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ORGANISATIONS SUPPORT CPD DESPITE UNCERTAIN TIMES - March 2009 - Peter Sheppard, Operational Training Officer of G4S Cash Services (UK) Ltd was one of the first delegates to successfully achieve the Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (City & Guilds 7303) Level 4 qualification through Skills for Security, alongside employees from Chamber Training and Legion Group, The Level 4 qualification is a grade higher than the minimum qualification required to teach for licensing purposes...more

WILL YOU SINK OR SWIM?
Today’s security industry faces many challenges. Just as it begins to cope with regulation and licensing, to respond to the extra demands and expectations resulting from the increased terrorist threat, to solve the problems implicit within 21CN and the WEEE directive, to understand the changing roles and responsibilities of employees, and to evaluate the risks of failing to comply with ever tighter health and safety regulations and corporate responsibilities, along comes a world financial crisis and a credit crunch which will almost certainly squeeze margins even tighter than they already are...more

2009 — A WAY FORWARD - THROUGH AND OUT OF RECESSION
We know that the credit crunch is a global affair and if we are not careful we will spend too much time allocating blame for the current state of affairs when it really doesn’t matter who is to blame because we are in a recession and we have to face that fact and work through it...more

KEEP ‘EM PEELED
As a worker in the research industry, I have always been subjected to a level of security awareness, to varying levels, at varying times, and according to the environment in which I was working. Now as a manager, I am keen to ensure my staff have a safe working environment, as far as is reasonably practical...more

AGENDA SETS THE STANDARD ON SECURITY
The Security Services division of Agenda Resource Management Limited has successfully completed the British Standard Institute audit for ISO 27001 (formerly BS 7799:2 2002)...more

EDEXCEL ENGAGE CLARKE ON INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Raymond Clarke, former Chief Executive of SITO and founder and Director of SAFE Ltd, has been engaged through his consultancy company Vocational Compass Ltd to advise and assist Edexcel develop its interests in the international security industry...more

FSA CHAIRMAN RECEIVES 2009 PETER GREENWOOD AWARD - February 2009 - The Worshipful Company of Security Professionals has presented Steve Kimber, the Managing Director of Southern Monitoring Services Limited and founding Chairman of the Fire and Security Association (FSA), with the 2009 Peter Greenwood Award...more

SKILLS FOR SECURITY SUPPORT INVESTMENT IN APPRENTICESHIPS -
February 2009 - The Government recently announced their commitment to invest 1 billion pounds in apprenticeships throughout 2009/10. The security sector in particular suffers from recruiting and retaining skilled workers and apprenticeships could help to rectify this concern...more

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