THE Guyana Association of Private Security Organisations (GAPSO) last week conducted a training seminar for basic security officers, the second such training exercise for this year.

The seminar, which was conducted workshop-style, had a high degree of participant involvement. It was led by an industry expert focusing on Post Orientation/ Log Occurrences; Muster, Dress and Carriage; and Orders for Opening Fire.

Presentations were delivered by Mr. P. Boyce of West Dem Gold, Mr. O. Hope of GNIC, Mr. C. Fraser of Kalibur Security, Mr. S. Leitch of MMC Security Force and Mr. W. Braithwaite of SSAMS.

And attending the seminar were 35 security officers drawn from Banks DIH, Bank of Guyana, Sentinel Security, Kalibur Security, MMC, Guyoil and Amazon Security.

With the increasing concern about security, timely and well structured training is becoming increasingly important for individuals and organisations involved in the protection of property and life, GAPSO said in a statement.

It is part of GAPSO’s objective to provide training and educational opportunities to its members to increase professionalism and ultimately improve the standard of service being offered. The organisation also aims to provide the knowledge and skills necessary so security personnel can carry out their functions professionally, effectively and safely.

GAPSO is an organisation that promotes and encourages the highest standards of professionalism among its members through information, education, training, membership support and networking, the statement added.

The president of GAPSO, Mr. Randy Storm in delivering his closing remarks, congratulated participants and encouraged them to follow basic security procedures. He also expressed hopes that they would recognise the importance of the seminar which is to ensure security officers are properly trained professionals.
The seminar was sponsored by the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil).