Whether driven by a sense of duty or a willingness to protect those weaker than them, the calling to be a security guard is a unique one. Investing in the community by offering free skills-development training to those who hear that calling is Inkwe Security Services (ISS).
Since June 2019, ISS has successfully pulled roughly 260 men from poverty and helped to give them financial freedom. Getting started is easy as they have open assessments every Wednesday at 8am where applicants simply need to complete a basic one-page test and have no criminal record. Thereafter, aspiring security guards will undergo two weeks of theoretical training and 30 days of practical assessments.
One of the greatest challenges facing active job seekers is the financial burden of commuting to and from interviews and places of work. ISS has identified this and thus offer transportation to and from training and the guard sites once assigned. ISS guards are collected in the morning and transported to site and back, to ensure they reach their destination on time without having to worry about taxi fares and other logistical problems.
“This programme is for people who want to become something and who want to commit to the industry,” said ISS Operations Manager, Jason Kuhn. “It’s for the ambitious and the hard-working, and once part of the team they will see how important our staff are to us,” he added.
The pathway is clearly laid out for the brave individuals who will rise to the occasion and dare to take the leap.
