Certificate in Security Management - Credit-Rated
Date:
29 Oct - 2 Nov 2012
Length: 5 days
Location: London, UK
Residential: No
Given the insecure and often rapidly changing environments in which aid agencies work, safety and security management is not an optional extra.
This five-day intensive course will enable participants to identify the key requirements for managing security in complex emergencies and conflict zones by practicing essential techniques in risk management, security assessment and crisis response.The course draws on field case studies, the current humanitarian environment and the security management practices used by humanitarian bodies internationally.
The content of the course is aligned to the National Occupational Standards (UK) in Security Management as well as the InterAction Minimum Operating Security Standards and builds on the ECHO Security Training Modules.
Who should attend?
- Those preparing for deployment to insecure areas
- Security managers
- Field programme managers responsible for security
- HQ staff responsible for security/risk management
- Staff with a strategic/organisation responsibility for security
What does the course cover?
- Environmental scanning
- Threat, vulnerability and risk assessment
- Application of risk standards and models
- Incident response, analysis, reporting and information management
- Security strategies, policy and planning
- Skills and resources required to implement a security plan
- Crisis management
- Operational continuity
- Team management through security programming
- Psycho-social support
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of key security management skills and their use in relation to setting and achieving programme goals when managing humanitarian emergencies
- Work effectively in reviewing and enhancing security management practice and procedures in the field
- Evaluate on personal performance and that of others in relation to security in emergencies
- Communicate effectively to different audiences in the field humanitarian of practice using appropriate media
The assessment
The Certificate in Security Management is a competency based, assessed course worth 10 Masters level credits that can be transferred to the Masters in Development and Emergency Practice (DEP) from Oxford Brookes University or other similar postgraduate qualifications. For more infomation about this and the other credit rated courses that RedR offers click here.
Registration and timings
Registration is from 8.45 am in the first day, following which each day will run from 9 am and conclude at 5.45 pm.
Costs
Band A: £600
Band B: £780
Band C: £1014
Band D: £1318
The fees are inclusive of all training resources, lunch and refreshments. For further information on pricing bands please use the link on the right.
Participants on this course are eligible for the RedR Training Loyalty Scheme.
For more information please contact our training team.
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