Security Officers Development Program

Introduction

Security Officers are professionals working in diverse organizations, requiring skills and knowledge to enhance personal and organizational performance. As global risks and threats evolve, security departments must be viewed as integral to organizational objectives. Security officers need leadership skills and expertise to implement effective security practices.

This course equips delegates with the necessary skills, knowledge, and ability to meet international standards and best practices in security. It covers technical areas like roles, risk assessment, legislation, health/safety, incident control, and crisis management, empowering participants to handle conflicts and improve security efficiency and effectiveness.

Course Objectives

• Identify best practice and effective policy implementation on leading security solutions.
• Operate and interact with a security function effectively.
• Identify communication strategies to build more productive communications.
• Understand the roles of Security Officer.
• Know how to effectively diffuse and deal with conflict.
• Understand special risk requirements.
• Identify the components of an Improvised Explosive device (IED).

Course Outlines

Day 1: Introduction to Security

• Define the key purpose of security.
• The main objectives of a security officer.
• Qualities of a security officer.
• Assignment instructions.
• Control rooms.
• Confidentiality.
• Different types of patrols.
• Perimeter security and access control.
• Security lighting.

Day 2: Threats to Assets

• Understanding loss.
• Key point identification.
• Risk analysis.
• Security survey.
• Security survey.

Day 3: Special Risks

• Understanding terrorism.
• Weapons and explosives recognition.
• Conditions in place before searching.
• Different types of search.
• Actions on a find.
• Evacuation planning.
• Threat warning reports.

Day 4: Control and Restraint

• Legal considerations.
• Impact factors.
• Reasonable response options.
• Profiled offender behavior.
• Identification of warning signs.
• Identification of danger signs.
• Striking techniques.
• Primary target area.
• Secondary target area.
• Final target area.
• Use of force report writing.
• Positional asphyxia.

Day 5: Fire Prevention

• The nature of fire.
• Three elements of fire.
• Classifications of fire.
• Fire extinguishers.
• Fire risk assessment.