Recruitment

Avant-garde follows a set standard to recruit its employees. Recruitment is carried out by experienced executives and staff who have experienced eyes to pick potential candidates. Physical and educational aspect of a candidate is tested while his psychological, intellectual and personality factor is also assessed through close personal interviews. Generally, five tests are conducted to assess the fitness of candidates. These are:

• Preliminary Screening
• Physical Tests
• Medical Test
• Interview
• Written test

The recruitment team is assigned to find potential candidates with following attributes:

• The height is at least 5’5”
• Preferably SSC qualified, however Class IX qualified standard is the minimum educational requirement as per law
• Physically and medically fit
• Having positive reflection
• Able to think and act rationally and present himself logically
• Has valid documents

Training

Avant-garde firmly believes that training is the primary factor that distinguishes its employees from others. It has the power to shape individuals' attitudes, instil discipline in their actions, and develop their skills to perform their jobs with enhanced efficiency.

The training program also incorporates subjects focused on personal character development, personality enhancement, cultivating manners and etiquette. This approach ensures that trainees not only become skilled security guards but also transform into well-rounded individuals embodying the qualities of a true gentleman.

Our training centre has both outdoor and indoor training facilities and the accommodation facility of 100 trainees at a time. The training centre is kept near the corporate business office so that the office staff can easily supervise the activities of the training centre. The company is selective in appointing training staff and ensures that they are highly experienced with previous exposure in the security industry. Currently the experienced training team of Avant-garde is led by ex-military trainers.

Avant-garde provides four-week training which includes one week induction training at post. However, two-week training is provided to the trainee who has previous experience of working in any security company for six months or above.

Considering the requirement on security job, the following main subjects have been incorporated in training syllabus:

• Personal Hygiene
• Knowledge on various security procedures such as access control, surveillance and patrolling
• Safety issues like electrical safety, fire safety, firefighting, etc
• Dealing with theft, robbery, etc
• First aid and CPR
• Parking and Traffic
• Administration and Management
• Customer Service
• Physical and Self-Defence Training

Training is provided to supervisors to impart them the basics of administration and organisational skill to enable them to manage guards.

Capsule training is provided for those individuals who have a lack of knowledge on some special subject. Besides, capsule training is also organised as corrective training to develop the standard or knowledge of the ground force based on client’s specific feedback.