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:

http://www.dpl-surveillance-equipment.com/19021792200.html

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.