The Institute of Venue Safety and Security (IVSS) is dedicated to strengthening the safety, security, and overall quality of the venue management sector. IVSS offers a forward-thinking experience, providing attendees with hands-on skills, essential resources, and practical guidance they can implement immediately.
IVSS is a valuable program for all venue professionals, industry suppliers, and those in safety and security functions. Empower your team with the knowledge and skills needed to proactively protect your organisation and elevate its operations.
About the Program
IVSS is a two-year program delivered by a diverse range of experts to train venue and event managers, security professionals and other key personnel. Our Instructors are industry-leading professionals from Australia, New Zealand, and Europe in roles such as Global Vice President, Risk; Head of Security and Safety; Director of Facilities; Vice President IT & Security; and more.
The two-year program is comprised of:
- Two x one-week residential programs held in August of each year delivering 25 safety and security-specific subjects utilising case studies, classroom discussions, industry best-practice analyses, industry specialist panels, and small group discussions to ensure you master them all;
- Each one-week residential includes daily Independent Discussion Groups (IDGs) where students dive deep into discussions on the subjects covered throughout the day. IDGs include venue site visits to ensure that the teachings are applied directly into the workplace;
- Venue Application Projects where students are provided with resources to apply and implement the teachings back in the workplace. The resources are discussed in the IDGs to ensure application and implementation can commence immediately; plus
- Quarterly IVSS Town Halls: A platform and community for our IVSS instructors and students to stay connected throughout the year and discuss issues and topics relevant to venue safety and security.
Who should attend IVSS?
The program is designed as an in-depth, hands on experience with practical exercises and activities targeted toward:
- Head of Operations
- Facility Managers
- Security Managers
- Head of People and Culture
- CFOs
- WHS Managers and Representatives
- Company Secretaries
- Suppliers to the industry
Attendees who complete the program will gain new skills, valuable resources and practical advice to bolster their professional growth and add value to their organisation.
What will students learn?
IVSS will equip every attendee with the best practices, resources and tools needed to face the ever changing landscape of providing safe venues.
The tailored program will cover topics such as:
Year 1
- Introduction to Risk Assessment
- Health and Safety Law: Duties and Obligations
- ISO45001: Safety Management Systems
- Onsite Building Code Compliance & Site Security
- Cyber Security Panel
- Fundamentals of Venue Security
- Security Operations: Facility
- Fundamentals of Emergency Planning including AS3745
- Fundamentals of Crowd Management
- Behavioural Detection and Violence De-escalation
- Safety and Security Leadership: Training and Induction
- Safety and Security Policies, Procedures, Documentation and Reporting
- Venue and Event Planning
- And more!
Year 2
- Managing Events Around Severe Weather
- Business Continuity and Crisis Management
- Safety and Security Auditing and Assurance
- Security Risk Assessment – Conducting Threat and Vulnerability Assessment
- Advanced Security Operations: Events and Mass Gatherings
- Counter Terrorism
- Advanced Crowd Psychology and Crowd Science
- Venue and Event Accessibility
-
Event Control Room Operations in Public Venues
- Safety and Security Leadership: Communication and Information Sharing
- Safety and Security Leadership: Governance, Strategy, Budgeting, Change and Influence
- Building a Resilience Security Culture, Ethics and Professional Conduct
- And more!
Invest in your team and foster a culture of safety and security.
Fees for Year 1 and Year 2 Students:
VMA Member (with Accommodation )
$4,890
(Subject to change)
Non Members (with Accommodation)
$5,390
(Subject to change)
VMA Member (No Accommodation)
$3,495
(Subject to change)
Non Members (No Accommodation)
$3,995
(Subject to change)
Inclusions
Where you have selected the accommodation package the following applies:
- Five nights’ accommodation (Single occupancy)
- Check-in Sunday 24 August and check out Friday 29 August 2025
- Breakfast, lunch, daily breaks and all dinners
- Site Visits and Offsite Dinner
- Guest Speaker Dinner
- Graduation Ceremony and Dinner
Inclusions
Where you have selected the no accommodation package the following applies:
- Lunch, daily breaks and all dinners
- Site Visits and Offsite Dinner
- Guest Speaker Dinner
- Graduation Ceremony and Dinner
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