• Maybo is a leader in conflict management training and workplace violence reduction for retail security and loss prevention teams

    Conflict Management Training for Loss Prevention and Retail Security Teams

    Retail operations lie at the heart of nearly every community, yet significant numbers of staff experience verbal abuse, threats or even physical assault. We help staff to safely recognise and respond to challenging situations that pose a risk to the safety and security of staff and customers.

    Proven experience and trusted expertise 

    There are many factors present in retail environments that can lead to disruptive and violent incidents such as theft, antisocial behaviour, groups of young people and homelessness.

    Maybo believes that by teaching security staff how best to professionally deal with dissatisfied customers and difficult behaviours, the number of incidents that end in assault, loss or damage can be greatly reduced.

    We also provide physical intervention and incident response training so that security personnel can respond appropriately to situations that carry heightened safety risks, such as confronting suspected thieves or disorderly individuals.

    Our work with the British Retail Consortium, Skills for Security and the Security Industry Authority has helped to formulate the development of national guidance and best practice for retail security providers.

    Maybo Training Programmes

    Loss Prevention and Security Officers in Retail Environments

    Specification

    Delivery: In-person / Trainer-led

    Duration: 6 hours

    Pre-Requisites: No

    Max. Group Size: 15

    CPD Points: 6

    Blended Learning Option: Yes

    Virtual Delivery Option: Yes

    eLearning Option: Yes

    Train-the-Trainer: Yes

    This programme has been specifically designed for Loss Prevention and Security Officers working in Retail environments, who may encounter members of the public whose behaviour may be perceived as challenging or confrontational.

    With a focus on outcomes, Loss Prevention and Security Officers will be equipped with essential skills for preventing and responding to conflict situations, prioritising conflict avoidance and de-escalation.

    On completion of this programme, staff will:

    • Understand risks, rights and responsibilities in the workplace
    • Know how different factors influence behaviour
    • Know the importance of positive interactions and choices
    • Be able to use dynamic risk assessment to inform decision making
    • Be able to use safer de-escalation approaches
    • Be able to maintain personal safety and follow post-incident procedures
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    Loss Prevention and Security Officers in Retail Environments

    Specification

    Delivery: In-person / Trainer-led

    Duration: 9 hours

    Pre-Requisites: No

    Max. Group Size: 12

    CPD Points: 9

    Blended Learning Option: Yes

    Virtual Delivery Option: Partial

    Train-the-Trainer: Yes

    This programme has been specifically designed for Loss Prevention and Security Officers working in Retail environments, who may encounter members of the public whose behaviour may be perceived as challenging or potentially harmful.

    With a focus on outcomes, Loss Prevention and Security Officers will be equipped with essential skills for preventing and responding to conflict situations, prioritising conflict avoidance, de-escalation, and, as a last resort, personal safety responses.

    On completion of this programme, staff will:

    • Understand risks, rights and responsibilities in the workplace
    • Know how different factors influence behaviour
    • Know the importance of positive interactions and choices
    • Be able to use dynamic risk assessment to inform decision making
    • Be able to use safer de-escalation approaches
    • Be able to maintain personal safety and follow post-incident procedures
    • Understand the considerations for the use of non-restrictive physical skills
    • Be able to use defensive skills to avoid assault
    • Be able to use defensive skills to disengage or reduce risk from grips
    • Be able to use physical intervention to guide and redirect a person
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    Loss Prevention and Security Officers in Retail Environments

    Specification

    Delivery: In-person / Trainer-led

    Duration: 12 hours

    Pre-Requisites: No

    Max. Group Size: 12

    CPD Points: 12

    Blended Learning Option: Yes

    Virtual Delivery Option: Partial

    Train-the-Trainer: Yes

    This programme has been specifically designed for Loss Prevention and Security Officers working in retail stores, malls and shopping centres, who may encounter members of the public whose behaviour may be perceived as challenging or potentially harmful.

    With a focus on outcomes, Loss Prevention and Security Officers will be equipped with essential skills for preventing and responding to conflict situations, prioritising conflict avoidance, de-escalation, and, as a last resort, physical interventions.

    On completion of this programme, staff will:

    • Understand risks, rights and responsibilities in the workplace
    • Know how different factors influence behaviour
    • Know the importance of positive interactions and choices
    • Be able to use dynamic risk assessment to inform decision making
    • Be able to use safer de-escalation approaches
    • Be able to maintain personal safety and follow post-incident procedures
    • Understand the considerations for the use of non-restrictive physical skills
    • Be able to use defensive skills to avoid assault
    • Be able to use defensive skills to disengage or reduce risk from grips
    • Be able to use physical intervention to guide and redirect a person
    • Understand how to reduce the risks of restrictive physical interventions
    • Be able to hold or escort a person
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    Maybo Training Programmes

    Explore the range of training modules in Maybo's loss prevention curriculum below

    • All

    • eLearning

    • Classroom

    • Virtual Classroom

    • Train the Trainer

    eLearning

    Maybo's eLearning programmes utilise the latest learning technologies, realistic scenarios and interactive exercises to offer an engaging self-study learning experience.

    eLearning can play a valuable role within a blended learning strategy, underpinning the knowledge and reducing staff abstraction time, or in some instances as a complete solution. It also works well for induction and refresher training.

    To find out more or for volume purchases contact our team or visit our eLearning store for individual purchases.

    eLearning is also known as self-directed learning. It often precedes Classroom or Virtual Classroom training to provide a foundation of knowledge in advance - this is known as a blended approach.

    Classroom

    Maybo designs and delivers training to meet your requirements and can deliver direct to your staff wherever you need it. We take time to understand your training needs and the unique challenges and scenarios your colleagues face, to ensure our Classroom courses are highly relevant. Learners receive superb resources and certificates with a range of accreditation and qualification options.

    Classroom training can be combined with eLearning to form a blended learning strategy, underpinning the knowledge and reducing staff abstraction time.

    Classroom training is delivered by a trainer at an agreed venue. It is also sometimes called face-to-face or in-person training.

    Virtual Classroom

    Maybo designs and delivers Virtual Classroom training to meet your requirements.

    Virtual Classroom training enables staff to benefit from engaging team training with high-levels of participation delivered remotely by a skilled facilitator over video conferencing software including Zoom and MS Teams.

    Virtual Classroom training can also be combined powerfully with eLearning to form a blended learning strategy, with eLearning underpinning the knowledge and reducing staff abstraction time.

    Virtual Classroom training is live, participatory training delivered remotely by a trainer with video conferencing software.

    Train the Trainer

    Maybo offers a Train the Trainer model that equips experienced trainers to deliver Maybo's accredited training curricula within their own organisation.

    We run regular courses on a variety of subjects that include supporting people with complex needs, positive behaviour support, preventing conflict and behaviours of concern, safer approaches to de-escalation and conflict resolution, personal safety, assault avoidance and low arousal handling skills.

    To find out more contact our team.

    Trainers receive access to Maybo's online resource centre where they can find everything they need to deliver and certify Maybo training in-house.

    Loss Prevention – All

    • Reducing Conflict and Violence Risks

      This eLearning course introduces the risks and vulnerabilities present when working in customer-facing retail roles and highlights how to take measures to keep yourself safe when you encounter potentially risky situations.

      It also covers regular scenarios, such as angry customers, theft and disruptive behaviours experienced in our shops and restaurants.

      • Recognise proactive measures to reduce the risk of work-related violence
      • Key messages and employer considerations
      • Safety Guidance 
      • Addressing behaviours of concern
      • Actions following an incident

      Delivery methods:

      • eLearning eLearning

    • Preventing Conflict and Reducing Risk

      This module is for people who regularly interact with customers or members of the public in their role.

      Reducing Work-related Violence Risks

      • Workplace violence and difficult behaviours
      • Rights and responsibilities
      • Planing to reduce conflict and risk

      Signs and Causes of Escalating Conflict

      • Common causes of difficult behaviours
      • Instinctive reactions to emotional or threatening situations
      • Potential triggers in self and others
      • Levels of escalation

      Positive Interactions and Choices

      • People's needs and expectations
      • Influencing positive outcomes
      • Overcoming barriers to communication

      Delivery methods:

      • eLearning eLearning
      • Classroom Classroom
      • Virtual Classroom Virtual Classroom
      • Train the Trainer Train the Trainer

    • Safer De‑escalation

      This module covers de-escalation strategies to alleviate a situation and achieve a positive and safer outcome.

      Dynamic Risk Assessment

      • Maybo SAFER model
      • Risk identification
      • Informed decision-making

      De-escalation Skills

      • Positive, non-aggressive approaches
      • Safer positioning and teamworking skills
      • Strategies to defuse, calm and resolve

      Personal Safety and Post-incident

      • Confronting behaviour
      • Heightened risk indicators
      • Exit strategies in higher-risk situations
      • Post-event impact and responsibilities

      Delivery methods:

      • eLearning eLearning
      • Classroom Classroom
      • Virtual Classroom Virtual Classroom
      • Train the Trainer Train the Trainer

    • Safer Lone Working

      This eLearning module explores the risks we may experience when working alone and the steps we can take to increase our personal safety.

      • Risks and vulnerabilities of lone working
      • Risk reduction measures we can take to prepare for working alone
      • Reducing risk when travelling alone
      • Reduce risk when arriving at a premises

       

      Delivery methods:

      • eLearning eLearning

    • Personal Safety and Disengagement

      This module provides additional practical strategies for disengaging and reducing the risk of assault.

      It is relevant for employees whose roles require them to engage with people whose behaviour can be unpredictable.

      Risks, Rights and Responsibilities

      • Defining defensive skills and interventions
      • Risks of using physical skills
      • Authority for the use of physical skills
      • Individual and team responsibilities 
      • The importance of secondary strategies to reduce the need for physical skills

      Defensive Personal Safety Skills to Avoid Assault and Disengage

      • Training and operational risks associated with the use of Maybo physical skills
      • Low arousal positioning and defensive skills to avoid assault and reduce risk
      • Low arousal skills to release from wrist and clothing grips
      • Contextual applications of Maybo disengagement skills

       This module is RRN Approved when part of a BILD ACT Certified Curriculum.

      Delivery methods:

      • Classroom Classroom
      • Train the Trainer Train the Trainer

    • Redirection and Guiding

      This module provides additional low arousal redirection and guiding skills. 

      • Training and operational risks
      • Low arousal physical intervention skills to prompt or guide an individual
      • Low arousal physical intervention skills to re-direct an individual

       This module is RRN Approved when part of a BILD ACT Certified Curriculum.

      Delivery methods:

      • Classroom Classroom
      • Train the Trainer Train the Trainer

    • Safer Holding

      This module provides non-aggressive physical intervention skills for use as a last resort to prevent people coming to harm. It is relevant for employees whose roles require them to engage with people whose behaviour can be unpredictable and may need to be held.

      Recognising and Reducing Risk

      • Key risk factors of restrictive physical interventions
      • Individual and team responsibilities to reduce risk and respond to medical emergencies

      Holding and Escorting

      • Training and operational risks associated with non-pain compliant restrictive skills
      • Non-aggressive restrictive holding and escorting skills 
      • Structured exercises
      • Positioning and teamwork in transitions between skills

      Containing and Supporting

      • Reduce risk whilst containing a seated person
      • Teamwork skills to support a person to a seated position on the floor
      • De-escalation and re-engagement skills
      • Applications relevant to the role

      Some services and roles may require training in higher levels of intervention and equipment, which Maybo can provide subject to controls.

      Delivery methods:

      • Classroom Classroom
      • Train the Trainer Train the Trainer

    • Reducing Restraint Related Risks

      Any use of physical intervention, especially physical restraint, carries significant risk. This self-study eLearning course provides critical information to anyone in roles where physical intervention may lead to the application of physical restraint. 

      Combining evidence-based guidance on the medical risks and good practice methods to reduce risks in settings where restraint may be required to create and maintain safety. 

      • Why physical Intervention and restraint should only be used as a last resort
      • Why physical intervention and restraint pose risks to physical health and mental wellbeing
      • Commonly used terms relating to the use of force
      • Considerations when making a decision to use force
      • Alternatives to the use of physical intervention
      • Recognising and reducing the risks of harm in situations involving physical intervention or restraint
      • Factors that increase risks of harm during physical intervention
      • Key steps we can take to reduce risk of harm during physical intervention as part of our duty of care
      • 'Red Flags'
      • Key considerations following use of physical intervention

       

       

      Delivery methods:

      • eLearning eLearning

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    • The training, certification and resources provided by Maybo are of the highest quality and will help ensure ISS, its employees and customers receive the best guidance and protection available.

      ISS

    • The online training has worked well. We’ve been able to reduce abstraction time for staff for direct training from two days to one.

      Debenhams - Operations Team

    • Having provided training for us for many years, we have found Maybo to be very professional. Maybo training gives you peace of mind that your staff will be safer.

      City of Westminster

    • The level of service and attentiveness to client needs is unparalleled.

      LeisureSec

    • The delegates, who were from a diverse range of Tate departments, each found it relevant to their areas and everyone I talked to reported gaining loads of new practical tools and increased confidence in communications.

      Tate Modern - Production Manager

    • Maybo's licensed programme gives us the control and flexibility we need to train our staff effectively.

      Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Trust

    • The instructor was highly informative and approachable at all times. They were also clear and concise and conducted the lesson at a safe standard at all times.

      G4S Security - Delegate

    • The course alerted managers to how sensitive management of people after a violent incident can reduce trauma symptoms and aid recovery.

      Mothercare - Profit Protection

    • Excellent training session. Kept us all interested for the whole day. Would highly recommend.

      McDonald's Restaurants - Delegate

    • Everyone who attended yesterday’s session was absolutely full of praise for the course and the training, I have had excellent feedback on pretty much every aspect of the delivery and content. If we need any further training we will certainly be in immediate contact with Maybo.

      Tate Modern - Production Manager

    • We have seen a reduction in the number of reported physical assaults of 11% trust-wide so far and up to a 60% reduction in targeted wards.

      Brighton & Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust - Head of Security

    • Very professional instructors with good background knowledge of the Ambulance Service. Always willing to suggest solutions to possible problems.

      South Central Ambulance Service

    • Please pass on my thanks to both trainers. The training was exactly what we required for our Bridge Attendants and they all learnt a lot from it.

      Clifton Suspension Bridge - Bridgemaster

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