• Posts Tagged ‘G4S Partnership Series’

    Homeland, cyber security potential programs

    by  • 8 February, 2012 • Front Page • 0 Comments

    February 8, 2012 By Leticia Bodine | Ranger Reporter            NEW OPTIONS could be offered as degree plans as early as fall 2012 if the curriculum committee accepts the proposals. Homeland security and cyber security are being proposed to start this fall after going before the curriculum committee, said Dr. Shawn Fouts, dean...

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    Partnership offers special training, new degree

    by  • 30 October, 2011 • Front Page • 1 Comment

    Graphic courtesy of G4S

    G4S Partnership series by Brittney Richerson A two-day, simulation-based training event for local first responders and a potential homeland security degree plan are on the horizon for Amarillo College as a result of its recent partnership with G4S. About 30 to 35 area emergency responders will be invited to attend a special training session...

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    How Safe is this endeavor?

    by  • 30 October, 2011 • News • 0 Comments

    Kurdistan

    By Brittney Richerson G4S is the world’s largest security solutions provider, employing more than 625,000 people in more than 125 countries. Its office in Erbil, the capital city in Kurdistan, is built on a secure compound, said Dr. Shawn Fouts, dean of career and technical education. “It’s five acres, fenced in, and they secure...

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    AC eyes international opportunity

    by  • 30 October, 2011 • Front Page • 0 Comments

    Graphic by Danie Clawson

    Potential partnership with G4S could lead to training in Kurdistan By Brittney Richerson A potential partnership with an international company may have Amarillo College reaching out beyond the Texas Panhandle soon. As far out as Erbil, Kurdistan, in fact. AC President Dr. Paul Matney and Dr. Shawn Fouts, dean of career and technical education,...

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