Release date: 5th February 2010
Security search operations for illegal or prohibited items should be an essential part of any company security strategy. Future high profile international sporting events and the current requirement for vigilance to help protect against acts of terrorism, coupled with the frequency with which knives and drugs are being carried into entertainment venues, necessitates the need for quality assured security search training to protect public safety.
In November 2009, Skills for Security accredited a unique security search operations training programme developed by Status Training. The programme is designed to equip trainers to teach security staff essential searching skills. The first course for trainers was held in the Sorensen Centre at Skills for Security on 26th-29th January and received an extremely positive response.
Peter Smith, Chief Executive of Status Training and former Head of a National Police Training School, who developed the programme, states “The knowledge and procedures that are learnt throughout this course have a wide variety of uses, from finding and identifying improvised explosive devices hidden in a commercial environment, to uncovering prohibited substances on a person trying to enter a nightclub. This interactive programme teaches correct methods of searching people, bags, vehicles and buildings. The delegates have found the course enjoyable and companies are already experiencing benefits from this training.”
The four day course introduces trainers to the threat to public safety from terrorism, and the role that the systematic security search plays in countering this threat. Delegates learn through classroom teaching and realistic search exercises, culminating in practical assessments and a multiple choice examination.
Brian Willans, Trainer for Carlisle Security, comments; “I enjoyed the course and found the content extremely beneficial, I also learnt from the experience of other trainers on the course.”
Neil Cash, Training Director at LDC, added; “This is an excellent course delivered by very knowledgeable tutors, I particularly enjoyed the group interaction.”
For further information on the Security search operations course, please contact Skills for Security on 08450 750 111 or visit www.skillsforsecurity.org.uk/securitysearching
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