Sequence improvements to crowd and gathering security so that each step makes the next one easier.
Crowd Handling and Security Management at Large Gatherings
A concise, decision-focused programme covering crowd and gathering security end to end.
📍 Abu Dhabi🗓️ 5 training days📚 4 modules🎓 Accredited certificate
5intensive training days
4scientific modules
8training sessions
32detailed points
Course Overview
Guard force performance on crowd and gathering security reflects supervision, not instruction. The value of preparation for gathering security is only visible on the day it is needed. The programme uses small-group work so that each participant's treatment of this area of corporate security practice is examined, not just described. Participants take away a working set of documents supporting crowd and gathering security, ready to be adapted internally. It is pitched for practitioners with responsibility for the practice within corporate security practice, not for observers of it. Comparative studies of gathering security across sectors find the same handful of failure points recurring. The programme takes participants through crowd and gathering security end to end, from framing the problem to closing it out. Most organisations already have a policy on gathering security; far fewer can show it working. Work concludes with a self-assessment of this aspect of corporate security practice that participants can repeat annually.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Plan the response and escalation for incidents involving gathering security.
Coordinate with civil defence, police and external authorities on crowd and gathering security.
Establish what evidence would demonstrate that gathering security is under control.
Identify vulnerabilities in crowd and gathering security and rank them by consequence.
Design layered controls for gathering security across deterrence, detection, delay and response.
Structure records of crowd and gathering security so that they answer the questions an auditor will actually ask.
Who Should Attend
Risk managers assessing exposure from crowd and gathering security.
Operations managers whose activity is protected by gathering security.
Human resources staff handling vetting and insider risk in crowd and gathering security.
Team leaders and supervisors who put gathering security into practice day to day.
Public sector officials applying crowd and gathering security within a regulated framework.
Facility and site managers accountable for protection of gathering security.
Course Modules
Crowd and gathering security: insider risk, vetting and personnel security
2 sessions · 8 pointsSession 1Escalation and decision rights in crowd and gathering security
- Agree the indicators that will show whether crowd and gathering security is improving.
- Coordinate arrangements for gathering security with civil defence and police in advance.
- Collect evidence on the present handling of crowd and gathering security before proposing changes.
- Protect sensitive information relating to gathering security from casual disclosure.
Session 2Surveillance on gathering security that supports an investigation later
- Name a single owner for each element of crowd and gathering security.
- Reduce the variation in how gathering security is carried out between teams.
- Define the trigger that would require crowd and gathering security to be redesigned.
- Define acceptance criteria for gathering security in advance.
Gathering security: procedures, access control and identity
2 sessions · 8 pointsSession 1What has to be agreed before work on gathering security starts
- Check that controls on crowd and gathering security cover deterrence, detection, delay and response.
- Build the internal briefing that explains gathering security to those affected.
- Supervise and spot-check performance on crowd and gathering security rather than relying on reports.
- Define the first response actions for an incident involving gathering security.
Session 2Comparing gathering security with recognised practice
- Confirm recorded material from crowd and gathering security is retained long enough to be useful.
- Confirm access control on gathering security cannot be routinely bypassed.
- Record what was learned when crowd and gathering security did not go as planned.
- Compare the cost of gathering security with the cost of its absence.
Gathering security: threat assessment and intelligence
2 sessions · 8 pointsSession 1Handling evidence from gathering security so it survives scrutiny
- Identify vulnerabilities in crowd and gathering security and rank them by consequence, not ease of fix.
- Check guard force instructions for gathering security are current and understood.
- Build the competence framework that supports crowd and gathering security.
- Establish the boundary of gathering security and record what sits outside it.
Session 2Exercising the plan for crowd and gathering security realistically
- Assess insider risk in roles with privileged access to crowd and gathering security.
- Build the threat picture for gathering security from sources relevant to this site and sector.
- Report on crowd and gathering security in terms that support an investment decision.
- Establish evidence handling and chain of custody for gathering security.
Gathering security: surveillance, monitoring and control rooms
2 sessions · 8 pointsSession 1Layering controls on gathering security so one failure is not fatal
- Distinguish symptoms from causes when crowd and gathering security underperforms.
- Verify identity checks applied at entry points relevant to gathering security.
- Anticipate the objections crowd and gathering security will raise and prepare the answers.
- Assess contractor and third-party exposure within gathering security.
Session 2Finding the vulnerability in gathering security an adversary would use
- Map the handovers in crowd and gathering security between functions and secure them.
- Agree the smallest change to gathering security that would be visibly useful.
- Identify where judgement in crowd and gathering security is legitimate and where it is not.
- Confirm vetting standards applied to staff and contractors in gathering security.
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Silver Package
At least 3 people
USD1,250
- Workshop or Program Participation
- Airport Transfers
- Customized Badge
- Expert Mentorship (Private Sessions)
- Supervision & Secretarial Services
- Accredited Certificate of Participation
- Complete Training Kit
- Coffee Break
- Closing Ceremony
Gold Package
At least 3 people
USD1,850
- 5-night stay in a 5-star hotel
- Workshop or Program Participation
- Airport Transfers
- Customized Badge
- Expert Mentorship (Private Sessions)
- Supervision & Secretarial Services
- Accredited Certificate of Participation
- Complete Training Kit
- Coffee Break
- Closing Ceremony
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