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Training

Competenz
Fire

International Women’s Day: Canterbury woman firing up in new trades career

March 7, 2023

On the eve of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Competenz Te Pūkenga profiles Christchurch mother Loren Evans who is calling for more women to consider learning a trade. The 33-year-old is forging a new […]

NZSA
Industry bodies

New Zealand Security Association CEO’s March newsletter

March 2, 2023

In his March update, NZSA CEO Gary Morrison discusses the online Training Hub launch, a new short-term contract with MSD supporting employment of entry level technicians, commencement of school visit programme, membership fees, and more. […]

Training
Industry bodies

New Zealand Security Association launches new training hub

February 27, 2023

The peak security industry organisation in Aotearoa New Zealand, the New Zealand Security Association (NZSA), launches new online training hub with special rates for members. The NZSA today announced on LinkedIn the launch of its […]

Nova Systems
Defence

Nova Systems to deliver new T&E Advanced Practitioners Course

February 21, 2023

Nova Systems will deliver a Test and Evaluation (T&E) Advanced Practitioners Course to equip participants with the skills and knowledge to deliver world-leading Defence capability. The four-week course, developed and delivered in-person by leading Nova […]

Serco BWOC
Defence

Serco Delivers RNZN Bridge Warfare Officer training in Lockdown

August 21, 2021

Students of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) first Bridge Warfare Officer Course (BWOC) run by Serco Defence graduated at Devonport Naval Base, HMNZS PHILOMEL in May. The course includes theory and practical training focusing […]

New Zealand Security Magazine
Features

December issue of New Zealand Security Magazine published

December 7, 2020

The just-published December-January issue of NZSM focuses on the issues of security training and retail security, with the magazine also profiling the winners of the Women in Security Awards Aotearoa! Click here to view or download […]

Security
Investigations

Professional Investigators: No rest for criminals in lockdown

April 17, 2020

In this update from New Zealand Institute of Professional Investigators Chair Ron McQuilter CFE, Covid-19 puts a halt on field work and progress is made on PI training and good practice guidelines. Lockdown Like many […]

Ngaire Kelaher
Industry bodies

The Interview: Ngaire Kelaher, ASIS NZ Chapter Chair

March 30, 2020

The new ASIS NZ Chapter Chair talks with chief editor Nicholas Dynon about what the chapter will be getting up to in 2020 and why it’s worth looking a little closer at the benefits of […]

Security guard post
Features

Jobs and training in security set to rise

August 3, 2018

Recent forecasts predict that jobs in the industry are set to grow over the next five years more quickly than we’ve seen over the past decade, and training is set to accelerate even faster. According […]

John Martin - IBM New Zealand
Cyber Security

Q&A: Maximising and augmenting security analyst capability with artificial intelligence

April 1, 2018

John Martin is Senior Security Architect & Security Practice Leader at IBM New Zealand and President of the New Zealand Chapter of ISC2. He spoke to NZSM about how ‘new collar’ recruitment, micro-skills training and […]

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