Training has become a global interest in the workplace. Personnel training and skills development is an on-going commitment at Odyssey Security. The establishment of an accredited training center has been pivotal to the Company’s excellence. A paradigm shift is made from content based learning to outcome – based learning. The purpose of education and learning is to prepare learners for life in society as well as for performing a precise function. The necessity of providing all workers with enhanced or further skills is also recognized.
All Security Officers supplied are trained additionally for specific use in the Financial, Commercial, Retail, Industrial and Private applications. In maintaining and enhancing the skills levels in our Company, training and development is affected at all levels of our workforce. To ensure that these training interventions contribute to the overall performance of the company itself, all skills development is directly linked to specific Strategic (Business) priorities and in line with the Unit Standards set by the South African Qualifications Authority.
Odyssey Security Solutions believes that ongoing training and improvement of personnel is a long term investment creating understanding and preparing our existing personnel for future challenges.
Responsibilities
Responsible for all Security Officers training
• Induction training
• All training of SAQA Unit Standards
• On site scheduled training
• Evaluations and assessments
• Skills Development Facilitator
• Monthly Security Officer evaluation
• Coordination of all training description
• Management of training center
• Update – training files – portfolios of evidence
• Training meetings - monthly
• Skills development committee
• Training reports – monthly and individual
• Learning ability assessments
• Selection of new personnel
• Quality management
Odyssey Security has established itself in Southern Africa as a world- class security service provider by bringing together a combination of international experience and technology with traditional South African values. Collectively, the team of dynamic security specialists have a vast amount of experience and expertise in the security environment thus creating a successful and well-managed infrastructure.
One of our objectives is to create a business that is profitable and does not purely create wealth for individuals but instead encourages enterprise and the development of all performers. Since opening our doors in 2003, our first priority has been and an excellent, cost effective service that enhances peace of mind.
The concept of operations is based on an integrated approach by proactively protecting the client’s personnel and assets as well as the clientele within a specific area at the Clients premises with the objective of identifying elements in the vicinity, confronting such elements and deflecting them from the premises.
This is done by:
• Implementing a system of decentralised self deployment based on clustering.
• Flexibility in the assessment of the situation and mobility in the deployment of resources.
• The utilisation of top quality service animals on sites if so required.
• The additional site specific training of all Security Officers supplied, and
• The daily visitation, inspection and motivation of Security Officers on site by a dedicated team of Supervisory staff.
We commit ourselves to adding value to our clients business, internal as well as external. We believe that ongoing training and development of personnel is a long – term investment. It creates depth and prepares our existing personnel for future challenges.
Trained and knowledgeable Security Officers are of paramount importance, thus ensuring that both the client and the company benefit from a professional service.
Training of Service Animals and Handlers
Service animals are utilized to supplement Static Security Officers and Reaction Units capability to deflect potential perpetrators of crime, secure assets in emergency situations and also assist with crowd control.
Service animals are trained in house to exacting Client requirements ensuring maximum utilization of the combination of dog and handler and creating an operational “team”.
All service animals are trained to react to aggression and therefore they are target specific. Continuous re-training of service animals is considered priority thus ensuring that prescribed standards are met.
Training and development of personnel is such that career planning and international articulation of qualifications is a reality. In order to achieve this, all training is benchmarked against the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) standards and accreditation, and our quality management is in line with international trends.
Training is outcomes based which implies that the final analysis is based upon an ability by the learner to demonstrate applied competence of a given task and or skill. All our service animals and handlers are trained against the South African Qualification Authority Unit Standards.
UNIT STANDARD 253988
• Attend to incident (Danger signs, tactical approach and respond to calls from J O C)
UNIT STANDARD 244177
• Conduct a security patrol in an area of responsibility (Use cover danger signs, Apprehending and arresting an identified suspect)
UNIT STANDARD 244189
• Conduct access and egress control (Opening and Closing)
UNIT STANDARD 11496
• Ensure asset protection through access and egress control.
UNIT STANDARD 11137
• Maintain and use of basic security equipment and systems (Ladder, Torch, Baton, Radio Ect)
UNIT STANDARD 117705-123514-123515 and 123511
• Handel and use of handgun shotgun and self loading rifle or carbine
UNIT STANDARD 11513
• Operate effectively within a specified control room environment.
Other training done
- Arrest techniques
• Legal Aspects
• Disarming
• Self defence
• Weapon retention
• Vocal confrontation
• Street wise
• Restraints
- Tactical approach
• Day & Night techniques
• Building approach & penetration
• Intervention techniques
• Search techniques
• Lifts, Escalators & Stairs
• Danger zones
• Cover & Concealment
• Tactical Movement
• Vehicle debus & emboss
• Hand signals
- Tactical use of a baton (Dangerous Weapons Act)
• Legal Aspects
• Defensive & Offensive techniques
• Arrest techniques
• Restraint techniques
- Self defence skills
• Legal Aspects
• CQB
• CQC
- Fitness training
• Physical fitness
• PT with gear, kit & equipment
• PT with K9
- Edged weapons skills (Dangerous Weapons Act)
• Legal Aspects
• Defensive & Offensive techniques
• Counter attack
• Surviving Edged Weapons
- Pepper spray (Dangerous Weapons Act)
• Legal Aspects
• Crowd Control
• Counter measures
• HOS
- Hand grenade drills
• Legal Aspects
• Hand grenade identification
• Defensive techniques
• IA Drills
- ID of explisives
• Commercial / Military
• Evacuations
• Disaster & Incident Management
• IA Drills
- Swat/mout training (Specialized)
• Legal Aspects
• American / Israeli
• PSD Team
• Basic
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Urban & Rural
- Fire fighting
• Legall Aspects
• Basic equipment
• Preliminary & Elementary techniques
• HOS
- Medical first aid
• Legal Aspects
• Basic equipment
• Contamination & Aids awareness
- VIP/Close protection (Specialized)
• Legal Aspects
• Basic equipment
• Advance equipment
• Risk Assessment / Threat Analysis
• Advanced Driving
• Armed / Unarmed
• Single / Team
• Corporate / Celebrity
- Intel (Specialized)
• Legal Aspects
• Basic equipment
• Advance equipment
• Surveillance / Counter-surveillance
• Single / Team
• Planning & Report
- Soft skills
• Office related
• Client related
• HOS related
- Abet training
• Mathematics
• Communication
• Numeracy
• Literacy
• NQF Level 1, 2 & 3
- SOP/Job description /Site instruction
• Induction
• Policies
• Rules & Regulations
• Disciplinary Code
• Specifics & Requirements
