Rajiv Pratap Rudy Launched Transnational Skill Standards in India

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1 Edition: May 2016 VOLUME 45 e-security POST Rajiv Pratap Rudy Launched Transnational Skill Standards in India With the aim to support two major initiatives of the Government i.e. Make in India and Skill India and to align to skill standards which are recognized globally, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Rajeev Pratap Rudy announced the launch of Transnational Skill Standards in India on 5 th April 2016 at IHC. These standards in skill development are benchmarked to United Kingdom across 82 identified job roles. The event was graced by Shri Rohit Nandan, Secretary, MSDE. British High Commissioner to India Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG was present as Guest of Honour. In his inaugural address, Shri Rudy said that standardisation of vocational education is crucial in bringing about a level in the efficiency of the skilled workforce. He said, it is government s endeavour to benchmark the standards so as to support international mobility of Indian workforce and also prepare them to work in international companies having their operations in the country. He said, his Ministry has chosen UK standards to benchmark Indian Skills Standards since all the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries recognize UK skill certification. British High Commissioner to India Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG said that India and UK have been collaborating on skill development since a long time now and this is yet another effort to bring more quality in vocational education which will open more avenues for employment across countries for the youth. During the event two MoUs were signed between NSDC and Association of Colleges (UK) and NSDC and UK Awarding Organization City & Guilds and Pearson s Education. These MoUs were signed to enable sharing of best practice, staff exchange and development of new models to increase employer engagement and investment in skills. Page 1 of 10

2 The key highlight of this partnership is recognition of the Indian SSC Assessment and Certification by the UK Awarding bodies. Those interested to migrate will simply have to take bridge training on the gap identified in the benchmarking process and get assessed on the components of the bridge training. Thus just by doing bridge training and getting assessed and certified on it, will lead to award of UK IVQ which has a global acceptance including Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman, Mr. Mahesh Sharma, Director, Maj Gen A K Sakhuja, CEO and Mr. U S Rathore, Principal Standards & QA from Security Sector Skill Development Council participated along with various others Sector Skill Councils. Mr Sanjeev Paul, MD, SSMS, Mr Shivindra Pratap Singh, MD, Lancers Network Ltd, Maj Gen Deepak Sapra (Retd), MD, Army Welfare Placement Organization and few employers from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries who committed employment to Indian workforce certified on these benchmarked standards were also present at the function. ISTA WILL DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL SECURITY STANDARDS FOR SSSDC Mr Timothy Sells, MD, International Security Training Academy (ISTA), Australia visited SSSDC Office from 11 to 13 Apr to explore ways to impart international training to security personnel so as to enable them to get jobs in abroad. Meeting was chaired by Chairman, SSSDC & MOU in this respect was signed between the two dignitaries. Chairman shared about government s vision & interest towards International Certification. He said Govt is more inclined towards UK & Australia Standards. He informed about the launch of transnational standards benchmarked to UK standards. Mr. Timothy Sells, MD, ISTA, Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman & Maj Gen A K Sakhuja, CEO during the signing of MoU CEO gave an overview of Security Sector Skill Development Council. COO gave a detailed presentation on the growth of Private Security Sector. Mr. Tim Sell, MD said that ISTA has received international endorsement and has been chosen by various governments and corporate bodies to assist them in creating their own security training programs. ISTA has also delivered training to and developed specialized course packages for the top clients. Page 2 of 10

3 Mr. Tim said ISTA objective is to help educate the civilian security industry with the necessary skills that are required to successfully guard and protect the community and their assets with the highest level of professionalism. MOU signed between SSSDC & ISTA for training of Master Trainers according to International standards. CAPSI PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO BASIC OPERATING GUIDELINES FOR SECURED CASH HANDLING & TRANSPORTATION BY PSAs MHA has forwarded a draft SoP for Secure Cash Handling & Transportation by Private Security Agencies under the PSAR Act to sought CAPSI views. In view of the same a meeting was organized on 29 th Feb 2016 at 4:00 pm at CAPSI Headquarters. Mr. Mahesh Sharma, Secretary General, CAPSI Mr. Ritu Raj, CEO- SIS Group, Mr. Pawan Ahluwalia, Chairman Premier Group, Mr. Jasbir Wasu, Vice Chairman, CAPSI, Mr. Anil Puri, Executive Director, A P Securitas, Mr. Sanjeev Paul, MD, SSMS, Mr. C Pal Singh, Hony Director General, CAPSI, Mr. Baldev Singh, Vice President, Checkmate Services, Lt Gen J S Bajwa, Capt Sunil David from Radiant Cash Management Services attended the meeting. Valuable inputs were received from the Industry leaders. The amendments were made to the draft based on the suggestions given during the meet. The amended draft was submitted to Ministry of Home Affairs. CAPSI assured the Ministry to work with its member companies to ensure that the basic operating guidelines for cash handling and cash transportation by licensed private security agencies are fully implemented across the country. Our heartiest congratulations to our new CAPSI family members 1. Royal Institute of Fire and Safety- Maharashtra 2. Star Security & Placement- Kerala 3. New Bond Security Services West Bengal 4. Jai Balaji Security Services Pvt Ltd- Odisha 5. Stryker Security & Staffing Solutions Pvt Ltd- New Delhi 6. Triple "A" Management Services - Uttrakhand 7. ABC Facility Management and Security Services Pvt Ltd Kerala 8. Ramesht Security Services Pvt Ltd. Odisha 9. Proman Securitech Pvt Ltd New Delhi 10. Sandline Security Bihar 11. Sabharwal Security Consultants New Delhi Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together Page 3 of 10

4 SECURITY SKILLS & TRAINING DISCUSSED DURING MHA MEET Mr. TVSN Prasad, Joint Secretary, Mr. Jaideep Govind, Addl Secretary and Mr. Amrik Singh, Deputy Secretary from MHA during the discussion with States Controlling Authorities Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) organized meeting of all states Controlling Authorities of PSAR at 11:00 am on 27th April 2016 at Jaisalmer House, New Delhi. The following points were discussed: 1. Provisions of draft SoP for secured cash handling & transportation by Private Security Agencies. 2. Enforcement of PSAR Act, Training Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman, Mr. Mahesh Sharma, Director, Maj Gen A. K Sakhuja (Retd), CEO, Col Harjinder Singh (Retd), Principal T & D from SSSDC attended the meeting. Shri RituRaj Sinha, CEO, SIS, Lt General Prem Sagar, Director General of International Institute of Security & Safety Management and representatives from State Police and Stake holders from different States & UT were also present. MHA has come with strict SoP guidelines for secure cash handling and transportation by licensed PSAs under PSAR Act. Addl Secretary formed 3 different Committees to map the PSARA requirement with SSSDC training standards. Enforcement Committee formed under the leadership of Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman, SSSDC; Training Committee headed by Maj Gen A. K Sakhuja, CEO-SSSDC & third committee formed ie. Cash & Transit Committee headed by Mr. Rituraj Sinha, CEO, SIS. They will submit their views in next two months. Col Harjinder Singh, Principal T & D briefed the present Controlling Authorities on the following points through his presentation. The meeting was chaired by Mr. TVSN Prasad, Joint Secretary, Mr. Jaideep Govind, Addl Secretary and Mr. Amrik Singh, Deputy Secretary from MHA. The process of training and certification carried out by the SSSDC. The system of audits of training centres and the compliances before approval. The curriculum and content of the courseware was also shown physically by circulating handbooks of Unarmed Security Guard (USG) and Security Supervisor. List of 271 Training Centres was given to all Controlling Authorities for their information. Page 4 of 10

5 GROWTH ORIENTED BUSINESS IDEAS FOR ENTREPRENEURS Skilled India Entrepreneurs 2016 organized Business Summit on 20 th March 2016 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi to explore the growth oriented business opportunities from Asia Pacific region. This business summit was a platform for entrepreneurs to exchange business ideas and information on Entrepreneurship s contemporary ways of growth, understand the elements developing entrepreneurship, identify new methods of business growth for emerging markets, integrate new resources, technology and budget, innovation to maximize business growth. Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman, CAPSI, Mr. K. Mohapatra, CEO, Electronics Sector Skills Council of India, Commander (Retd.) Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Asian Professional Security Association (APSA), Ms. Jagruti Mehta Sanghavi, Committee Member, The Federation of Indian Women Entrepreneurs, Mr. Subhrangshu Neogi Director Group Marketing & Brand, Religare Enterprises Ltd. Lala Satish Chand Singhvi, President, Delhi Jewellers Association, Mr. Pankaj Gupta, President, Industrial Association Uttrakhand, Mr. P. K. Gupta, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry were among eminent speakers of the event. Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman- CAPSI shared his views on current business opportunities in the industry for the entrepreneurs. Around 500 successful entrepreneurs from various states attended Skilled India Entrepreneurs 2016 (SIE2016). CEOs, Directors and Managers from various sectors and industries across Asia including extractive, manufacturing, apparel, electronics, utilities, logistics, information technology, agriculture, risk consultancies, service sectors and financial and educational institutions. Page 5 of 10

6 CERTIFIED SECURITY GUARD BADGE LAUNCHED IN BIHAR They are always given preference because of their hard work & reliable nature. Chairman said CAPSI will set up productive training centres in Bihar where people with graduate degrees and NCC background will be trained. Shri Amir Subhani, Home Secretary launching STAR (Certified Security Badge) with Shri Dipak Kumar, Labour Secretary & Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman, CAPSI Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI) in association with the Government of Bihar organised a day long Security summit on Secure Bihar The Role of Private Security on 7 th May 2016 at Hotel Maurya, Patna. The event was inaugurated by Shri Amir Subhani, Secretary, Dept of Home and Shri Dipak Kumar Singh, Secretary, Labour Department, Govt of Bihar. Shri Jitendra Kumar, IPS, Special Secretary & Controlling Authority, Department of Home, Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman, CAPSI & SSSDC & Mr. Mahesh Sharma, Secretary General, CAPSI attended as a Guest of Honor. Several Industry experts & Govt officials were also present in the summit. Home Secretary, Shri Amir Subhani Said the government would promote Security Skills & Knowledge for community safety. He further mentioned the state government was committed to implement the PSARA more effectively and witnessed a productive role of security agencies in the state. Addressing the participants, Chairman, Kunwar Vikram Singh said that private security forces when working together with the State Government and police could serve as a force multiplier in providing safe and secure environment to the society. He further added that 25% of seven million private security guards of the country are from Bihar. Chairman mentioned that on successful completion of training and assessment, every trained and certified security guard will be given a smart badge embedded with SSSDC logo and barcode. This will give them professional confidence and also special status in the society. He mentioned that soon after the Labour Code on Wages Bill is passed in the Parliament, the security guard holding this Badge will get 25% higher wages than the wages of Semi- Skilled workers. This badge will make them socially and financially strong. Shri Jitendra Kumar, Special Secretary, Home Department said that the state government has strict norms under PSARA to regulate functioning of private security agencies making it mandatory for them to get a licence. Shri Dipak Kumar Singh, Secretary, Labour Department discussed the opportunities and challenges in Private Security Industry in the state and enforcement of the Bihar Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act 2011, efficiently and effectively. Maj Gen K Majumdar, COO, SSSDC also spoke on the occasion. He emphasised on the skilling of youth and urged TPs to open maximum training centres for skill development in the state. Mr. D P Singh, Convener, Bihar Chapter extended special thanks to all for making the event grand success Page 6 of 10

7 WAD MID TERM BOARD MEET membership. WAD has granted membership to all of them as they were found professional of good standing in their respective countries. He mentioned WAD is now represented in over 80 countries, expanding our network and rapidly reaching every corner of the globe providing trusted business to business intelligence and service in the global economy. Mid Term Board Meeting of World Association of Detectives was held from 17th April to 20th April 2016 at the Clontarf Castle, Dublin, Ireland. During the meeting, it was decided to hold WAD 91 st Annual Conference in the historic city of Romania from 13 th September to 18 th September at Athenee Palace Hilton, Bucharest. Mr. Chuck McLaughlin, Chairman, Mr. Matthias Willenbrink, President, Kunwar Vikram Singh, 1 st Vice President, Mr. Mike Lacorte, 2 nd Vice President, Bob Heales, Executive Director participated in the meeting. All these delegates were together on the same platform to share their innovative ideas to develop and enhance the quality and standard for private investigations. Mr. Ajit Singh, 3rd Vice President, Ms. Taralika Lehri, Director & Ambassador India & Asia, Mr. Sujeet Menezes, Director, Mr. C Bhaskar Reddy, MD, Excel Security Services, Mr. R P Chauhan, Designated Director, Capt Santosh Sharma, Director, Hindustan Security Force participated from India. Kunwar Vikram Singh & Mr. R P Chauhan with WAD ladies at Dublin Mr. Chuck Mclaughlin shared his responsibilities and mentioned about Association Management System (AMS) through which association database is maintained. He said WAD needs new sponsors & advertisers for the website. He invited the audience to promote their business through WAD website. Kunwar Vikram Singh said that we have done quite well as far as new membership enrolment is concerned. It gives pleasure to share that more than 76 Investigation and Security professionals shown their faith in the WAD and applied for its Mr. Ajit Singh, Capt Santosh Sharma & Kunwar Vikram Singh at WAD Gala Dinner Page 7 of 10

8 FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF IRELAND TO SUPPORT SECURITY SKILL PROJECT Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman, Security Sector Skill Development Council (SSSDC) met Mr. John Bruton, Former Prime Minister, Ireland along with Mr. R P Chauhan, Board of Director - SSSDC & Mr. C Bhaskar Reddy, President APSA. They discussed the potentials of setting up Centre of Security Excellence through joint venture in India. Mr. Bruton was impressed by the idea and the need to train Indian youth in Security Skills of International standards so that they get placement opportunities in Europe and other countries. After the discussion, they agreed to sign an MoU with Security Sector Skill Development Council (SSSDC). Chairman got an opportunity to visit various training centres in Ireland to understand their process of training. He visited Baldoyle Training Centre along with other members of the delegation. Delegates were impressed to see the centre endowed with excellent infrastructure & modern training equipment provides a comfortable environment to carry out training. Curriculum covers a wide range of courses for persons entering in labour market for the first time with other several courses to further develop personal, administrative and technical skills which were explained in detail. The visit to training center was very informative and impressive. Chairman also visited Police Training Academy of Ireland where he was informed the complete process of training being imparted to the new police recruits at the Academy. The academy prepares the recruits after various background checks, examination, physical requirements, for the police force. Mr. Mark Forman shared their future plan of opening 10 Nos of Security Training & Skill Development Academy in India under the guidance of Chairman, SSSDC. Delegates later visited Europa Security Training Academy. Page 8 of 10

9 DEMAND FOR SMART & CERTIFIED SECURITY GUARD In his inaugural address, Chairman shared his views on the Future Smart Security Guard and the process to choose right Security Agency. He explained how and why smart methods are the basic qualifications for the future of Security. Chairman highlighted the latest trends and developments in the deployment of the Security Guard. IBCI (Indian Business Conference Institute) organized 5th Edition of Building a Secure India Summit on 20th May at Double Tree by Hilton, Gurgaon. The theme of the summit was Smart Security - Doors to the Future. The event was supported by Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI) & Security Sector Skill Development Council (SSSDC). The summit was inaugurated by Hon ble Chief Guest and Industry Expert Shri Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman; Col Darshan Singh, VP, Head Crisis & Security; Cdr. Gautam Nanda, Director, Indian Eye Security were present as Guest of Honour. Shri Parag Vora, Head Group Security, Mahindra & Mahindra, Lt Vineet Kumar, President, Cyber Peace Foundation, Shri Amit Narang, Regional Manager & Business Development, HID India, Shri Manish Tiwari, CISO, Microsoft, Col V S Chandrawat, SM (Retd)-ADANI Group, Capt S B Tyagi, DGM Security GAIL (India), Col U S Rathore, Principal Standards & QA, SSSDC were among eminent speakers of the event. Chairman explained the role and contribution of SSSDC in Skill India Mission of Prime Minister. He suggested end-users to be active and strictly demand for the certified security guard. He appreciated the way SSSDC was deeply involved in drafting National Occupational Standards(NOS) & Qualification Packs (QPs). He further shared information about the various schemes run by the government and invited the audience to be a part of these schemes and get benefitted. Chairman informed about the launch of Certified Security Guard Badge by CAPSI which will be given to the guard only after successful completion of his training & assessment by SSSDC. This will help them in securing their future. He further mentioned about MoUs signed between SSSDC and foreign countries ie. UK, Australia and Ireland. He said that these MoUs were signed to establish the recognition of private security industry for meeting global standards and also to impart international training to security personnel so as to enable them to get jobs in abroad. The event concluded with the interactive panel discussion on Smart Security Doors to the Future Page 9 of 10

10 ABI ANNUAL GENERAL MEET 2016 Annual General Meeting of Association of British Investigators was held on 23 rd April 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Liverpool, UK. Paul Champion, ABI President welcomed the participants from different countries across world. Ibrahim Hasan, a recognised expert on data protection shared his views on Freedom of Information & Surveillance law. Peter Farrington briefed on working with the Surveillance team, Neil Smith, Investigative Researcher & Trainer spoke on Intelligence gathering from social media. Eric Schelmerdine, General Secretary, ABI thanked all the members for their continued support and contribution to ABI. Sir John Murphy, Police Chief, Peter Jenkins, Darren Schelmerdine, Laila Saleh from Egypt, Risto Haataja from Finland, Kunwar Vikram Singh, Mr. R P Chauhan, Mr. Ajit Singh participated from India. Kunwar Vikram Singh, Mr. Peter Jenkins, Mr. R P Chauhan & Mr. Ajit Singh during discussion at ABI meet Kunwar Vikram Singh with Sir John Murphy, Police Chief & Mr. Paul Champion, President of ABI at Gala Dinner Central Association of Private Security Industry 276- Sultan Sadan, Lane # 03 West End Marg, Saidullajab New Delhi (India) Phone No: info@capsi.in Website : Page 10 of 10