Abel Alarm calls for greater installer training focus

"Recruiting good staff is difficult for many companies, but Abel faces an even greater challenge owing to the requirement to meet strict vetting regulations applicable to all staff operating in the electronic security industry," the company says.

"The problem for the security industry has in many ways been self-inflicted in the 60s and 70s when many companies spent significantly on training staff in the classroom and on the job. Often it was several months before an engineer was 'allowed out on his own'.

"However, the trend in recent years has changed due to an ever growing demand for products and services. The focus has moved from utilising comprehensive training programmes, to simple forms of product training, allowing companies to recruit staff who, with the minimum of training, can 'help get the job done'.

"Anyone interested in training as an alarm engineer should visit the website, www.abelalarm.co.uk for further details, or call 01162 654200."

SOE Academy is introducing a series of seminars aimed at CCTV managers and supervisors.

The company says that students on its courses have reported "they feel they now have a greater depth of knowledge than their line managers about the wider issues of public space surveillance".