Security Officer Professional Development

Introduction:

Security officers operate in diverse environments, taking on challenging roles that require a significant degree of knowledge, skills, and competencies to enhance personal and organizational performance. With an ever-increasing scope of global threats and security challenges, security management must be proactive and dynamic.

Organizations need to recognize security departments as integral to achieving their objectives, rather than only turning to them in times of internal crisis. Security officers, therefore, must exhibit leadership abilities to guide their teams effectively, and individual officers must possess the capability to implement robust security strategies.

This professional security officer development course equips participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to perform their duties in line with international standards and best security practices. The course empowers security professionals with the tools to manage conflict situations and implement security measures effectively.

The course focuses on essential security topics, including roles and responsibilities, risk assessment, legislation, health and safety, incident control, and crisis management. Participants will learn how to optimize security operations, improving efficiency and productivity.

Objectives:

Upon completing this professional security training, participants will be able to:

• Practice leading security solutions by identifying best practices and applying appropriate policies.
• Monitor specific security activities and collaborate effectively with the security function.
• Establish communication policies to enhance clear and effective interactions.
• Describe the duties and responsibilities of a Security Officer.
• Manage and resolve conflicts.
• Understand and assess special risks.
• Recognize Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

Training Methodology:

• Workshops
• Teamwork
• Projects
• Simulations
• Conflict-related games
• Industry-related risk management statements
• Crisis management simulations
• Performance assessments

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Basic Security Officer Course

• Core duties and assignments of security officers.
• Key qualities of a security officer.
• Overview of assignment briefs.
• The role of control rooms.
• Information confidentiality in security systems.
• Routine police patrols.
• Access control security systems.
• Security lighting.

Unit 2: Asset Protection and Threat Perception

• Understanding loss and its implications for security.
• The importance of critical points in security.
• Conducting risk and threat assessments.
• Developing protection methods based on surveys.

Unit 3: Special Risks in Security Work

• Terrorism as a security threat.
• Identifying weapons and explosives.
• Considerations before conducting searches.
• Post-identification actions for potentially harmful objects.
• Key elements of an evacuation plan.
• Writing effective threat warning documents.

Unit 4: Control, Restraint, and Legal Considerations

• Control and restraint in a legal context.
• Recognizing offender behavior and warning signs of danger.
• Comprehension of target striking techniques.
• Guidelines for reporting the use of force.
• Understanding the risks of positional asphyxia.

Unit 5: Fire Prevention and Response

• Causes and effects of fire.
• The three essential elements for fire to exist.
• Fire classification and response tactics.
• Types and functions of fire extinguishers.
• Conducting a fire risk assessment.