Certificate in Emergency Response for Security Teams

This course provides security managers and security teams with an insight into the fundamentals of effective management of incidents and emergencies. It addresses a wide variety of topics such as emergency response planning, incident investigation and risk assessment strategies to enable all participants to adopt and practice emergency management principles. The course provides practical and up-to-date skills and techniques that can be implemented within each participant's organization and security team.

This course is highly interactive and includes group discussions, case studies and syndicate work. It also includes practical exercises that enable all participants to apply the advanced knowledge they gained and demonstrate their skills in emergency response.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the role and duties of security personal within an emergency response situation
• Manage incidents and effectively collaborate with emergency services for large-scale crisis situations
• Conduct effective investigations that will lead to the implementation of risk mitigation strategies
• Demonstrate leadership capabilities and practice command and control techniques
• Communicate effectively under pressure to ensure clear exchange of information

Target Audience

This course is designed for personnel involved in the strategy development, implementation and/or management of security operations. Security managers, security specialists, risk management professionals, business continuity professionals and emergency response teams will highly benefit from this course.

Target Competencies

• Incident management
• Emergency response planning
• Incident investigation
• Risk assessment
• Security management