Week 2 begins for the 11 delegates studying strategic security management concepts on the Security Management Stage 3 Course. This course not only prepares delegates for a more strategic security management role, but is also the final classroom stage for a several members of the group working towards their security management Masters degree with Middlesex University.As expected, a course of this nature is designed to stretch participants’ knowledge and to develop abilities in areas such as enterprise risk management, external liaison, stakeholder engagement, the security considerations of business expansion into new regions, security and corporate social responsibility, as well as to be able to manage complex risks such as kidnapping, industrial espionage, malicious product contamination and counterfeiting. Much emphasis throughout the course is place on how to add value to the security management role.
The course project reflects the strategic focus, and requires delegates working in syndicates to analyse risks and devise a long-term security strategy for a global food and drinks manufacturer, which is in the process of expanding into cheaper but higher security risk labour markets while downsizing in traditional more expensive labour markets, with all of the attendant risk issues.
