As with upmarket universities and technicons, we cannot guarantee work on completion of the 12-months training course. However, it is our core business to find and secure a career path for each and every graduate. Hence our slogan, “It’s All About You!”. It is in our direct interest to find, secure and mentor our graduates along their career paths. Our graduates’ expert subject knowledge and our core values, ethical business norms and international training standards make our graduates (Risk Solutions Operatives) very rare and sought after.

• Pre-Selection and directly thereafter,
• 5 Weeks Basic Training including 1 week of “Vasbyt” starts after Pre-selection is completed. After basic training has been successfully completed the student have the option to first work for a period or immediately start the last part of the year course (approx. 9 Month)  Specialist Operator training.
• 9 Months Specialist Operator training directly after completion of Vasbyt –when you will receive the Bastion Operator Certificate and number and complete the full course. We will then assist the Bastion operator with job placement and the start of a specialised career.
  Total cost of full course includes the following:

Contact us regarding the next intake dates.

Enrolment is so easy.

If you want to enrol into Bastion Akademie’s 12-month Risk Solutions or want more information or have questions, please go to Contact Us and send us a message. Alternatively email us directly: info@bastiontraining.com or phone 083 481 0107 (Office hrs 8h00-15h00 Mon – Fri)

We have only limited space available per intake as our training model is based on Special Forces training where a very small instructor-student ratio is imperative. To secure your slot, contact our offices and enrol for our next 12-month course.

As you are trained in several elite fields, you have an enormous amount of career avenues in the Private Security Industry. As a specialist, you are earmarked for the Corporate Risk Solutions Industry that pays “top Dollars” to conduct specialised assignments such as safeguarding leaders of government and industry, celebrities, etc. Other companies will employ you to investigate crime as an undercover agent or as an investigative officer, or to conduct high-profile security duties to safeguard convoys, shipping and/or critical infrastructure and anti-poaching. Airline companies may employ you as an Air Marshal (flight undercover agent) who is responsible to safeguard passengers, crew and the aircraft in flight. Mines, upmarket arts museums, financial institutions, etc may employ you to escort precious and high-value goods worth hundreds of millions of Rands by air, land or sea around the globe.

It depends on your career choice and your preference. Some students prefer to work in extremely high-risk areas in order to earn very large salaries. Others prefer to work in safer conditions overseas, whilst still, others prefer to work in South Africa only. As mentioned, our graduates are employed in the Corporate Risk Solutions Industry which is a completely different field than the regular Private Security Industry. Unless our graduates require so, they will not be deployed as regular security guards at cafés and shopping malls. Instead, they are employed by selected employers who require and are willing to pay for their expert skills and knowledge.

South African Corporate Risk Solutions companies and service providers are willing to pay between R20,000 – R30,000 per month starting salary, whilst Corporate Risk Solutions Consultancies in high-risk countries are willing to pay between the US $180 – US $350 per day.

Every person stresses on the first day of work, especially if it is your first work. Many struggles to find out exactly what is expected of them and are either afraid to ask or do not know who to ask. Our unique Mentorship and Coaching Programme is designed to assist you from your first day of work with professional advice and assistance. This means that we act as a friend you can freely communicate with if you encounter any trouble or if you have any questions or if you need more information. Knowing that you have an entire network of experts to assist you surely gives you peace of mind, rendering you the possibility to outperform your peers for promotion.

Although we focus primarily on careers in the Corporate Risk Solutions Industry, we are committed to your career excellence. Hence you are under no obligation to be placed meaning that you are free to choose your dream career path.

Our 12-Months Training Programme is divided into 4 (four) quarters of roughly 12 weeks each. Training commences on the first full week in January of every year and training finishes on or near to the 15th December of every year. Students get more or less 7 (seven) days leave between every quarter to relax and to recuperate. Training is conducted according to a tight yet well-planned daily, weekly and monthly routine that starts at 04H30 every morning to cover essentials such as:

• Spiritual growth
  
• Personal quiet time
  
• Leadership Character development
  
• Personal inspections
  
• Discipline
  
• Personal fitness
  
• Self-Defence and Unarmed Combat
  
• 3 (Three) meals a day
  
• 3 (Three) refreshment breaks a day
  
• Self-study and homework
  
• Theoretical examinations and practical evaluations
  
• Personal hygiene

Bastion Akademie’s Risk Solutions Operative Course is open for men and ladies alike.

This is a question that many young people ask us. Yes, you can die during training or when employed just like you can die crossing a busy street or in a car accident. However, we enforce strict training safety standards and expectations employers to do the same. In addition, students who directly or indirectly endanger the lives of others will be immediately removed from the course and sent home.

We recently moved offices to the Boschkop area East of Pretoria. We use several training facilities in and around Pretoria, Eastern Transvaal as well as Mossel Bay and Velddrif in the Western Cape.

Injured students are not necessarily removed from the course: We try to keep them on course in order to allow the student to fully recover. However, students must still attend all lectures, although they are pardoned from practical participation. Once the student recovered, the student is enrolled onto our Recovery Plan during which special lectures will be presented before and after hours to allow the student to catch up with the rest of the course.

If you obtained a qualification from a recognised training facility or educational institution, we conduct a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) evaluation, as prescribed by the South African Safety and Security Education and Training Authority. If you passed the evaluation, your qualifications are recognised.

The age restriction for students are 18 – 35 years of age.