A practical UK aligned course that equips you with the knowledge and confidence to apply the BS7858 screening standard accurately and defensibly.
"We built this course because we have watched competent professionals fail audits, not because they did not care, but because no one taught them how to apply BS7858 when the situation does not match the textbook. After 18 years conducting thousands of screens, we have put everything into this course: the structured process, the edge cases, and the confidence to defend every decision."
Expert Built BS7858 Screening Mastery
Developed by Graham and Vivianne Johnson, industry leading screening experts with nearly 20 years' experience implementing BS7858 across the UK security sector. This CPD certified course teaches you to conduct compliant BS7858 screening to the standard, reducing recruitment risk and ensuring audit ready processes.
Master the complete framework: identity and right to work verification, employment history checks, credit and sanctions screening, DBS and SIA licence verification, gap analysis, statutory declarations, and proportionate risk assessment. Learn contractor screening, adverse information handling, and NSI, SSAIB, and ACS audit preparation.
Each lesson includes real world scenarios from the Johnsons' extensive experience, teaching you what to do, why it matters, and how to defend decisions during audits.
Perfect for HR professionals, compliance officers, security managers, screening administrators, and recruitment specialists working with security sensitive roles.
Why Choose This Course:
✓ Created by recognised BS7858 specialists with proven expertise.
✓ Learn to screen to the standard, not just understand it.
✓ Practical skills you will apply immediately after completion.
✓ Complete audit preparation built into every module covered.
✓ Real scenarios from nearly 20 years of screening experience.
Screen to the standard. Pass audits with confidence. Hire safely.
Duration: 2-3 hours.
CPD Award: 2 Professional Development Hours.
CPD Certified | Expert Developed | UKRLP Registered Provider.
Why We Built This Course
We created this BS7858 course because most training teaches you what the standard says, not how to apply it when reality gets messy.
From 2006 to 2024, we operated our own screening businesses, conducting thousands of BS7858 checks. We dealt with employment gaps that didn't add up, conflicting documents, adverse information requiring difficult decisions, and audits where every choice had to be justified.
What Makes This Different:
You'll learn how to verify employment when employers won't respond. When statutory declarations are genuinely appropriate. How to assess adverse information proportionately. What NSI, SSAIB, and ACS auditors actually look for beyond the checklist.
Every lesson comes from real scenarios we've personally handled, edge cases generic training never covers, and audit experiences we've defended. You also get a downloadable acceptable documents list for quick reference during screening.
This isn't written by trainers who've read the standard. It's built by us, practitioners who've lived it for 20 years. CPD certified, UKRLP registered. BS7858 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.
Welcome the BS7858 Security Standard Course. You will get the full understanding of the BS7858 screening standard and how to perform the screening to the correct standard and understanding audits and all other sections to ensure total compliance
Built for professionals responsible for safe, compliant hiring in security sensitive environments
You carry out BS7858 checks daily but need confidence that your process will hold up under audit. This course gives you the practical framework to screen accurately and defend every decision.
You manage recruitment for security regulated roles and need to understand what compliant screening actually looks like. Learn the standard so you can oversee the process, challenge gaps, and reduce hiring risk.
You're accountable when auditors arrive. This course prepares you to review screening files, spot weaknesses before inspectors do, and ensure your organisation meets NSI, SSAIB, or ACS requirements.