This comprehensive course is designed to equip delegates with skill, knowledge and ability to perform their duties to international standards and current best practice in security. It is an opportunity to develop security skills that will enhance any organization or individual officer-s ability to handle conflict situations and security solutions. It is structured to develop knowledge in technical security areas of roles and functions, risk assessment, legislation, health-safety, incident control and crisis management. It is designed to empower participants to have an opportunity to learn, understand and practice techniques that make security work more efficient and effective, therefore creating conditions for productivity.

By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• • Identify best practice and effective policy implementation on leading security solutions
  • Effectively operate and interact with a security function
  • 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)

Security supervisors & officers, facility supervisors, HR and administrative supervisors responsible for security, Environment, Health and Safety and fire personnel

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

Threats to Assets

• • Understanding loss
  • Key point identification
  • Key point identification (Case study)
  • Risk analysis
  • Risk analysis (Case study)
  • Security survey

Special Risks

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

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

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.