical drills and assessment against SASSETA and SAPS unit standards.
3. Certify
Receive your Statement of Results / certificate of competence once you are found competent.
4. Register
We guide your PSIRA registration or grade upgrade — and your SAPS competency application where relevant.
Foundation training
PSIRA Grades E, D, C, B & A
Under the Private Security Industry Regulation Act (56 of 2001), every security officer in South Africa must be trained and registered with PSIRA. Training runs from Grade E — the entry level — up to Grade A, the security-management level.
We deliver all five grades, plus the upgrade route so you can move from officer to supervisor to manager over your career.
E
Entry level
General security officer
Access & egress control, patrolling, observation and reporting.
C
Supervisory
Site supervisor
Shift supervision, incident command, occurrence-book control.
A
Management
Security manager
Operations management, contracts, deployment and compliance.
Specialised programmes
Certifications that open specific doors
Firearm competency
Business-purposes training for handgun, shotgun, rifle and self-loading rifle under the Firearms Control Act — the route to a SAPS competency certificate.
Armed reaction officer
PSIRA Grade C/B, business-purposes firearm competency, tactical response, radio procedure and defensive driving in one track.
Close protection officer
SASSETA-accredited close protection (bodyguard) training — advance work, embus/debus drills, protective formations and threat assessment.
Cash-in-transit (CIT)
Crew and custodian training, route and pavement drills, ambush awareness and use-of-force law for the CIT environment.
Control room / CCTV operator
Surveillance operations, evidence handling, incident escalation and off-site monitoring standards.
Statutory certificates
First Aid Level 1–3, Basic Fire Fighting and Occupational Health & Safety — the workplace tickets employers ask for.
Why accreditation matters
A certificate is only worth what the regulator recognises. Our programmes are aligned to SASSETA accreditation, the QCTO occupational qualification framework and SAPS firearm-training accreditation, so your results count toward PSIRA registration and lawful firearm use. See the full regulatory picture →
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Apply now and our admissions team will confirm your start date, fees and document checklist within two working days.