A practical UK government aligned course that gives you the knowledge and confidence to complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks accurately and consistently.
"We built this course because we've seen too many professionals struggle with BPSS, not because the standard is difficult, but because nobody explains how to apply it when documents are missing or situations don't fit the template. After nearly 20 years conducting security screening for government and private sector clients, we've put everything into this course: the four pillars, the evidence requirements, and the confidence to screen correctly every time."
Expert Built BPSS Screening Mastery
Developed by Graham and Vivianne Johnson, industry leading screening experts with nearly 20 years' experience implementing government security standards across the UK. This CPD certified course teaches you to conduct compliant BPSS screening to the standard, ensuring your checks meet government requirements every time.
Master the complete BPSS framework: identity verification using approved documents, nationality and immigration status confirmation, employment history verification covering the past three years, and unspent criminal record declarations. Learn the evidence standards for each pillar, how to handle gaps and discrepancies, and what government clients expect from compliant screening.
Each lesson includes real world scenarios from the Johnsons' extensive experience, teaching you what to do when standard guidance falls short and how to document decisions defensibly.
Perfect for HR professionals, security managers, recruitment specialists, compliance officers, and contractors requiring access to government sites or data.
Why Choose This Course:
✓ Created by recognised screening specialists with proven government sector expertise.
✓ Learn to screen to the BPSS standard, not just understand the theory.
✓ Practical skills you will apply immediately to your screening process.
✓ Clear guidance on evidence requirements for each of the four pillars.
✓ Real scenarios from nearly 20 years of security screening experience.
Screen to the standard. Meet government requirements. Hire with confidence.
Duration: 1 to 2 hours.
CPD Award: 1 Professional Development Hour.
CPD Certified | Expert Developed | UKRLP Registered Provider.
Why We Built This Course
We created this BPSS course because most training covers the four pillars in theory but never explains how to handle situations where evidence is incomplete or documents don't match the checklist.
From 2006 to 2024, we operated our own screening businesses, conducting thousands of BPSS and enhanced security checks for government contractors, facilities management companies, and private sector clients requiring baseline clearance. We dealt with identity documents that raised questions, employment gaps that needed investigation, and nationality evidence that required careful verification.
What Makes This Different
You will learn how to verify identity when documents are from overseas or unfamiliar formats. What evidence satisfies the three year employment history requirement when employers won't respond. How to handle nationality and immigration status for complex cases. When to escalate concerns and how to document your reasoning.
Every lesson comes from real scenarios we have personally handled, situations where the standard guidance left questions unanswered and we had to find compliant, defensible solutions.
This isn't written by trainers who have read the BPSS guidance. It's built by us, practitioners who have applied it thousands of times. CPD certified, UKRLP registered. BPSS reality, not theory.
Our courses are independently accredited by a recognised CPD body so every completed module converts into verifiable CPD hours you can record. Registration Number: 0006126
VH Courses is listed on the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP), a public register that confirms our status as a legitimate training provider.
This course explains how to carry out BPSS checks correctly. You will learn how to complete Right to Work checks, verify identity, confirm address history, complete employment checks, review Basic DBS results and use HMRC statements to cover gaps. You will also understand risk, documentation and compliance.
The final course summary and certificate section are the final information required to complete before being issued with your CPD Certified Certificate. In this section it explains what you have learned throughout the course and what you are now certified for.
Built for professionals responsible for screening staff who require access to government sites, systems, or sensitive information.
You recruit for roles requiring BPSS clearance but need confidence that your screening process meets government standards. This course gives you the practical framework to verify identity, confirm employment history, and document checks correctly.
You manage teams accessing government premises and need to ensure every person meets baseline security requirements. Learn to oversee the BPSS process, identify gaps in screening files, and maintain compliant records.
You are accountable when government clients audit your screening processes. This course prepares you to review BPSS files, spot weaknesses before clients do, and ensure your organisation meets contract security requirements.