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Electronic Security Center personnel are comprised of formally trained engineers, technicians, retired military and former contractors with extensive and varied backgrounds in performing site surveys, design, construction, installation, and testing of security sensors and systems for commercial and military applications. Instructors are encouraged to not only teach security design and critical concepts, but to share from the depth of their expertise and draw on the experiences of the students in an interactive forum. Courses are held on Redstone Arsenal, AL in the newly developed ICIDS Training Facility, which includes advanced multimedia equipment, several operational workstations, access control devices, Closed Circuit Television and various interior and exterior sensors.

ICIDS Operator Course Images 2 side by side, left to right: ICIDS Training Console and Lab

ICIDS Training

Purpose:

Through lectures, case studies, practical exercises and related hands-on experiences, students acquire the skills required to successfully operate and/or manage and administer a functional ICIDS. System Administrators also gain the ability to teach personnel how to operate an ICIDS at their installation.

Description:

Training for operators and system administrators is primarily “hands-on” the ICIDS and its' component systems. Students are exposed to and learn to operate a variety of intrusion detection systems, alarms, etc., and how the ICIDS operates in conjunction with these. Recipients successfully completing this training receive an official certificate of completion. Successful completion of the course entails attending 80% of classes and obtaining a minimum score of 70% on a written exam and practical exam.

Successful completion of the Operator Course, means students:

-     Understand and identify the ICIDS basic architecture, intrusion detection systems, entry control equipment and closed circuit television (CCTV).
-     Understand security zone (e.g., an arms room) configurations.
-     Effectively operate an ICIDS workstation to include logon/logoff, acknowledging alarms, using CCTV to assess alarms, clearing alarms, determining status of security zones, generating reports, and performing basic preventive maintenance checks and services.

Successful completion of the System Administrator Course, means students:

-     Have all the skills of the System Operator.
-     Effectively operate, manage and maintain an ICIDS.
-     Understand, configure and manage ICIDS security zones; access control zones, portals and access levels; system operator (user) profiles; “Graphics” screens; Input/Output (I/O) Configurations ; “Procedures”; CCTV applications; and system backup/restore procedures.

Operator's Course Length: 20 hours
Administrators Course Length: 36 hours

Recommended Target Audience: Attendees should have a minimum of one-year prior experience working in security and/or electronics.

Purpose:
This course provides a forum in which the students will gain an understanding of the theory and operation of electronic security sensors and systems and is recommended for personnel who are involved with force protection and design or construction of facilities that require electronic security systems.

Description:
This course includes basic instruction of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), interior and exterior IDS sensors, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) for alarm assessment and Electronic Entry Control Systems (EECS) as it applies to system description and operational theory, applications for physical security and force protection, system design, use of Corps of Engineers criteria documents, and discussions on evaluating and testing installed systems prior to acceptance. Some basic design calculations are included. After completing this course, the student should be conversant in basic interior and exterior sensor application, and have a good understanding of the overall design philosophy and application limitations of electronic security systems.

Flexibility: The ESS Design Course can be customized and delivered to meet the needs of your organization. At your site or ours, we can present a single day overview of security technology or the standard instruction with orientation toward security managers or technical personnel.