Security SMEs can get training and technology mentoring from Aetos over next three years
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Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development Sun Xueling said robotics and automation can help make the security industry attractive to new workers.
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SINGAPORE – Smaller security firms that want to develop digital capabilities and train staff to use new technology can now get more help.
Major security player Aetos aims to train more than 5,000 learners and mentor security agencies through 100 projects over the next three years to enable them to deliver higher-quality security services.
Aetos, which signed an agreement with SkillsFuture Singapore on July 24, has been appointed as a SkillsFuture Queen Bee. This means it commits to taking on a leading role to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) upskill and reskill workers in order to transform their businesses.
The partnership involves Aetos helping SMEs devise integrated business solutions to address their challenges. It will also run security business transformation awareness workshops to share best practices.
It will tailor skills-based road maps and training programmes for participating companies, covering in-demand areas such as integrated command centre monitoring, intruder alarm systems, service mindsets, integrated security and facilities visual inspection.
SMEs that participate can receive up to 90 per cent subsidies for the programme costs from SkillsFuture Singapore. Interested companies can sign up at this website
Aetos, which employs 5,000 people, has embarked on its own transformation in recent years, such as launching a 5G-enabled integrated command centre in 2022 that brings together data from a variety of systems and sensors islandwide on a single dashboard.
The Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development, Ms Sun Xueling, announced the new partnership at an industry conference at Temasek Polytechnic on July 24.
She noted that it is sometimes easy in Singapore to take law and order issues for granted, but news about cases of online radicalisation is a reminder that both online and offline spaces must be well safeguarded.
“That’s possible only if we have the collaboration and partnership of security agencies and officers such as yourselves,” Ms Sun said.
“So, moving forward, we will need to widen opportunities for security officers to be adept with newer and more advanced technology solutions and operating demands, such as in integrated command centres.”
Ms Sun, who was speaking at the event organised by Temasek Polytechnic’s Security Industry Institute and technology company Kabam Robotics, added that besides improving security operations, using more technology, robotics and automation can help make the security industry attractive to new workers.
She also announced a new agreement between the two organisers to collaborate more closely on developing specialised robotics courses for security officers and supervisors.
One SME keen to sign up for the Aetos mentorship programme is FormTeam Consultancy. General manager Derek Chew said the programme offers his company a unique opportunity to explore innovative technologies that can reduce its reliance on manpower while upskilling its officers with the competencies they need.
“These advancements are crucial for security agencies to thrive in the evolving security landscape and elevate overall industry standards,” he added.
