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Free QQI Security Guarding Practice for Your Class

200 QQI Security Guarding practice questions with explanations, set as class practice in a minute. You see every student's progress and what the class keeps missing.

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How a class works

  1. Step 1

    Make the class

    Sign in, pick QQI Security Guarding and name the class. It takes under a minute.

  2. Step 2

    Post one link

    Put the class link in your LMS, a slide or a group chat. Students join with just the name you know them by.

  3. Step 3

    See what to reteach

    Open the class page for scores, who practiced, and the topics and questions the class misses most.

What your students practice

In Ireland, a security guard must hold a licence from the Private Security Authority (PSA) under the Private Security Services Act 2004, and the PSA must refuse anyone under 18 or not a fit and proper person. Since 1 November 2022 the Private Security (Licensing and Qualifications) Regulations require QQI Level 4 minor award 4N20604 Security Guarding Skills, or an equivalent, for a security guard (guarding) licence. QQI's specification assesses it by a theory examination worth 50% and a skills demonstration worth 50%, both of which must be passed; the training provider writes the exam paper, so no official question count or time is published. The award is graded Pass 50 to 64%, Merit 65 to 79% and Distinction 80 to 100%. 70% is Tigertest's target for these mock tests.

Tigertest's practice follows QQI component specification 4N20604 and S.I. 574/2022 as amended by S.I. 204/2024, checked November 2026. Students train in short sets where missed questions come back until they are mastered, then take full practice tests.

  • PSA Licensing & the Security Sector
  • Role, Conduct & Customer Care
  • Arrest, Force, Search & Trespass
  • Access Control, Keys & Confidentiality
  • Patrols, Alarms & Radio
  • Reports, Evidence & Court
  • Emergencies, Fire & First Response
  • Events, Crowds & Retail Security

Questions teachers ask

Is the QQI Security Guarding class free?

Yes. Classes are free for teachers. A student in your class also gets that test's full stats and every step of it at no charge.

Do my students need accounts?

No. A student opens your class link, types the name you know them by and starts practicing. An account is optional and keeps their progress across devices.

What do I see as the teacher?

Who practiced and when, each student's practice test scores, the QQI Security Guarding topics the class is weakest on, and every question the class answered with how many missed it and which wrong answer they picked.

Can I use my own questions too?

Yes. Any account can turn its own material into a Tigertest quiz and limit it to one class, so only your students can play it.

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