Roles & Responsibilities of Security Officers

Security is defined as those means which serve to protect and preserve an organisation and allow for the conduct of activities within the organisation without disruption. It consists of people, structures, systems and procedures.

The need for security emanates from an aspect of fear which is a permanent feature in human behaviour due to the criminality and anarchism prevalent in our societies and organisations in particular. Security is a feature of human interactions from the individual right up to the global level.

It is clear that the need for security training rests on our quest to increase security. These could include threats to personal safety, personal property, organisational assets and communal interests.

It is in view of the above, we are rolling out a professional security management training course specially customised for departmental stores.

Special attention has been devoted to the preparation of this training to ensure that it contains all of the required topics necessary in modern safety, crime prevention and security management. This will include the knowledge of information management technology, CCTV systems and other security technology and management skills.

Course Outline:

Module 1: Policies and procedures

Module 2: People, Building and property security

Module 3: Loss prevention investigation / Analysis / Report

Module 4: Prevention programs

Module 5: Security audit

Module 6: Surveillance and monitoring systems

Module 7: Budgeting in security

Module 8: Public relations

Module 9: Security staff development

Module 10: Safety and security