Mr. Simon Joyce is the National Security Advisor for BARS Training Australia bringing a wealth of experience to his role.  Simon has spent the last 13 years in the security industry working as a static guard, surveillance officer, a crowd controller, bodyguard and armed guard conducting cash in transit duties.   Simon has provided personal protection services for several celebrities including Roger Sanchez, Marcia Hines, “Aussie” Joe Bugner, Ian “Molly” Meldrum, Rue Da Silva and providing security advice for several groups such as Liberty X, The Screaming Jets and various “Miss Indy” winners and dance troupes.

Simon has been the head of security at dozens of venues and has been the operations manager for a major security company who supplied guards for 23 venues across the Gold Coast and Brisbane where he was responsible for rostering, meetings, staff training and handling customer issues such as complaints and special event requests.

After facilitating the Certificate II in Security Operations course for TAFE Queensland since 2006, Simon has now joined the ranks of BARS Training Australia and has since enhanced his ability to interpret acts and regulations, as well as the expertise to encompass auditing workplaces, incident management, conducting operational risk assessments and emergency management procedures.

Vocational Training & Education Qualifications

Year

Registered Training Organisation

Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (instructor)

Senior First Aid

2008

First Aid International

Australian College of Training & Employment

Certificate III in Security Firearms (Cat C, H & E)

2006

Green and Gold Security Training Institute

Certificate II in Security Operations (instructor)

2005

Certificate II in Security Operations

1996

Guardrite Security Training Services