Here at The Training Partnership we are all really proud to say that we have hosted our first delegate group from the
Czech Republic - The
5-Point Security Group, 9 members of a security company, called '5 Point', based in Ostrava in the
Czech Republic, arrived here in
Torbay late on 24th April and joined us at TTPL towers on the Friday for lunch and a welcome meeting - this enabled us all to meet and for us to run through the programme that had been arranged. It was also an opportunity to practice our pronunciation of our visitors names!...then had a fantastic
South Devon weekend to enjoy! What a great start to their first visit to Torbay.
Once that was over we were straight back with an involving and interesting programme of speakers and visits beginning with a talk from Rob Osborne and a visit to the
Torbay CCTV Centre - fascinating, and a real privilege to be allowed in to the centre.
Tuesday began with 3 members of our local Police talking about policing in the bay and the night time economy. This was supported by Trevor Staveley from the
Torbay Street Pastors and Sean from
Emerald Security - one of the premier security companies looking after the clubs and bars around Torbay.
The following day we were at
South Devon College - starting with a really interesting talk from Matt Dart from the
Paignton BID (Business Improvement District) about how the various agencies work together for the good of the town. This was followed by a tour of the College and a talk from Kev Lawrence, lecturer in Security from the
Uniformed Public Services department at the college.
It was really nice that the group could relax on Thursday and join the rest of our students at
Torre Abbey for a cultural visit (and a cream tea!)
Jon and Kelly Harper from
Pole Position Training, one of the leading 'Door Security' trainers in the area came to our offices and explained, in great detail, the qualification structure behind the UK security industry. A bit of fun and an interesting talk at
Paignton Zoo - always a great place to visit! What could be better on a sunny day than a walk around the zoo followed by an insight into how a site like that is kept safe and secure.
The finale for the 10 day programme was a fascinating visit to the
Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service in Exeter - what an amazing place.
On behalf of TTPL and our 5-Point group a huge and heartfelt 'Thank You' to all those who helped make this an exciting and engaging visit - hopefully the first of many.
