Having lofty ambitions, maintaining hopeful aspirations and going about one’s business without let or hindrance are expectations common to most in any environment. However, for the actualisation of any of this, security is key.
In order not to live in fear and in constant terror, we need a security system that is not only based on physical security but also on the capacity of security managers who are adequately equipped with vast and appropriate knowledge of the modern art and science of intelligence, data and security management.
Now, think about Nigeria having security management personnel skilled in the areas of: Money Laundering and Transnational Crime, Security Survey and Risk Assessment, Forensic and Investigation Management, Electronic and Cyber Security, Occupational Health and Safety, Business Continuity Planning, Guard Management, Strategic Security Management, Architectural and Floor Plan Reading, and Effective Office Skills. That will be great! Isn’t it?
It is no longer far-fetched because one of the country’s foremost polytechnics, Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), has partnered Nigeria’s most trusted security solutions company, Risk Control Services, to design and implement an industry leading Security Management Certification Programme.
It is no longer far-fetched because one of the country’s foremost polytechnics, Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), has partnered Nigeria’s most trusted security solutions company, Risk Control Services, to design and implement an industry leading Security Management Certification Programme.
This programme is targeted at individuals who want to be modern security managers and best suited for those in active security employment or those who are planning to enter the security industry from the managerial level.
This training collaboration will ensure that the knowledge gap is finally bridged in attaining the global security standard we profoundly crave.
According to Uduak Inyang-Udoh, director, Yabatech Consult Limited, “In this era, there is a lot of insecurity. Risk Control Academy in conjunction with Yabatech Consult looked into how security can be improved, to look for a way of adding values to security operation in Nigeria.”
Commenting further on the partnership, he said, “The objective is to improve the level of security, training quality and the development of the security personnel in the industry.”
Commenting further on the partnership, he said, “The objective is to improve the level of security, training quality and the development of the security personnel in the industry.”
When asked about the need for the collaboration and its overall impact on the nation, he replied that “security is a fast-developing area and some of the people coming into this industry do not have the proper background training. It is becoming very glaring that the government cannot handle security alone as far as Nigeria is concerned and that is why the government security personnel should also partner with the private sector security in order to enhance the overall security in the country.”
In same vein, Femi Ajayi, the CEO of Risk Control, explained, “It is obvious there is a capacity gap within the security industry, so this partnership is a very positive collaboration between two institutions that have recognised this gap and have decided to do something about it. We obviously need to give security personnel in Nigeria the kind of appropriate skills needed now and in the future to be able to secure the valuable assets of businesses, government and even individuals.
“In recognising this gap, we have put together a program that identifies the core skills every security person in the managerial position must have; skills like money laundering, trans-national crime, electronic and cyber security, security planning, even reading blueprint and floor plan’’ We know that security is everybody’s business and cannot be left to only the government.”
On the concept of the programme and relationship with the Polytechnic, he had this to say: “everybody knows that Yabatech is a credible awarding body and solid institution, so with that support we hope that this partnership will be able to identify right individuals especially the young ones and give them a different mind-set about security.
On the concept of the programme and relationship with the Polytechnic, he had this to say: “everybody knows that Yabatech is a credible awarding body and solid institution, so with that support we hope that this partnership will be able to identify right individuals especially the young ones and give them a different mind-set about security.
There needs to be a paradigm shift from security for security guards to security as a professional career. The partnership will also create a pool of already trained and skilled security personnel that can feed the manpower needs of government security agencies’’
This is a rare opportunity for aspiring security managers to validate their competence by getting comprehensive skill-based professional security management diploma organized and delivered by two of Nigeria’s trusted training establishments. It is therefore hoped that the program will be properly harnessed to improve manpower, technical know-how and the general security situation in the country.
Risk Control is accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and also the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) as one of the institutions available in its yearly brochure.
