Security capability
Protective security training aligned to the PSPF.
Practical security behaviour, with records to support PSPF reporting.
Security obligations keep rising for government agencies and the organisations that support them. We build the capability of security practitioners, leaders and everyone with trusted access, delivered by security-cleared trainers and aligned to the Protective Security Policy Framework.
Completing a course is not the same as being secure.
Accountable authorities need confidence that security officers, advisers and staff with trusted access understand their responsibilities and apply them in their work, every day.
We connect security policy to the decisions people make in their roles, and build the evidence that shows capability is in place.
- Do staff with trusted access understand their obligations?
- Are security officers and advisers capable in their roles?
- Is sensitive and classified information handled correctly?
- Can people recognise and report concerning behaviour?
- Do people know how to respond to a security incident?
- Is security practice consistent across sites and teams?
- Would your security practices satisfy an audit?
- Can you evidence security capability to your accountable authority?
What the PSPF asks of security training.
Under the Protective Security Policy Framework, non-corporate Commonwealth entities must provide security training and foster a positive security culture. Release 2026 adds a new training requirement.
- At engagement and annuallySecurity awareness training for personnel, including contractors, when they start and every year after (Requirement 0024).
- Specialist and high-risk rolesTargeted security training for personnel, including contractors, in specialist or high-risk positions (Requirement 0025).
- New from 1 July 2026Security awareness training covers foreign interference, espionage, cultivation and exploitation by foreign powers (Requirement 0219).
- A positive security cultureThe accountable authority and chief security officer maintain a program to foster a positive security culture (Requirement 0023).
We build awareness programs and targeted training designed to support these requirements, built around your entity’s own threats, policies and reporting arrangements, with records to support your annual protective security report.
Source: Protective Security Policy Framework, Release 2026, Department of Home Affairs. This is general information, not legal advice.
Capability for everyone with a part to play.
Security is everyone’s responsibility, but not everyone needs the same capability. We build it role by role.
Security practitioners
Officers, advisers and security teams
- Protective security aligned to the PSPF
- Security risk assessment and planning
- Personnel security and vetting
- Fraud prevention and control
- PSP40316 Certificate IV in Government Security
Leaders and managers
Setting the tone and holding the line
- Security responsibilities of managers
- Building a positive security culture
- Recognising and escalating concerns
- Supporting staff with trusted access
All staff with trusted access
Applying security in everyday work
- Security awareness and obligations
- Foreign interference, espionage and cultivation
- Insider threat awareness and response (see our insider threat program)
- Information handling and classification
- Reporting incidents and contacts
Practice that prepares people to act.
Security failures rarely come from not knowing the policy. They come from not recognising the situation in the moment. Our programs use realistic scenarios drawn from your environment, so people practise the judgement they will need.
Capability is demonstrated through assessment, not attendance.
- Incident scenariosRespond to realistic security incidents and decide what to report, to whom and when.
- Information handling exercisesClassify, store, share and dispose of information correctly.
- Insider threat case studiesRecognise behaviours of concern and practise how to respond.
- Risk assessment exercisesIdentify threats and vulnerabilities and recommend proportionate controls.
- Reporting and escalation practicePractise reporting conversations so people act with confidence.
- Workplace logbooksCapture evidence of capability as people apply it on the job.
Security capability frameworks.
For agencies that need to build a security workforce, as well as train individuals, we define the capability each security role needs, assess where it stands today, and build the pathway, logbooks and governance to develop and evidence it.
- AssessReview current capability through interviews, artefacts and workforce data.
- DefineSet out capability domains and proficiency levels for each security role.
- BuildDevelop modular learning pathways and competency-based logbooks.
- EvidenceAssess capability against the framework and report to leaders.
- SustainPut governance in place to maintain the framework over time.
Construction security
Construction security, from induction to site lead.
Secure facilities are only as secure as the people who build them. Builders, head contractors and agencies delivering secure facilities need every worker to follow the rules, observers who can supervise the site, and evidence that both are in place. Our construction security program covers all three, designed by Wisdom Learning for government and corporate builds.
- Everyone on siteConstruction security readyShort digital modules every worker, subcontractor and visitor completes before site access, with completion records you can show your client.Online, self-paced on myWisdom
- Security observersConstruction Security Observer programOnline pre-work, then a face-to-face program that prepares observers to control access, escort and supervise workers, protect information and report concerns.Foundation and Lead levels
- Site security leadsConstruction Security LeadFor the people responsible for security across a project: planning, coordinating observers, managing incidents and reporting to the client.For experienced observers and site leads
Construction security ready: digital modules
- 01Why security is critical on a secure site
- 02Security zones, site access and escorts
- 03Phones, photos, drawings and information
- 04Recognising and reporting security concerns
- ✓Short knowledge check and completion record
Construction Security Observer program
- 01The security observer role, responsibilities and conduct
- 02Security zones, site access and entry control
- 03Escorting and supervising workers
- 04Protecting information, devices and drawings on site
- 05Recognising, recording and reporting security concerns
- 06Communication, records and handover
- ✓Scenario-based capstone assessment
- Aligned to the PSPFBuilt around the Protective Security Policy Framework and your client’s security requirements, for government and corporate builds.
- Evidence for your clientCompletion records and assessment results that show your people are trained before they work in secure areas.
- Less disruption on siteDigital modules are completed before site access, so face-to-face time is spent on practice, not slides.
- Consistent across subcontractorsEvery trade and every site works to the same standard, however often the workforce changes.
The construction security program is tailored capability development. Participants who meet the assessment requirements receive a Wisdom Learning certificate. It is not nationally recognised training and does not lead to a qualification or statement of attainment.
Nationally recognised training
Government security qualification.
The PSP40316 Certificate IV in Government Security can be completed as a generalist qualification, or with a specialisation in personnel vetting or fraud control. Delivered as a standard program or contextualised to your agency.
Delivered and assessed by Wisdom Learning Pty Ltd, RTO 88062.
Questions about protective security training.
Short answers to the questions organisations ask us about this work. If yours is not here, ask us.
Are your trainers security cleared?
Yes. We deliver with security-cleared trainers and work with the discretion that government and national security environments require.
Are your programs aligned to the Protective Security Policy Framework?
Yes. Our protective security programs are aligned to the Protective Security Policy Framework and built around your agency’s own policies and procedures.
Does the PSPF require security awareness training?
Yes. Under PSPF Release 2026, non-corporate Commonwealth entities provide security awareness training to personnel, including contractors, at engagement and annually thereafter, and targeted security training to people in specialist or high-risk positions.
What changed in PSPF Release 2026 for security training?
From 1 July 2026, security awareness training must cover foreign interference, espionage, cultivation and exploitation by foreign powers. Release 2026 also requires entities to have a policy prohibiting personnel from publicising security clearance information on online platforms.
Can you build a security capability framework for our agency?
Yes. We assess current capability, define capability domains and proficiency levels for each security role, and build the learning pathway, logbooks and governance to develop and evidence it.
Can security officers gain a qualification?
Yes. The PSP40316 Certificate IV in Government Security is delivered and assessed by Wisdom Learning, RTO 88062, as a generalist qualification or with a personnel vetting or fraud control specialisation.
Build security capability you can evidence.
Tell us about your security workforce and obligations, and we will help you design the capability they need.
We respond to every enquiry within one business day.
Tailored programs are not nationally recognised training unless a qualification or unit code is shown.