DSGDSG Security InstituteProfessional security education
THREE-MONTH DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

Train with discipline.
Graduate with competence.

Choose a structured twelve-week diploma with an individual calendar that begins on your admission date and follows you through training, assessment and graduation.

CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL

Three progressive diploma pathways

Each higher diploma contains the core learning of the level before it and adds deeper operational and leadership competence. Students receive new activities Monday to Friday, with weekends free of new assignments.

LEVEL 1

Basic Diploma

₦50,000

Essential knowledge and practical skills for entry-level security personnel.

  • Security foundations and ethics
  • Patrol, access control and reporting
  • Emergency response and basic investigation
View 12-week curriculum
  1. WEEK 1Orientation, Ethics & Professional Conduct
  2. WEEK 2Foundations of Private Security
  3. WEEK 3Observation, Patrol & Access Control
  4. WEEK 4Communication & Report Writing
  5. WEEK 5Risk Assessment & Threat Awareness
  6. WEEK 6Emergency Response & First Aid
  7. WEEK 7Conflict Management & Use of Force
  8. WEEK 8Investigation & Evidence Preservation
  9. WEEK 9Digital Security & Intelligence Awareness
  10. WEEK 10Executive Protection & Event Security
  11. WEEK 11Practical Project & Revision
  12. WEEK 12Final Assessment & Graduation Clearance
LEVEL 2

Advanced Diploma

₦100,000

The complete Basic Diploma foundation with advanced operational, investigative and supervisory training.

  • Everything in Basic Diploma
  • Advanced investigation and intelligence
  • Supervision and operational planning
View 12-week curriculum
  1. WEEK 1Professional Foundations, Ethics & Law
  2. WEEK 2Advanced Guarding, Patrol & Access Systems
  3. WEEK 3Security Communication & Advanced Reporting
  4. WEEK 4Risk, Threat & Vulnerability Assessment
  5. WEEK 5Emergency, Fire Safety & First Aid Coordination
  6. WEEK 6Conflict Management & Lawful Use of Force
  7. WEEK 7Investigation, Interviewing & Evidence
  8. WEEK 8Intelligence Gathering & Information Security
  9. WEEK 9Supervision, Deployment & Guard Management
  10. WEEK 10Executive, Event & Critical-Site Security
  11. WEEK 11Operational Planning & Advanced Practical
  12. WEEK 12Advanced Examination & Graduation Clearance
LEVEL 3

Professional Diploma

₦150,000

Advanced Diploma foundations plus strategic leadership, a six-module Cybersecurity course and a six-module Data Analysis course with practical projects.

  • Everything in Advanced Diploma
  • Strategic security leadership
  • Cybersecurity: six taught modules and practical portfolio
  • Data Analysis: spreadsheets, SQL, Python and dashboards
  • Compliance and integrated command capstone
View 12-week curriculum
  1. WEEK 1Integrated Security Foundations, Ethics & Law
  2. WEEK 2Strategic Risk & Enterprise Security Management
  3. WEEK 3Command, Leadership & Security Administration
  4. WEEK 4Advanced Intelligence & Protective Analysis
  5. WEEK 5Investigations & Case Management
  6. WEEK 6Crisis, Emergency & Business Continuity
  7. WEEK 7Cyber, Information & Data Protection
  8. WEEK 8Executive Protection & High-Risk Operations
  9. WEEK 9Security Technology & Operations Centres
  10. WEEK 10Compliance, Audit & Security Consulting
  11. WEEK 11Professional Capstone & Command Exercise
  12. WEEK 12Professional Board Assessment & Graduation
View included Cybersecurity & Data Analysis courses

Two six-module courses taught alongside the weekly security-management subjects. Each includes lesson notes, exercises and assessed questions. Use an instructor-approved local lab; practical outputs are reviewed by the Institute.

Cybersecurity · Weeks 1–6

  1. Cybersecurity foundations, ethics & risk
  2. Networks, endpoints & secure configuration
  3. Identity, access & information protection
  4. Threat detection, logs & vulnerability management
  5. Incident response, evidence & recovery
  6. Cybersecurity governance & practical capstone

Data Analysis · Weeks 7–12

  1. Data literacy, collection & responsible handling
  2. Spreadsheets, cleaning & quality assurance
  3. SQL, relational data & operational queries
  4. Statistics, exploration & interpretation
  5. Python, pandas & reproducible analysis
  6. Dashboards, communication & analytical capstone

Professional modules now include ten assessment questions with an 80% pass mark. Earlier progress records are retained; learners can revisit the expanded material and retake the assessment.

YOUR AUTOMATED JOURNEY

From application to graduation

1Application & review
2Admission & orientation
3Weekday learning
4Assessments & progress
5Clearance & graduation