What type of training...

[Jstar571]

What type of training does your company offer? Inhouse training, Computer training, yearly updates? I am just curious what companies are doing now-a-days to keep the employees "educated" or to further educate them?

[FederalSecurity]

Securitas offers an online academy, although I haven't had a chance to take any of the courses yet.

http://www.securitaslms.com/

[PolarDeer]

My employer provides short courses as well as longer training programs. To sum up:

Courses:
- Pepper spray and telescopic baton use course (over here separate qualification courses are required for both)
- Crowd controller/event steward course (required for a separate category of security licensing which allows you to work as a doorman, event security or a security officer in certain places such as public transportation and shopping malls)
- Work safety course (mainly for industrial sites and whatnot)

Rehearsal/update courses:
- One-day annual use-of-force course (required by law for any security guard carrying use-of-force equipment)
- First aid and fire safety courses (included in basic training, rehearsal courses are not legally required but provided by the company)

Longer training programs:
- Security sector basic certificate (a vocational basic certificate not solely involving guarding but other sectors of public and private security as well, with various specializations and the like)
- Vocational certificate for security guards (well, what it says)
- Special vocational certificate for security supervisors (security management, planning, etc.)

The last three are offered by my employer as apprenticeship programs to current employees, you go to training days a couple of times a month and the rest consists of computer training and on-the-job learning. Some clients also have training courses open for security personnel. I was supposed to get a qualification to use an AED defibrillator earlier this year but couldn't attend the course due to a concurrent shift.

[Jim1348]

There is a six week course to start. The first week is just legal issues. Another week is just firearms. That week covers long weapons and handguns. The other four weeks are emergency medical, explosives, terrorism, physical security, self defense, handcuffing, fire suppression, alarms, x-ray devices, etc.

[Jaeger]

We've got all the same courses available in the same manner as Polardeer has pointed out. I believe this is quite normal for all of the biggest companies operating in our country.

- Pepper spray and telescopic baton use course (over here separate qualification courses are required for both)

I suppose in certain situations the company will pay for these courses for the officer, but in my case I paid for both out of my own pocket before I was even employed by any company.

And as I've said before, I've never carried the exp. baton nor an OC sprayer to this day.

- Security sector basic certificate (a vocational basic certificate not solely involving guarding but other sectors of public and private security as well, with various specializations and the like)

Some folks who have undergone this have ended up as technicians who install security systems, CCTV-stuff and the like. That would probably be one's best bet for employment after graduating, and in addition this might even help you get a "civilian job" sooner or later-

The last three are offered by my employer as apprenticeship programs to current employees, you go to training days a couple of times a month and the rest consists of computer training and on-the-job learning.

There's also a fourth longer training program aimed for officers working at receptions and other sites likes that. It is not directly security-orientated, but does include chapters regarding safety and security. Mainly it does emphasize customer service, though.

It takes you about 1.5 years to complete, and I've been doing it since last fall.

The way I see it is that with this particular course my chances of getting out of the private security sector will increase at least slightly when compared to just going through the basic vocational training program for security officers.

All in all the benefits of completing any of the longer training programs can be very questionable compared to the time and effort one puts into completing them. There are alot of officers who have undergone in example the training program for security supervisors, but they're still just regular officers patrolling malls, doing retail or as in my case sitting in sites with receptionist duties.

[Pop pop]

Training- Class Room Sessions, Mandatory.
Code Of Ethics. Accountabilty. Integrity. Excellence. Respect. Business Mismanagement, Non disclosure of classified Information. (leaks). Safe, productive workplace. Discrimination and Sexual harassment. Communications with the Media. Specialized Government Contracting Vendor Requirements. Diversity and Inclusion. Workplace Violence. Prohibited Substance Abuse. Mandatory Reporting Obligations. Avoiding Kickbacks. Gifts and Entertainment. Government Investigations and Security Inquiries. “Sensitive information”. IDs, Passwords, and building-access key cards. Security information. Security Department. Protecting Assests and Property. Careful Communications. Political Participation and Activities. Raising Concerns. Federal Acquisition Regulation, (FAR). Contacting the Help line.

Traffic control
Pistol, Q Course (twice a year)
Shooting from cover.
Shooting while moving quickly.
Low-Light/No-Light.
Force on Force.
CPR & AED
Handcuffs, Baton, and Mace.
Taser.
Certified and certificates in all..
Taught by professionals who deal with conflict or potential violence everyday. This includes corporations, law enforcement organizations, security, academic institutions, health care facilities, military, and federal agencies. There it is,

Oh, one class they should teach and don't is, how to fix the AC in the squad cars, the vehicles are all new and the AC is already not working properly in one of them..

[Pop pop]

I left out a few more of my training rich environment, ect. A few more but not limited to, CCTV skills, EAS Systems and Compliance, LP, The shoot team, and the most important aspect of every Officers career, the "Secret Clearance". I have a new found respect for military recruiters, because the 86 National Security forms in all parts is absolutely difficult to fill out for obvious reasons, a no BS assessment about yourself and your past. However, as long as your honest with your past and present, moving forward and always being honest, you'll be a winner no matter what your career choice is. Yep, Honesty and Integrity is what it's all about, call it professional pride and still being in the game. Sworn Duty.

Pops..

[PolarDeer]

There's also a fourth longer training program aimed for officers working at receptions and other sites likes that. It is not directly security-orientated, but does include chapters regarding safety and security. Mainly it does emphasize customer service, though.

It takes you about 1.5 years to complete, and I've been doing it since last fall.

Forgot about that one. I think that Securitas has also trained employees in customer service- oriented vocational business certificates if they're in receptionist or other customer service emphasis sectors.

All in all the benefits of completing any of the longer training programs can be very questionable compared to the time and effort one puts into completing them.

I'm currently in the middle of the vocational security guard certificate and I'd say that the practical exams plus the twenty-ish days of lectures and practical exercises as well as homework one finishes in a couple of hours don't really take a lot of time and effort. :P

As mentioned, I'm already doing assisting supervisor work at times, though that's also down to personal characteristics and being in good terms with the bigger bosses. Given that the "training extra" is whopping 40 euros, I mostly see the advantage of training oneself in the possibility of attaining better paid jobs either in form of higher paygrade or being able to work for a public employer.

[A2012SC]

I have worked for all of the “big” locally based contract security companies in my state and one time or another and the training at all of them consisted of being handed a hilariously outdated policy manual. Does anyone else have a “bare minimum” contract security culture like this in their area?

[Pop pop]

A very fine assessment from the team membership, everyone is squared away and mighty proud, and that my friends is a proper profile jacket (file). Cool schools and training along with experience is what makes us professionals. Very nice.


Cool thread..