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Diploma in Security Management
Programme Structure
Programme Schedule

 
Synopsis

Core Modules

1.Conduct security survey
Covers the process of conducting a security survey which requires defining survey objectives, conducting the survey to identify and assess security and other risks against survey objectives, documenting and presenting survey findings to the client and carrying out a post-survey audit.
2.Manage security operations
Covers the skills and knowledge required to manage security operations which involves acquiring and allocating resources, monitoring and adapting operational plans, and reviewing and reporting operational performance.
3.Plan and develop security risk control measures
Covers the process of planning for security risks such as assess potential security risks, prepare action plans, develop risk control measures and prepare security risk management plan.
4.Manage security agency within legal framework
Covers the skills and knowledge to help the security manager interpret legal and licensing requirements to operate security agency, implement agency’s rights and obligations as employer of security personnel, implement agency’s obligations to client’s intellectual property, analyse legal implications in common premises where security personnel are deployed and apply understanding of security agency’s legal powers, rights and responsibilities at work.
5.Manage security risk control measures
Covers the process of managing security risk control measures such as co-ordinate tasks and functions, implement security risk control measures, monitor security risk control measures and present report.

Elective Modules

Vocational Skills

6.Develop a manpower deployment plan
Involves analysing security operational plan to ascertain the nature of client’s security needs and existing security systems. Carry out site surveys and liaison with client to finalise and confirm terms of reference so that operations order can be prepared and the manpower deployment plan developed.
7.Prepare and submit tender for security services
Involves identifying tender criteria, assessing own capacity and viability for tendering exercise, estimating cost of manpower, equipment and other overheads, gathering quotations from suppliers, identifying factors which may affect meeting clients requirements and reviewing information for accuracy and preparing tender documents, checking tender documents for accuracy and lodge tender document within stipulated timeframe.
8.Achieve work effectiveness in security environment
Encompasses the skills and knowledge required in determining work priorities, planning & completing work tasks, monitoring own work performance and develop and maintain professional development.
9.Manage and resolve conflict in security environment
Covers the skills and knowledge required to manage conflict through understanding of conflict issues,  negotiating resolution and resolving conflict issues.
10.Manage performance of security personnel
Covers the skills and knowledge to manage subordinates, identify performance targets for key results areas and provide regular feedback and coaching on performance.
11.Manage security business
Involves identifying, setting and developing business objectives, communicating goals and values and reviewing objectives, calculating revenues and expenditures, determining profitability and developing long and short term strategies and reviewing and establishing programs and functions, identifying tasks and activities, maintaining documentation and communicating objectives and processes to persons involved.
12.Manage security emergencies
Involves the management of security emergencies which include identify roles and functions of emergency response team, execute emergency response action plan, manage minor security emergencies and major emergencies and assist emergency response team in handling post-emergency activities. Learners will also learn the types of emergency procedures for handling security emergencies, security manager’s roles and responsibilities in managing emergency situations and types of emergency training for emergency response team and employees.