Security for General Managers DL

Distance Learning Package

Candidates undertaking this course by Distance Learning will complete eight separate modules from the 12 outlined below. Personal choice of the 8 modules ensures that the candidate covers the topics most relevant to their working environment.. Each module must be completed in turn and subsequent modules will not be sent to candidates until the previous module, including assignments, has been completed and assessed. Full support by telephone, email and through a dedicated area of our web site will be available to all candidates.

The modules to be completed by Distance Learning candidates include:

Module 1 – Loss and Risk

Section 1 – Scope of Loss Prevention
Section 2 – Causes of Loss
Section 3 – Risk Assessment

Module 2 – Legislation and Standards in Loss Prevention

Section 4 – Criminal Law
Section 5 – Civil Law
Section 6 – Industry Standards
Section 7 – Policy Documents

Module 3 – Physical Security

Section 5 – Alarm Systems
Section 6 – Access Control
Section 7 – Key Control
Section 8 – CCTV

Module 4 – IT Security

Section 9 - Basic computer security
Section 10 – Email Security
Section 11 - Computer Misuse

Module 5 - Information Security

Section 12 - Data Protection
Section 13 - Document Management
Section 14 - Control of Information

Module 6 – Loss in Retail

Section 15 – Sales Area
Section 16 – Stockrooms and Stocktaking
Section 17 – Customer Returns

Module 7 – Managing Security

Section 18 – Policies and Procedures
Section 19 – Monitoring losses
Section 20 – Staff Awareness
Section 21 – Training

Module 8 – Investigating Losses (Part 1)

Section 22 – Principles of investigations
Section 23 – Surveillance
Section 24 – Investigative Interviewing

Module 9 – Investigating Losses (Part 2)

Section 25 – Statement taking
Section 26 – Report Writing
Section 27 – Record Keeping

Module 10 – Preventing Losses

Section 28 – Loss Risk Assessment
Section 29 – Prevention Techniques
Section 30 – Using loss to prevent further loss

Module 11 - Effects of Loss

Section 31 - On the business
Section 32 - On staff
Section 33 - On customers

Module 12 - Finding Security Suppliers

Section 34 - Sourcing security supplies
Section 35 - Contracting with security suppliers
Section 36 - Obtaining best value