A diverse group of people work in security professions and with a variety of organisations and companies. These professionals need the opportunity to learn about and develop leadership knowledge and skills to enhance both personal and organisational performance. Security departments and their employees need these skills to allow for greater alignment with the organization's vision, mission and goals. Security professionals need to function effectively within the realm of the larger organisation, so it is essential they have leadership skill and ability to lead their teams. In order to achieve a level of best practice in leadership, security professionals should understand the role of leadership as it applies to their industry, their organisation and their team.
“The Security Officer Leadership Programme” training course is designed to identify and equip delegates with techniques and ability to perform their duties using some of the current best practices in leadership. The training course is an opportunity to develop leadership skills that will assist in working better together, learning to handle conflict situations, implementing time management techniques and understanding the need to have an attitude that is accepting of change. This Coventry Academy training course is structured to work in partnership with a more technical security issue management course but is also appropriate as a separate leadership module. This highly interactive and hands-on seminar is designed to empower participants to have an opportunity to learn, understand and practice leadership techniques.
This Coventry Academy training course will feature:
Change management
Conflict management
Effective communication and methods for team cooperation
Human interaction and communication
Personal organization and time management
Diversity understanding
What are the goals?
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
Identify best leadership practices for security professionals
Learn to build communication strategies, vital to a successful and productive security team
Learn how leaders create rapport, build trust and establish credibility in a work group
Build positive interpersonal and influencing techniques in team relationships
Use techniques of effective and efficient time management
Develop strategies to deal with stress, conflict and change
Who is this training course for?
This training course will be of benefit to those who find themselves responsible for or involved with mobile or static guarding or implementing guarding security in both the public and the private sector. In addition, it will raise the awareness for those personnel who have been allocated 'potential' or specific tasks in an existing security programme yet have had insufficient time to devote to the subject.
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
Security supervisors / officers
Facility supervisors / officers
HR and administrative supervisors responsible for security
Health and Safety / Fire personnel
How will this training course be presented?
This Coventry Academy training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. Classroom presentations are designed to be interactive practical exercises, supported by audio visual material and case studies. Delegates will be expected to participate actively in relating the principles of security leadership to the specific needs of the industry. Delegates attending this training course will gain an understanding of the strong business reasons why organisations should develop leadership capabilities in their security professionals. This will lead to improvements in their organisation's professional reputation and the ability to continue to function effectively and successfully in the current world.
Course Outline
Day One: Our Changing World of Security Work
Introductions
Goals and objectives of the seminar
Challenges facing today’s security workforce
Reasons and conditions for changing our focus on security work
How changes in our lives may exist relative to these challenges
Different approaches to work and the types of work
Day Two: Time Management in Security Work
Factors which contribute to time management problems
Time management issues
Identifying the way our approach to work affects the way we work
Suggestions for techniques which will help us manage our time
Several common time wasters
Proper delegation techniques
Day Three: Positive Interpersonal Interaction Improves Security Work Productivity
Identification of interpersonal interaction methods
Effective listening leads to sensitivity and trust