ARC’s Biggest Course is Underway

Security managers from a wide range of industries have joined together to attend the Security Management Stage 2 course currently being held in Goring-on-Thames in the United Kingdom. These 30 security professionals make up the biggest course of any kind that ARC Training has run to date.

This number of delegates brings both advantages (a wide range of experience and knowledge) and challenges (how do you get 30 security managers in one room to watch Brazil vs. Chile World Cup football after work?).

With representatives from a wide range of industries, government bodies and NGO’s coming from countries as far apart as Brazil and Pakistan, this group presents superb opportunities for interchange of ideas and opinions and, ultimately, a great learning opportunity. Amongst the languages on the course are: Portuguese; German; Arabic; Ibo; Swahili; Russian; Kazakh; Polish; Hausa; English; Dutch; French; Urdu; Kalabari; Afrikaans and Shona. And yet, everyone shares the same goals – to improve their professional security skills. The course is being led by Barry Vincent MA, MSC and Peter Horsburgh CPP, PSP

UK Threat Assessment of Organised Crime

This very detailed report, covering how organised criminal networks are structured, drug smuggling, people smuggling, fraud, firearms, technology enabled crime, illegal migrant workers, organised vehicle crime and emerging threats, can be downloaded from http://www.soca.gov.uk/threats/organised-crime-groups.

The report is packed with valuable data that can help inform a corporate security risk assessment programme.

Workplace Crime Prevention is one of 15 subjects covered on the Security Management Stage 1 Course, a university-accredited programme conducted several times a year around the world by the ARC Training International Academy for Security Management.

The next Security Management Stage 1 Course takes place in the UK, 2-13 August 2010. Already attended by almost a thousand security professionals worldwide, details of this very popular course can be found at http://www.arc-tc.com/pages/university_acredited_sm.asp#sm1, or by emailing Janet.

Managing Security in Outsourced and Offshored Environments

If you need a working knowledge of the security management issues surrounding outsourcing and off-shoring of information processing and management systems,a guideline from BSI may be what you are looking for:

http://shop.bsigroup.com/en/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030207795

Even if you have no prior knowledge of the subject, the focus of this British Standards book on the practical along with the specialist aspects of security management will give you a firm grounding in outsourcing solutions.

Information and IT Security Management is covered in a one-day workshop, 9 August and 22 November. Contact Janet for details. If you are a CPP seeking recertification credits, ask for discount.

Explosives Detection

When selecting a portable explosives detector, do ensure you choose a model capable of detecting the now widely-used home-made high explosive TATP, such as:

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Anything less may leave you perilously exposed if you are at elevated risk of being the target of a terrorist bomb.

The company featured in this link is not specifically endorsed by ARC. The purpose is to bring your attention to the equipment only.

Which Country Has the Highest Murder Rate, Lebanon or Northern Ireland?

The answer can be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/oct/13/homicide-rates-country-murder-data

Security Experts Gather in Nairobi

Security experts from power distribution, telecommunications, government and banking have gathered in the Kenyan capital Nairobi to attend the core skills Security Management Stage 1 Course under the guidance of David Cresswell.

Although many of the participants are from policing and military backgrounds, most have not previously attended formal security management training, and expectations are high. During the first session - security risk management - participants engaged actively, enthusiastically applying the basic principles of risk analysis and management to their individual work situations.

Many of the delegates are keen to attend further courses in security management and to eventually work towards the ARC/Middlesex University MSc Professional Practice (Corporate Security Management).

The next Security Management Stage 1 Course takes place in the UK, 2-13 August. For details contact Janet or go to http://www.arc-tc.com/pages/university_acredited_sm.asp#sm1

Enhance Your Prospects as a Security Professional

For the full-time security management professional ARC offers two options: university-accredited, interactive and highly-participatory security management courses - which can lead into an option to work towards an MSc Professional Practice (Corporate Security Management) - or preparation courses for the ASIS CPP and PSP certifications.

Forthcoming university-accredited (postgraduate NQF Level 7) courses include (clickable links):

Security Management Stage 1, 2-13 August
Security Management Stage 2, 11-22 October
Security Management Stage 3, 6-17 September

For those who are required to conduct investigations, ARC can offer the following:

Investigating Fraud in the Workplace, 20-22 July
Investigating and Interviewing Skills, 25-28 October


If your work requires you to survey, the very practical (site-based) Security Surveying and Design Course, 20-24 September, is recommended.

If you are specifically interested in security risk mitigation in the oil and gas sector, then you should consider the Managing Security Risks in the Oil and Gas Sector Course, 16-20 August.

Finally, if you have reached the pinnacle of security management, or have completed Security Management Stages 1-3, have a security management degree, or CPP, challenge yourself to participate in the very practical one-week BurrillGreen Masterclass in Strategic Security Management, 4-8 October, where you will be put through your paces across a range of “board engagement” scenarios under the guidance of two former multinational corporate heads of security. A unique opportunity – a unique challenge.

As always, Janet will be happy to provide all the details of any of the above programmes.

ARC Celebrates its First Middlesex University MSc Graduate

Congratulations to Roger Coutain, Manager - Security & Crisis Management for BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC, for being the first ever ARC student to graduate from Middlesex University with the award of the MSc Work-Based Learning Studies (Corporate Security Management). Roger has just been informed that he has been awarded a merit grade, which is a terrific achievement.

Security Management Stages 1-3 constitute a pathway towards this degree - now renamed MSc Professional Practice (Corporate Security Management). For more information contact Janet.

We are eagerly waiting to see who graduates next.....

Can You Guess How Many Security Professionals Are Attending the Forthcoming Security Management Stage 2?

So large is the forthcoming Security Management Stage 2 Course beginning next Monday that, for the first time ever, it will actually be two courses, conducted by Barry Vincent MA MSc, and Peter Horsburgh CPP PSP. No less than 30 delegates from all over the world are expected to arrive on Monday 28 June for this very popular two-week advanced training programme.

ARC's First Security Management Stage 1 Course in Kenya

David Cresswell will be travelling to Africa this weekend where he will, for the next two weeks, be conducting ARC’s first ever Security Management Stage 1 Course in Kenya, in conjunction with ARC’s Southern Africa partner AMC International. The course, attended by 13 delegates, will include nationals from Kenya, Zimbabwe and Rwanda.

How to Dramatically Increase Your Chances of Passing the ASIS CPP and PSP Certifications

Almost all candidates who follow the ARC preparation courses for the ASIS CPP and PSP certifications pass the examination first time. A recent candidate comment reflects the type of support that we can provide in helping you pass these difficult examinations:

“I would like to thank you for a great course and am sure I would not have passed if it wasn't for your patience and teaching.”

For more information on how to become an ASIS-board certified security professional, contact David.

Convert Your CPP or PSP into a University Postgraduate Certificate

ARC hopes to be able to announce in the near future a partnership whereby those security professionals who are ASIS-board certified (CPP or PSP) will be able to “convert” their award into a university postgraduate certificate in security management or security design. More details to follow as they are worked out. Contact David.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Richard Bird PSP, who successfully passed the ASIS Physical Security Professional Certification this week. Richard joins an elite group of less than 1,000 security professionals worldwide who are “board certified” in the specification of physical security systems. For more information on how to become Board Certified in Security Management or Board Certified in Security Systems Specification, contact David.