The Minister of Home Affairs, the Hon. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, JP, MP and the Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Jeff Baron, JP last week presented first group of 21 security guards with their level two door supervisor certification.
Minister Gordon-Pamplin said, “Previously the route to being licensed as a security guard and private investigator was to submit references and pay a fee to the Bermuda Police. This year in accordance with the Private Investigators and Security Guard Act 1974 the gap has closed, it is now a mandatory requirement for security guards to obtain certification. As such the Department of Workforce Development with the support of our community partners the Ministry of National Security and the Bermuda Police Services agreed on a minimum standard for training of persons working within the Security and Private Investigator industry. With Level 2 Door Supervisor training now established we have set the stage for persons to enter the workforce with the required certification and acceptable professional standards for private investigator and security guards.”
Minister Gordon-Pamplin added, “Training was provided by a UK vendor who is licenced to provide training that is aligned with the minimum ISA standard. This vendor has also trained local companies to facilitate the courses and provide external verification support to make certain the standard of training is consistent and at a high level.”
Minister Baron said, “We are pleased to have been part of the team that implement this training programme. Bermuda now has an internationally recognized training and certification in place for these men and women who provide a specialized service in our community. We are proud of all of those who passed and we hope that in the coming days every one of the graduates will be working in the field.”
Next training sessions are scheduled for the middle of August and interested persons may wish to contact local facilitator Premier Security at 579-3676.
The subjects covered in the standard training and certification were:
Common Security Industry Knowledge
Awareness of the Law in the Private Security Industry, Health and Safety for the Private Security Operative, Fire Safety Awareness, Emergency Procedures, the Private Security Industry, Communication Skills and Customer Care
Door Supervisor Specialist Module
Behavioural Standards, Civil and Criminal Law, Searching, Drugs Awareness, Recording Incidents and Crime Preservation, Licensing Law, Emergency Procedures, Dealing with Vulnerable Individuals and Dealing with Queues and Crowds
Conflict Management Module
Avoiding Conflict and Reducing Personal Risk, Defusing Conflict, Resolving and Learning from Conflict, Application of Communication Skills and Conflict Management for Door Supervisors
Physical Intervention Skills Module
Introduction to Physical Skills, Disengagement Techniques and Escorting Techniques
There were a total of 21 persons that successfully passed the course, they are:
- Jennifer Lambert
- DeShun Richardson
- Trenton Brangman
- Myeesha Sabir
- Cheyenne McCallan
- Touriqco Hassell
- William Basden
- Pushkin Douglas
- Tanya Bean
- Carl Neblett
- Kyle Clarke
- Shane Simmons Sr.
- Madami Ebbin
- Shannon Rayner
- Sylvia Fox
- Michael Hansey
- Janine Richardson
- William Simmons
- Damon Watson
- Marilyn Steede
- Leyoni Junos
