Comprehensive Security Risk Training

Comprehensive Security Risk Training | Online Short Course

Whether you run a small enterprise or are planning to start one, understanding how to identify, assess, and manage security risks is key to protecting your people, property, and profits.

Security Risk Management for Small Businesses – Online Training

 Learn how to protect your business from internal and external threats with practical, up-to-date security risk training. This course covers the fundamentals of risk assessment, workplace safety, emergency planning, and loss prevention strategies—equipping entrepreneurs and employees with the tools to secure assets, staff, and operations.

Ideal for anyone managing a business in high-risk environments, this course empowers you to create safer working conditions and respond effectively to potential security incidents.

Why Security Risk Training Matters

In South Africa’s dynamic business landscape, security awareness and risk mitigation are crucial for sustainability. This course helps you understand:

  • Types of security risks affecting small businesses and startups

  • How to conduct a basic risk assessment and implement safety measures

  • Procedures for handling emergencies and responding to incidents

  • The role of surveillance, access control, and physical security

  • How to develop a security plan that protects people and property

By mastering these principles, you’ll reduce operational disruptions, protect your investments, and create a more secure environment for employees and customers alike.

Who Should Take This Course?

This training is ideal for:

  • Small business owners and startup founders

  • Managers and supervisors in retail, logistics, or service sectors

  • Informal traders working in public or high-risk areas

  • Staff responsible for health, safety, or security

  • Anyone interested in security awareness training or risk prevention

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Identify common security threats in your business environment

  • Conduct basic risk assessments and implement risk control measures

  • Establish emergency response procedures for different scenarios

  • Understand the importance of physical security systems

  • Promote a culture of safety and accountability in your organisation

With this practical safety and security training, you’ll gain the confidence and skills to protect your business from avoidable threats—building a stronger, more resilient operation from day one.

Each learner must be able to identify and address factors, faults, or damage that increase security risks for staff and customers. They should use relevant technologies effectively and understand how maintaining high-security standards positively impacts business revenue. By ensuring robust security, learners help create a safer environment, which enhances customer confidence, reduces financial losses, and supports the overall financial health of the business.

Course Content

  • Procedures to maintain a secure working environment are described.
  • A high level of security for staff and customers are explained and maintained, and the impact on the organisation if not doing so is defined.
  • The security procedures to be followed in violent situations are described.
  • The perpetrators within a violent situation are identified, and the correct reporting procedure followed and adhered to under simulated conditions.
  • The correct procedure is followed for reporting suspicious items.
  • The importance of securing unauthorised areas from customer access is explained.
  • Security procedures are described according to organisational requirements.
  • Customer and staff areas are demarcated and secured against unauthorised access.
  • Storage areas are secured against unauthorised access, and reasons for doing so are given.
  • Non-accredited: Short course only  
  • Duration: 1h 30m
  • Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
  • Access Period: 12 Months 
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