Training in Manchester
A practical CCTV installation course, taught by people who fit CCTV for a living.
Alongside our installation work, we run a three-day course in our Manchester workshop for people starting out in the trade, in groups of no more than six. Course details and booking are on the BE Academy website.
Running now
Three days in Manchester that take someone with no CCTV background through planning, fitting, set-up and handover.
Planned next
CCTV is the first course, and shorter ones are planned for the other systems we install. Anyone who registers interest on the BE Academy website hears about a new course before it is advertised.
Advanced IP CCTV and Networking
One-day practical course
Intruder Alarm Systems and CCTV Integration
One to two-day practical course
Access Control: Installation and Configuration
Half-day practical course
The route
Most people who join have never fitted a camera. Over three days they learn to plan a system, fit it, set it up and pass it on to a customer.
Add your name to the free waiting list, or pay a £50 deposit to hold a seat at the founding fee. Each group takes six people at most.
All three days are spent in the Manchester workshop, on the kind of equipment used on paid jobs, with the trainer working next to you rather than lecturing from the front.
You finish with a completion certificate, a guide to pricing jobs and the skills to quote and fit CCTV for a customer, plus 30 days of support from the trainer.
Who teaches it
The course is taught by someone who carries out CCTV work for paying customers, not by a full-time classroom tutor.
The methods covered are the ones used on homes and business premises across Greater Manchester, so the course reflects what customers ask for today. The course is run by British Engineers, which has carried out security and engineering work across Greater Manchester for more than ten years.
Course content
The first day sets the groundwork the next two build on. No experience is needed.
A full day of practical work on professional-grade equipment.
Recorder set-up, fault-finding and the business of quoting a job.
Explain how analogue, HD-over-coax and IP systems differ, and recommend the right one for a customer's property and budget.
Plan a system of four to eight cameras for a house or a small business, choose the kit and write an accurate quote.
Fix cameras securely, run and terminate cable properly, and check each connection works before the job is finished.
Set up a DVR or NVR with recording schedules, motion detection and secure viewing from a phone.
Track down and fix the faults seen most often: no picture, power supply problems and network issues.
Quote the job, price your labour and hand the system over in a way that earns the customer's trust.
Who joins
For people who want a practical, skilled trade with steady demand. You do not need any CCTV background, just the willingness to learn.
For people new to the UK who want to start working in a skilled trade quickly, through hands-on training on industry equipment.
For people already working around security who want to fit CCTV themselves. You finish able to carry out installations on your own.
Course fee
That covers the three days, the equipment and materials, the certificate and a month of support afterwards. There is nothing extra to pay.
£445Standard fee £595
£445 is the founding fee for the current group. Later groups will be £595.
Not ready to pick a date? Add your name for free, with no commitment, and you hear about the next group before it is advertised.
A £50 deposit holds a seat at the founding fee. It comes off the total, leaving £395 to pay before the course. Want to pay in parts? Call or text us.
Help & FAQs
No. The course assumes you are starting from nothing. Everything is explained from the beginning, and the small group means nobody is left behind.
No. The fee covers tools, equipment and course materials. Wear something comfortable: most of each day is spent standing and working. Light refreshments are provided.
Yes. Everyone who completes the course receives a Certificate of Completion issued by British Engineers.
Yes, in full, if you cancel 14 days or more before the course starts. If you would rather move to a later group, we will arrange that wherever we can. The £50 comes off the fee, so £395 is left to pay before the course.
Six people at most, and that limit is never raised. Keeping it small means the trainer can give everyone proper time and answer every question.
Sometimes. Call or text us, or say so when you register, and we will reply within 24 hours to talk it through.
In our workshop in Greater Manchester. You receive the address, parking and travel details once your booking is confirmed. It can be reached by public transport, and parking is a short walk away.
We do not place people in jobs and we will not claim to. You leave with practical installation skills, a certificate to show for them and 30 days of support while you take on your first work. Trained security installers are in short supply in the UK, and the demand is real.
Next step
Everything to do with booking is handled on the BE Academy website, and we reply to every registration within 24 hours. If you would rather talk it through first, call or text us.
