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APC I: Concepts and Methods
The core program in the APC Series, this comprehensive security course is designed to assist security professional in building a career in assets protection. It covers the fundamental aspects of assets protection and security management for individuals new to the profession or provides a useful review for anyone reentering the field. APC I can also serve as a refresher course for more experienced security practitioners and those entering private security, as well as an overview for non-security personnel. This course provides a solid basis for advanced development and is essential for all professionals involved in the protection of assets. Security information-from investigative work and risk analysis to workplace violence, legal issues, and physical protection systems is covered. Course materials include selected chapters from the Protection of Assets (POA) Manual (CD) and session handouts.
APC II: Practical Applications
Having mastered the fundamentals of assets protection, students are prepared to learn how to put those solutions to work. APC II continues the security principles presented in APC I. Students explore the more complex aspects of modern security and asset protection and receive vital information necessary for security planning and meeting operational requirements. Industry leaders join some of the most experienced professionals in the security industry in discussing the latest crime detection, prevention, and intervention techniques, while reviewing the importance of relevant laws and legal issues.
APC III: Functional Management
Specifically developed for senior security professionals, APC III: Functional Management will help professional take their entire team to new heights with motivational techniques, communications strategies, and advanced leadership skills. Real-life case studies challenge you to evaluate your own strengths and weaknesses, assess and improve your management style, and gain a panoramic perspective on corporate style, personal interaction, and team building.
Board Certification Reviews
Classroom reviews are available for each of ASIS three board certifications — CPP, PCI and PSP. Certification reviews are primarily designed for certification candidates who are beginning to prepare for the exam or want to confirm their understanding before taking the exam. In these day and a half-long courses, experienced instructors walk students step-by-step through a focused review of the body of knowledge. Students gain insights into the importance of vocabulary and receive practical advice on how best to prepare for the exam. A practice test is administered, and handouts, including a study guide are provided to assist candidates in developing their own
study plan.
CCTV
Explore what's on the horizon in this exciting, intense technology- and applications-focused program. The current economic climate demands you do more with less—less people, less money, less upgrades to the latest and greatest. All in all this translates into less room for error. The appropriate CCTV system could be your secret weapon in these times of limited resources.
The universal acceptance and popularity of video-based security systems necessitates keeping abreast of trends, technologies, and best practices. The fact that these systems have become not only an integral part of today's physical security program, but a tool used by law enforcement and private security forces as well, makes keeping current nonnegotiable if you are a physical security or surveillance professional. This education-packed program focuses on video systems, video analytics, video system management, systems installation best practices, and other germane topics. From corporate security director to casino security operator to security installation specifier to maintenance superintendent—everyone stands to benefit from staying up-to-the-minute.
Conducting Corporate Investigations
Organizations of every size routinely conduct internal workplace investigations. Though the objectives, and certainly the scope, of these undertakings vary widely, their principle purpose is that of objective fact-finding. Carefully examine the methods, tools, and legal limitations of modern fact-finding in today's workplace. Learn how to use the Process of Investigation® and conduct fast, proper, and cost-effective internal investigations. Discover how to use force multipliers when conducting your investigations and obtain the highest possible return on investment from every undertaking. The secret tips and traps that often make the difference between a successful investigation and a catastrophic one will be revealed.
Crisis Management: Introduction to the Response Plan and Advanced Topics
Today's harsh realities require every organization to have a comprehensive crisis management plan that is ready to roll at a moment's notice. A written incident response plan is a critical component, but unless one has exercised it in a real or simulated emergency situation, its effectiveness in uncertain. Whether dealing with a brief business interruption or a worst-case scenario, the extent of an organization's preparation could determine the future of its personnel, business, and assets.
This highly participative workshop moves from developing a comprehensive incident response plan to exercising its effectiveness during simulated emergency situations and then takes an advanced look at industry-specific topics.
Enhanced Violence Assessment and Management
Violence risk assessment and management is a specialized form of risk assessment that focuses on quantifying the potential violence risk between human beings. Once established, it then focuses on using this insight to drive effective intervention strategies to minimize the risk and divert the behavior from the targeted victim(s).
Gain a clear understanding of how individuals decide to act violently toward others. Benefit from a practical, proven methodology that assesses the behavior of these perpetrators and manages them away from violent acts toward specific targets. The focus is on practical case assessment and management regardless of the environment or elements of a case - whether domestic violence, school violence, workplace violence, or domestic terrorism.
Executive Protection
Whether top corporate executives, wealthy or famous families, dignitaries, diplomats, religious leaders, celebrities, politicians, or military leaders-they are counting on a competent security professional to guide them through the inevitable risk-prone situation! How vulnerable is the person one is hired to protect? What perils should a professional be anticipating? Is the safety of their home, their workplace, or their travel compromised?
This comprehensive program is designed to cover the skills and procedures required to provide effective personal protection and meet the needs of a full range of student interest, from entry-level to seasoned practitioners. It will benefit people seeking a start in the protection profession as well as those veterans desiring an intensive refresher.
Facility Security Design
A cost-effective facility security system design is the foundation of an organization's protection and loss control program. Integrating multiple security systems in a layered effect-including environmental security, infrastructure protection, building designs, interior/exterior layout, detection systems, structural barriers, access controls, communications, and CCTV assessment-contributes to the protection of assets as well as the control and reduction of losses.
This intensive, three-day program offers a detailed, systematic, and professional approach to the design of a fully integrated physical security program. It provides solid recommendations for improving protection against terrorism, workplace violence, street crime, and other threats.
Learn from leading security design architects, engineers, and operations experts as they share proven methods for completing cost-effective facility designs and ideas about how to present these design solutions to senior management in a sound business case.
ISO 28000 Lead Auditor Course
ISO 28000:2007 "Specification for security management systems for the supply chain" provides a framework for a generally applicable security management system to improve the overall security of supply chains. It addresses those aspects critical to security assurance of the supply chain. Security management is linked to many other aspects of business management and therefore ISO 28000 is based on a Plan-Do-Check-Act management system making application compatible with other ISO management system standards.
The standard addresses potential security issues at all stages of the supply chain process, and regardless of the threats faced by the organization. Successful participants in the ASIS International ISO 28000 Lead Auditor course receive an internationally recognized professional RABQSA certification acknowledging your knowledge and competence to audit and implement the ISO 28000 series of standards in any organization. The course provides a thorough understanding of the ISO 28000 series for internal and/or external implementation in the manufacturing, service, storage or transportation industries.
Managing Your Physical Security Program
Physical security needs change each year, demanding professionals to meet a seemingly endless barrage of unexpected challenges — leaving security professionals questioning where to start when confronted with these issues.
Break it down: justifying and getting funding is often the first step. Once obtained, the challenge becomes building and managing a comprehensive program. Be prepared to respond when the CSO asks for justification.
Learn from seasoned practitioners how to survive in this fast-changing environment. Benefit from their successes and failures, and learn about the techniques and metrics that can move security programming to the next level.
Organizational Resilience: Implementing and Auditing the ASIS American National Standard
Organizational resilience management is an increasingly complex challenge. Companies must manage risks and assure resilience by identifying potential threats, assessing risks, and implementing measures to prevent, respond to, and recover from disruptive incidents. Make your organization and supply chain more resilient. Learn how to implement and conduct internal audits to the ASIS American National Standard Organizational Resilience: Security, Preparedness, and Continuity Management Systems (ASIS.SPC.1:2009).
This intensive, three-day course is applicable to any organization that needs to establish, implement, maintain, and improve an organizational resilience management system. The ASIS.SPC.1:2009 standard is currently under consideration for inclusion in the Department of Homeland Security's PS-Prep. Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive an ASIS International certificate acknowledging your ability to implement and internally audit against the ASIS SPC.1:2009.
Physical Security: Introductory Applications & Technology
Perimeter fences are going green and CCTV is going high-tech. What else is on the horizon and how can today's security professionals prepare? In just four days, students get the foundation to analyze and assess security vulnerabilities, improve an existing or develop a new security system, and identify the most effective products and services for their company or client. The course provides practical ideas students can realistically put to use in their facility.
Physical Security: Advanced Applications & Technology
This intensive, three-day program focuses on emerging trends, operating procedures, and the application of technology to meet the increased level of security needed by today's government, commercial, and industrial enterprises. Students will gain invaluable insights into the latest developments in access control systems, smart card technology, video surveillance, wiring plants, physical barriers, and integrated systems operations and processes
Security Force Management
An understanding of the trends and issues impacting the management of security officers is mandatory to maintain a cutting-edge force. The development of guidelines and standards by associations and agencies, for example, as well as recent state and federal legislation and regulations—all have a powerful impact on governing private security operations and officers.
First impressions are powerful. Not only are security officers the front-line of protection and first-responders, they are often responsible for employees' and visitors' first impressions.
Students learn how to take control of their company's first impression at this interactive, comprehensive program. Because of its focus on examining the impact of best practices and internal/external pressures, this program is ideal if your responsibilities include security officer management, vendor selection, contracting, liability, the management of outside resources, and/or insurance selection. Additionally, industry leaders offer practical measures and case studies regarding economic, compliance, performance pressures, and legal posturing designed to shift liability and responsibility.
Transportation Security
With new threats to our safety arising constantly, the need to be vigilant has never been greater. Learn how to stay on top of the latest international security issues critical to transportation professionals. It is imperative for security professionals and their team to know how to identify critical concerns regarding terrorism and corruption of our international supply chains.
This 2 1/2-day program provides a solid understanding of the latest trends in all modes of supply chain and transportation security: rail, port, sea, land, and air. Students leave with an appreciation for inter-modal security issues as well as strategies, contacts, and the knowledge you need to secure the transportation network of your particular area of responsibility.
Obtain information on the National Transportation Training Center, where professionals can train for transportation disasters. Experience what it is like to be involved in a transportation disaster. Learn from "those who have been there" in times of actual natural or man-made disasters.
