Diploma in Security and Safety Management
Africa Training Institute is pleased to announce a Diploma in Security and Safety Management. This is both an online and Distance Learning Course, which starts 1st of every month.
Overall Course Overview
Creating a safe work environment requires careful planning and organizational commitment. Policies must be implemented; Assessments are needed to determine the level of risk and the appropriate security strategy. Fundamental safety and security preparations and procedures must be put in place to help prevent incidents or minimize the effect of those that do occur and guidelines for personal safety and security are needed to provide a framework for individual action and response and to increase confidence and awareness. - Directly in programmes - Indirectly in a Management Role - In communities that have children - In institutions for children - In monitoring and evaluating programmes that involve children It is hoped that programme managers will use it with their teams and discuss how the programme can learn and move forward. The Course provides a tool for learning and reflection suitable for people who are in the formative stages of setting up a programme, identifying good practice that will help to create a balanced programme. It can also be used by those who are already involved in a child-related programme, from small, local projects to large, national programmes.
The Following are the Key Thematic Areas Participants Will Cover:
- Safety Management Fundamentals
- Organizational safety culture
- State safety programmes
- Safety management systems
- Introduction
- Definitions and diverse forms
- Occupational Health and Safety Management systems: conditions for success and barriers to performance
- Barriers to Success: Special Implementation Difficulties
- Lessons from Quality Management for Evaluating and Measuring OHSMS Performance
- Measuring OHSMS Performance
- Conclusion
- Introduction
- Differing perceptions of risk
- Gender and security
- Staff care: Disparate levels of security capacity and support
- Organizational policies and approaches to duty of care
- Consultation and participation
- National aid organizations and the need for responsible partnership
- Humanitarian principles: Operational interpretations and applications by national aid actors
- Introduction
- Role of the safety management system
- General requirements of the SMS
- Elements of the safety management system
- Establishing the SMS
- Performance standards for the SMS
- Critical Success Factors for SMS
- From security management to risk management
Assignments
There are four assignments (continuous assessment tests), research paper and one examination to be offered at the end of the course. Assignments account for 40%, research paper counts for 30%, while the Final Exam accounts for 30% of the total mark. Upon completion of the course, you shall be issued with a Diploma Certificate and a course transcript. Examination Certificate and Transcripts will be sent after successful completion of the course.
Who should enroll
- This is an introductory course suitable for anyone who has recently started working in or is thinking about entering the humanitarian sector, including staff of humanitarian aid organizations, governments, UN agencies, and individuals actively seeking work in the sector. There are no prerequisites for this course. All participants are expected to have theoretical knowledge of humanitarianism, although humanitarian aid experience is not presumed.
Mode of Delivery
Online / Distance Learning
Practicum
- - The Entire Duration is 6 Months (24 Weeks)
Cost of the Course:
USD 600
Application Procedure
- Applicants should fill out a detailed Application form and send it back via e-mail to info@africatraininginstitute.org
General Course Contact
- The Academics Manager,
- Africa Training Institute Studies (ATI)
- E-mail: info@africatraininginstitute.org
