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25
Sep
Fellowship Lunch
CPD
The Windsor Suite, The Milestone Hotel and Residences, London
Exclusive to FSyIs (Fellows of the Security Institute)
Join us within the exquisite Windsor Suite inside a beautiful 5* Kensington hotel. This wood panelled executive dining room, complete with a butler’s pantry, full air-conditioning and an abundance of natural daylight is the perfect location for FSyIs to encourage friendship and challenging debate. It is a way to help shape activity in the Institute by sharing your ideas in a closed forum.
After a business update from Chief Executive Rick Mounfield FSyI CSyP a delicious 3-course meal will be served inside this stunning dining room - a setting reminiscent of a stately home and accompanied by world-class service. Discover the old world charm, beautiful rich furnishings and outstanding cuisine. This historic hotel is ideally located centrally, opposite Kensington Palace and Gardens, and close to the Royal Albert Hall.
Of course, there will be a welcome drink to kick things off, and a glass of wine with the meal. After the meal - why not encounter Stable’s bar and savour the ‘Milestone Old Fashioned’?
Attending this CPD event will accrue 2 CPD points
Attending this CPD event will accrue 2 CPD points 27
Sep
A Journey Less Perilous: Safer Travel in a Complex World
CPD
Met Office, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB
A Journey less Perilous
Travel Risk Management in a Complex World
In an increasingly complex and unpredictable world managing organisational travel risk and employee safety while overseas has become ever more important.
This one-day workshop looks at a range of tools and approaches as well as providing a unique insight into how the Met Office have developed their own effective travel risk management system in conjunction with Edson Tiger.
The workshop will cover everything from overall system design, to the selection of local in-county providers and services and personal travel and security training solutions.
Running Order:
09.40 – 10.00 Coffee and Reception
10.00 – 10.05 Welcome and opening remarks - Richard Kevern, Met Office
10.05 – 10.15 Introduction and Programme - David Curran, Edson Tiger
10.15 – 10.30 The Met Office: International Footprint and TRM Challenges - Emma Wills, Met Office
10.30 – 11.00 TRM General Principles - Paul Denning, Edson Tiger
11.00 – 11.20 Met Office TRM Principles Applied - Emma Wills, Met Office
11.20 – 11.45 Coffee
11.45 – 12.15 Travel Health - James Moore, Exeter Travel Centre
12.15 – 12.45 Using local providers (hotels, ground transport and security)- Dougie Wright, Edson Tiger
12.45 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 14.00 SMART and the Role of Training - David Curran, Edson Tiger
14.00 – 14.30 Training in Action
14.30 – 15.00 Panel Session and Review
15.00 – 15.30 Met Office Tour (optional)
15.30 Depart.
You can earn 8 formal CPD points for attending this event. 
10
Oct
Perimeter Security & HVM, the holistic approach CPD Seminar
CPD
Ground Floor, Pandon Building, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1XE
A networking and CPD event with market leaders in perimeter security. Zaun Group, TSP Projects, MIRA Technology Park, Harper Chalice and other partners are presenting and demonstrating products and expertise in delivering high security solutions from temporary and permanent fencing and barriers for major events such as Commonwealth Games to high security perimeter security and detection solutions for prisons, utilities and other CNI sites.
Running order:
- Intro - Zaun
- CPNI – MIRA
- What is HVM – MIRA and TSP Projects
- What is LPS1175 – BRE
- Physical Fencing & Gates – Zaun
- Detection – Harper Chalice
- Integration, Argus Services
- Insurance Lunch and refreshments will be provided
- Event includes the importance and the roles that CPNI and BRE take in the testing and specification of products and the difference between the two specifications
- The importance of specifying the right products that are fit for purpose for the right environments
- Deployment of temporary security products and the importance of the deployment being as tested, to protect again potential vehicle attacks in urban environments and crowded places
- The National Barrier Asset, why it is there and what it is used for.
- Why testing the products is importance and the role the test houses have in ensuring that products are tested to the highest possible standards
- The wider perimeter, focusing not only on HVM and physical protection, but also the role technology has to provide a complete solution
- A chance to meet and network with the companies behind the perimeter security at UK major events including NATO Summit, London 2012 and Glasgow 2014 to name a few
- Industry leaders who provide the whole cradle to grave in perimeter security, from fencing, gates, bollards and barriers to intrusion detection systems, perimeter RADAR detection, anti drone solutions.
23
Oct
Security Institute Annual Conference 2019: People-Centred Security
The Royal College of Physicians, Regents Park, London
Come and join us at our premier CPD event for 2019. Building on the success of last years event, we have moved to an exciting new venue for 2019 - the award-winning Royal College of Physicians. The RCP offers a central London location, with Regents Park being only an arm's length away. Combine this with state of the art technology and an exceptional set of seasonal mouth-watering menus, we are excited to be hosting our Annual Conference at this Grade I listed building for 2019.
The day will be themed around People-Centred Security,
"The human dimension is the most important and least well-understood aspect of security. People are central to both the problems and the solutions."
Paul Martin CBE (head of precursor to CPNI 2004-7) in The Rules of Security: Staying Safe in a Risky World (Oxford, May 2019)
More details are to follow, along with a full itinerary to come your way. The event will finish with networking drinks hosted in the venue's stunning Osler and Long Room.
Concession tickets are available for SyI student members, corporate partners and new members who have joined the Institute in 2019.
Email Jade@security-institute.org for more information on how you can become a sponsor of our 2019 event.
More details are to follow, along with a full itinerary to come your way. The event will finish with networking drinks hosted in the venue's stunning Osler and Long Room.
Concession tickets are available for SyI student members, corporate partners and new members who have joined the Institute in 2019.
Email Jade@security-institute.org for more information on how you can become a sponsor of our 2019 event.
18
Nov
MHFA England. Mental Health First Aid Champions Course
CPD
International SOS Office, Building 4, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 5YE
Mental Health First Aid starts with you!
If you are reading this you are already thinking about how to improve the mental health of your organisation.
Work is good for health and health is good for business. Healthy people are happier, more engaged and more productive. We spend over half of our lives at work and it makes sense that the places we work in and the people who work in them are as healthy as they can be.
We all have mental health in the same way that we all have physical health. Mental health issues are common:
60% of UK employees have experienced a mental health issue due to work, or where work was a contributing factor
31% of UK employees have been ‘formally diagnosed’ with a mental health condition
But many of us know little about mental health compared to our physical health. Stigma and lack of awareness can stop people from talking about their mental health, delaying them from getting the support needed for recovery. This silence extends to the workplace. People often avoid disclosing a mental health issue to their employer for fear of being demoted, losing their job, or judged as less capable and missing out on opportunities. These concerns are justified if a Bupa poll is reflective of organisational attitudes to mental ill health: 94% of business leaders admitted to prejudice against people with mental health issues in their organisation.
The costs of ignoring mental health?
Stress, anxiety and depression are the biggest cause of sickness absence in our society, causing 15.8 million days of absence in the UK in 2016 (Office for National Statistics, 2017: Sickness absence in the labour market: 2016). Mental ill health costs UK employers an estimated £35 billion each year - broken down, that’s £10.6 billion in sickness absence, £21.2 billion in reduced productivity, and £3.1 billion in replacing staff who leave their jobs for mental health-related reasons.
What can you do?
This one day mental health awareness and skills course qualifies your employees as MHFA Champions, giving them:
- Knowledge and confidence to provide Mental Health First Aid for the most common mental health issues
- An understanding of how to help build a mentally healthy workplace, challenge stigma and support positive wellbeing
- One day face to face course
- Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities
- We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn
- A certificate of attendance to say they are an MHFA Champion
- A manual to refer to whenever they need it
- A quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan
- A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support their own mental health
- A copy of the Line Managers' Resource, an invaluable source of advice on how to support an employee experiencing mental ill health
19
Nov
MHFA England. Mental Health First Aid Champions Course
CPD
International SOS Office, Building 4, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 5YE
Mental Health First Aid starts with you!
If you are reading this you are already thinking about how to improve the mental health of your organisation.
Work is good for health and health is good for business. Healthy people are happier, more engaged and more productive. We spend over half of our lives at work and it makes sense that the places we work in and the people who work in them are as healthy as they can be.
We all have mental health in the same way that we all have physical health. Mental health issues are common:
60% of UK employees have experienced a mental health issue due to work, or where work was a contributing factor
31% of UK employees have been ‘formally diagnosed’ with a mental health condition
But many of us know little about mental health compared to our physical health. Stigma and lack of awareness can stop people from talking about their mental health, delaying them from getting the support needed for recovery. This silence extends to the workplace. People often avoid disclosing a mental health issue to their employer for fear of being demoted, losing their job, or judged as less capable and missing out on opportunities. These concerns are justified if a Bupa poll is reflective of organisational attitudes to mental ill health: 94% of business leaders admitted to prejudice against people with mental health issues in their organisation.
The costs of ignoring mental health?
Stress, anxiety and depression are the biggest cause of sickness absence in our society, causing 15.8 million days of absence in the UK in 2016 (Office for National Statistics, 2017: Sickness absence in the labour market: 2016). Mental ill health costs UK employers an estimated £35 billion each year - broken down, that’s £10.6 billion in sickness absence, £21.2 billion in reduced productivity, and £3.1 billion in replacing staff who leave their jobs for mental health-related reasons.
What can you do?
This one day mental health awareness and skills course qualifies your employees as MHFA Champions, giving them:
- Knowledge and confidence to provide Mental Health First Aid for the most common mental health issues
- An understanding of how to help build a mentally healthy workplace, challenge stigma and support positive wellbeing
- One day face to face course
- Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities
- We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn
- A certificate of attendance to say they are an MHFA Champion
- A manual to refer to whenever they need it
- A quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan
- A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support their own mental health
- A copy of the Line Managers' Resource, an invaluable source of advice on how to support an employee experiencing mental ill health.
27
Nov
Membership Lunch - Autumn
CPD
The Freemasons Arms, 81-82 Long Acre, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9NG
Kick-off your membership with the Security Institute in style.
Now that you've completed your joining process with us, we'd love to meet you!
Come and find out what's available in your Institute and how to access it, and let's get to know each other. This event will be hosted by the membership engagement team, and diaries permitting you will be able to meet some of the elected Board and existing members, as well as other new members.
If you are new to us then please don't worry if you don't know anyone yet - you soon will and we'll be on hand to make you feel welcome and introduce you around. We know it can be difficult to get started with your networking, but we're a friendly bunch and we hope you'll soon get to know us. You'll be given a name badge but we suggest you bring a supply of business cards to swap!
Even if you have been a member for a while, come and catch up with other members who would love to hear about your experiences with the SyI.
There'll be a drink on arrival and a short presentation, then we'll grab a delicious warming pie for lunch with optional glass or two.
This event is for Security Institute members only and numbers are limited. Existing members are most welcome to come and meet new members - the more the merrier!
What a great start to membership with the Security Institute.
You can earn 2 formal CPD points for attending this event.
You can earn 2 formal CPD points for attending this event. 28
Nov
CSyP Application Workshop LONDON
CPD
Corps Security, Market House, 85 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6PF
Kick-off your personal development by becoming a Chartered Security Professional.
Joining this workshop will help you learn the best way to complete and submit your application so that the admittance process is as easy as possible for you and us.
You can earn 3 Formal CPD points for attending this event
- Learn about the steps your application will follow
- Gain a good understanding of the competencies we are looking for
- What you should and shouldn't put on your Application Form
- Meet Interview Assessors and hear practice questions
You can earn 3 Formal CPD points for attending this event 12
Mar
CSyP Presentation Dinner
SOCIAL
Central Criminal Court of England & Wales (Old Bailey), London, EC4M 7EH
Baroness Henig CBE DL, Chairman of the Chartered Security Professionals Registration Authority invites you to join her for this annual celebration of the Register of Chartered Security Professionals. Come and join us as we visit the oldest criminal court in the world for our annual dinner and certificate presentation.
The evening will include:
- Drinks Reception
- Formal 4-course dinner with wines
- VIP Guest Speaker (TBC)
- Presentation of Certificates to new Chartered Security Professionals
- Networking with senior security figures and fellow CSyPs
12
Mar
CSyP Presentation Dinner 2020
Central Criminal Court of England & Wales (Old Bailey), London, EC4M 7EH
Baroness Henig CBE DL, Chairman of the Chartered Security Professionals Registration Authority invites you to join her for this annual celebration of the Register of Chartered Security Professionals. Come and join us as we visit the oldest criminal court in the world for our annual dinner and certificate presentation.
The evening will include:
- Drinks Reception
- Formal 4-course dinner with wines
- VIP Guest Speaker (TBC)
- Presentation of Certificates to new Chartered Security Professionals
- Networking with senior security figures and fellow CSyP's
Booking Terms
Unless otherwise stated:
- Full payment is required before attending an event
- Provisional bookings are not confirmed until payment is received
- A full refund is available for cancellations received 10 working days prior to the event
- Photographs may be taken. Your image may appear on our website and/or be used in marketing material by ourselves and our Event Sponsors
- A maximum of 5 ‘Inclusive Membership’ bookings will be taken per event
- Member credit may be used towards ticket prices.
Members are notified of upcoming events through the Institute’s weekly eNews bulletins and via our social media
Meet
The Team
Read more information on the team running operations from remote locations across England and at HQ in Caldecote, Warwickshire.
MoreCharity
Every year the Security Institute Chairman chooses a charity partner that the Institute supports. This year we are proud to support Send a Cow.
Send a Cow was set up by a group of Christian dairy farmers from the UK in 1988. Outraged at EU milk quotas, which were forcing them to slaughter healthy dairy cows, and in response to an appeal from Uganda for milk, they embarked on a project, which was set to become an innovative and practical charity. Uganda was just emerging from a long civil war, communities and their farmland had been destroyed and much of the country’s livestock wiped out. Several of the UK farmers flew to Africa to investigate how they could help.
In 2017 the charity Emerge Poverty Free merged with Send a Cow. Together they support even more families in Africa, empowering them to secure their own futures and helping them to lift themselves from poverty.
Read more about Send a Cow and how you can support the charity through fundraising and donations HERE.
Our Sponsors
A special thanks to the following organisations who are sponsoring events in our 2019 Security Institute calendar.
Our Supporters
The following businesses share the beliefs and ideals of the Security Institute and either formally or informally support the Institute through a variety of activities.
Learn more about ASW Bundesverband on their website HERE.
In the Press
'UK Security Commonwealth – A coming of age and ready to move to the next phase' by Andrea Berkoff, City Security magazine
The Security Institute & ITN Productions proudly present
Creating a security culture
The Security Institute and ITN Productions have produced a news and current affairs style programme hosted by national newsreader Natasha Kaplinksy. ‘Creating a Security Culture’ brings to life the vital security sector through compelling interviews, reports and sponsored editorial profiles form leading organisations.
‘Creating a Security Culture’ looks closely at how and what makes us feel safe online, in the workplace and during a day out.
