Allied Protection Wins Gold And Establishes a National Record

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

..August 2008, proved to be an historic one for the certification drive.  It signified the success of the hard work by the HEART Trust / NTA, the Private Security Regulation Authority and Allied Protection Limited.  The occasion was a Graduation & Certification Ceremony for Fifty Two (52) security guards employed to Allied Protection Limited.  This ceremony was held at the Terra Nova Hotel on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 with Guest Speaker, Donald Foster, Executive Director of the HEART Trust / NTA.  Donald Williams, Chairman – Allied Protection Limited; Rosalyn Campbell, Executive Director – Private Security Regulation Authority and Grace McLean, Senior Programmes Director – HEART Trust / NTA were the other speakers.

All the parties involved expressed a sense of achievement.  In the case of the Private Security Regulation Authority, it demonstrated the beginning of the goal of  standardization of certification for private security officers,  for HEART Trust / NTA it meant having written another chapter in their mandate to certify the Jamaican workforce.  For Allied Protection Limited it was a satisfactory “beginning” to their years of hard work and tenacity in staying with the task of training security guards for the industry.  If Allied Protection was compared to the Olympians in Beijing  they would have won gold  and set a national record, being the first company to implement the training programme.

The greatest achievement however, was on the part of the graduates and this was eloquently expressed by Ms. Christine Powell, who spoke on behalf of her fellow graduates.
The  speakers  implored the recipients to pass on the knowledge gained to their peers ensuring that they become beacons in the private security industry.  They were reminded that their job is not only about security but also about customer service. According to Mr. Foster, a security guard is often a  customer service representative or receptionist making them the first point of contact that a prospective client has with the company. This may make or break an organization.  Graduates were advised that with consistent application of their training, they could be world class like our Olympians.  The “Key Operational Officers” as they were dubbed by Mrs.  McLean, were challenged to continue their training and become lifelong learners. Training would not only improve morale and knowledge, but also open new doors for them both nationally, and globally.

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