On 23 January we held our first event of the year, the Security Skills Board Breakfast Briefing, to launch our three latest initiatives; Momentum, The Profession Map and the results from our recent Security Skills Survey. We we’re joined by some of the UK’s leading security professionals at Mitie HQ, in one of London’s most iconic buildings, The Shard.
Jason Towse, SSB Chair and Managing Director, Business Services at Mitie, was our host.
Jason and Adrian White, SSB Deputy Chair and COO at Carlisle Support Services, talked to us about what it would mean for our sector to have a dedicated Security Skills Academy and how you can help shape the future of security for generations to come.
Eminent Professor Martin Gill, a leading criminologist and security researcher, shared the important insights from our recent National Skills Survey. A huge thank you to Martin for his support in analysing and organising the results to help guide our future initiatives and ensure that we’re meeting the needs of the industry.
Gemma Quirke, SSB member and COO at Wilson James, joined us to present the Profession Map, our frame- work to build a capability-based CPD and a Security Skills Academy to help us to professionalise private security. Gemma talked to us in depth about the importance of continuous professional development and the need for a unified approach to skills training which sparked lots of interesting conversations in the room.
Our newest Board member, Paul Lawton-Jones, Managing Director of Mercury Training, did a great job of showcasing Momentum, our pioneering new coaching and mentorship programme. Paul’s enthusiasm and passion for mentorship were evident as he explained how the programme will help us develop and retain talent in the private security industry.
Neil Robertson, Chief Executive from NSAR, joined our team of expert presenters to talk about the benefits of having a Security Skills Academy from a rail industry perspective. Neil’s insights were game changing and left everyone feeling inspired by the transformative potential of this opportunity. Big thanks to Neil for his support.
And finally, Lisa Baskott, SSB member and Founder of Second Line of Defence, and Bob Betts, SSB member and Managing Director, Elite Academy, closed the event by taking questions and comments from the room. We greatly appreciated the engagement and enthusiasm from all our delegates in attendance.
You can see what they had to say about the event and what they took away from it HERE.
We’re very lucky to be receiving secretariat support from our colleagues at the SIA to propel us forward, a huge thanks to the team who helped us to organise and deliver the event.
The entire board would like to thank everyone who took the time out of their busy day to attend. Despite there being many competitors in the room, it was wonderful to experience the spirit of collaboration and shared purpose.