NEWSLETTER
1STQUARTER2024
WelcomeMessage fromASISPDCChair, ShellyKozacek
HellofellowPDCmembers!
Welcometoourcommunityandto 2024.Asyoureadthisitishardto believethatwearealreadytothe beginningofMarch! Wehavehad ourfirstcommunitymeetingalready andwillhaveoursecondmeetingin May.
•ProfessionalDevelopment Community:Q12024Webinar
•MentorshipCommunity
•MyPhilosophyonTraining& DevelopmentforIndustrial Security
Iamexcitedtobeherewithyou,as 2024willbeanexcitingyearwithour initiativesforPDC. Asalwaysweare heretosupportyou,soifyouhave anyideasorsuggestionsonfuture initiativeswewouldlovetohearfrom you.
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ASIS Professional Development Community aims to promote personal and professional development in the security sector through accredited academic study, formalized training, certification preparation, leadership development, and business management skills that are aligned to meet the needs of enterprises worldwide.
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Professional Development Community: Q12024 Webinar
OnFebruary27,2024,ASISInternationalProfessionalDevelopment CommunityanditsContinuingEducationSub-CommitteeconductedaQ1 educationalwebinar.Thetopicwas“FosteringIncreasedFemaleSecurity SectorParticipationinChallengingContexts”.Ourkey-notespeakerswere:
• VeronikaPolgar,ChiefofPartyandOperationsManagerforthePartner LiaisonSecurityOperationfortheUSAIDSouthSudanMission;and
• SimonMallett,COOResilience&SecurityPracticeandHeadofRisk Consulting&OperationsatRiskandStrategicManagement,Corp,aformer BritishArmyofficer.
Welcomeonboard,John!
ByViktorPanchak,CPP ASIS2024PDCSteering CommitteeMember ContinuingEducation Sub-CommitteeChair
Duringthepresentation,thespeakershighlightedhowcriticalitistosubstantiallyincreasefemale participationinthesecurityindustry–asectorwherewomenareunder-representedatalllevels andwherethisisacutelythecaseinmorechallengingcontextsinhighthreatenvironments,where socio-culturalissuesalsofrequentlyactasabarrier.
Thesessionwasdesignedtoexaminebarriersto,andenablersof,greaterfemaleengagementin thesector OurspeakersusedarealcasestudyoftheWomeninSecurityprogramdeliveredin SouthSudan,aswellasexploredhowthelearningfromthatprogramhadapplicationinmany othercontexts,includingdomesticallyintheU.S.
Asanoutcomeofthewebinar,theattendeeswereabletoenhancetheirdeeperunderstandingof barriers,enablers,andapproachestoincreasefemaleparticipationinthesecurityindustryand makesurediversityandinclusionarethekeycomponentsoftheglobalsecurityconvergency model.Thewebinarrecordingwillavailableon-demand anditiseligiblefor1.0CPEcredit.
ASISPDCQ22024webinarisscheduledforJune25th,2024,andourkey-notespeakerwillbeCol (Retd)KanwalKishore,CPP.Thesessiontopicwillbe:“ConvergeandConquer:Strategiesfor NavigatingtheNewSecurityLandscape”.Weintendtocoverthefollowingaspects: ChallengesandTriumphsofSecurityConvergence.
TrainingofConvergenceattheStrategic,Operational,andTacticallevels.
Ladiesandgentlemen,holdonto yourseatsbecausewehaveanew superstarjoiningourteam!Weare ecstatictointroduceJohn,atrue professionalindigitalmarketing, whoissettoshakethingsupand bringfreshperspectivetoour organization
02/02
UseCasesandScenariosofSecurityConvergence.
Theregistrationwillbeopenshortly.ThoseinterestedinjoiningASISPDCContinuingEducation teamtohelppromotingsecurityawarenessacrossyourprofessionalnetworkspleasecontactthe Community’sSteeringCommittee.
Mentorship Community
TheMentorshipCommunityhasbeenmeetingandplanningfor2024goalsandevents. Hereishowwefinishedtheyear2023:
1024Menteesaresignedinwithaprofile
780Mentorshaveprofilesandarereadytoengage Matchesofmentorswithmenteestotaled251byendof2023 Our2024goalistoreach350matches!
WeinviteeveryonetoattendtheMentorMeetupscheduledforWednesday,March6th,2024at11:00amEST, wherewewillbeintroducingtheProfessionalDevelopmentSteeringCommitteememberswhoareworking onmentorship,andconductanorientationtothementorshipdashboard,andadministrativefunctionsto assistmentorsandmenteescreateprofiles,andsearchforthatperfectmentorshipengagement. Welookforwardtoaninterestingandinformativemeetup.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheprogramthismeetupwillbethebestplacetogetanswers.Youcan alsoreachoutinthecommunitydiscussionboard toposeyourquestions.
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ItissaidthatTra mostimportantinvestmentthatanyInstitutioncan investintheirint Training&Developmentisthatenormousvaluemust beplaceonthevalueofproperlyorganizedtraininganddevelopmentforstakeholderswithintheSecurity Industry.Thesetrainingwillallowtrainees(SecurityOfficers)toacquirenewskillswhilesharpeningexisting skillstoaddressanygapsthatmaybeidentified Thebenefitsthatcanbederivebutnotlimitedto:
•Betterperformance
•Improvefinancialperformance
•Motivatedteammembers
•Increaseproductivity
Thiswillallowteammemberstostayingupdatedandaheadwithtechnologicaladvancement. Globalizationbringsawiderrangeofgoods,services,vendors,suppliers,capital,partnersandcustomers withinthereachofasecurityprovider’sreach.Itwillalsobringsthreatscloserandmayincrease vulnerabilities Therefore,globalizationmakesitnecessaryforassetsprotectionpractitionerstoconsider upgradingtheirsecurityskillsetthroughtraininganddevelopment.Itisforthisreasonthattherenowned poetJohnDonneoncewrote,“Nomanisanislandnomanstandsalone”whichhasencouragedthestrong beliefsIholdintheimportanceofsupportingandempoweringoneanotherinwhateverwedo.
CountriesaroundtheworldincludingJamaicaislookingnowmorethanevertoincreasesuchasprivate policinginpublicenvironmentinthefightagainstcrimeandviolence Theprivatesecurityindustryneedto prepareforthistransitionwhichofcourseisnotanewone.ForexamplethetownsofReminderville,Ohioand Sussex,NewJersey,whichfiredtheirpoliceofficersandhiredsecuritypersonnelintheirplace,Thesecurity officerspatrolledtown,answeredcallsforservice,tookreportandmadearrest.Theprivatesecurity personnelweretrainedandpreparedtoactasasubstituteforpublicpoliceeventhopughitwasshortlived.
Therefore,TrainingandDevelopmentcannolongerbeseenasaprivilegewithinorganizationsbutasthe vehicleforbuildingcapacityofthehumancapitalformaneuveringthecurrentandfuturechallenges The timeisathandforthesecurityindustrytoinstitutionalizecoordinationandcontinuedcorporationbetween privatesecurityandpolicepersonnelthroughstructuredtraininganddevelopmentassociatedwith contractualrelationships.
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Welcomeonboard,John!
–ChapterChair–ASISJamaica
(ProtectionofAssets-SecurityManagement-Page87) (ProtectionofAssets-SecurityManagement-Page182) Lt.Col.OswaldJSmiley–PE,CPP,PSP
Chapter&ProfessionalDevelopment SteeringCommitteeMember
MyPhilosophyon Training& Developmentfor IndustrialSecurity
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