DIRECTOR'S PROFILE

DIRECTOR'S PROFILE
BARS Training Australia - The Public Safety Professionals

Mr. Garry Oliver, seen here alongside the 2008 Grammy Award winning Benny Benassi, is the Director and Senior Facilitator of BARS Training Australia bringing a wealth of experience to training, consultancy and events management.

Garry has served 24 years in operational policing with the Queensland Police Service reaching the rank of Senior Sergeant in charge of police operations Fortitude Valley.

For the last 9 years of his service he coordinated up to 7 agencies specialising in the development and maintenance of harm reduction strategies for licensed premises throughout Queensland. He was the original founder of the Liquor Enforcement and Proactive Strategies (LEAPS) process that forms a part of the Brisbane City 17 Point Safety Action Plan, now implemented state wide, lecturing on these strategies to health and enforcement agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Garry has been Operational Skills Instructor since 1994 training police officers, together with a number of other law enforcement agencies. This training included use of force options open to police officers including conflict resolution, tactical communication and control and restraint techniques. During his police service he was awarded both the National Medal and the Queensland Police Medal for diligent and ethical conduct.

Garry was the senior lecturer and co-ordinator for the Justice Department for the Gold Coast Institute of TAFE for over 7 years. He is currently an approved trainer with the Queensland State Government and a trainer and assessor officially recognised by the Australian Hospitality Review Panel.

Garry is currently a licensed crowd controller, security guard, security advisor, private investigator and approved manager under the Liquor Act 1992. He has served on the executive board of the National Security Association Australia (QLD) for over 4 years, holding the position of President since November 2008.

Garry resigned from the National Security Association in April 2010 to take up an Executive Board position with the Security Providers Association of Australia (SPAAL), a national not-for-profit association and a leading Approved Security Industry Association (ASIA) accredited for security license holder member under security industry legislation.

SPAAL is a prestigious, long established (since 1966) well known and interactive organisation with a strict code of ethical behaviour and a long proven track record in the furtherance of professionalism and integity within the security indistry.

Instructional (Training) Qualifications	Year	Registered Training Organisation
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment	2006	Gold Coast Institute of TAFE
Emergency Response Trainers Course	2006	Queensland Fire & Rescue Service
Approved Responsible Service of Alcohol Trainer	2005	Queensland Liquor Licensing
Queensland Ambulance First Aid Instructors Course	2005	Queensland Ambulance Service
Certificate IV in Workplace Training & Assessment	1999	Queensland Police Service
Informal Resolution Course (including conflict resolution)	1999	Queensland Police Service
Firearms Training Officer Course (2 week course)	1996	Queensland Police Service
Advanced Field Training Officer Course	1993	Queensland Police Service
The Field Training Officers Course	1991	Queensland Police Service

Vocational Training & Education Qualifications	Year	Registered Training Organisation
Certificate II Security Operations (Upgrade Course)	2009	The Australian Training Academy
Responsible Management of Licensed Venues	2009	Club Training Australia
Responsible Service of Alcohol (approved instructor)	2008	Club Training Australia
Provide Emergency Life Support (approved instructor)	2008	First Aid Action
Perform CRP (approved instructor)	2008	First Aid Action
Apply First Aid (approved instructor)	2008	First Aid Action
Diploma of Public Safety (Policing)	2006	Queensland Police Service
Responsible Service of Gaming (approved instructor)	2006	Club Training Australia
Certificate IV in Security and Risk Management	2005	Australian Training Academy
Certificate III in Investigative Services	2005	Australian Training Academy
Certificate III in Security Operations (approved instructor)	2005	Australian Training Academy
Certificate II in Security Operations (approved instructor)	2005	Australian Training Academy
Responsible Service of Alcohol (approved instructor)	2005	Club Training Australia
District Duty Officers Course (Forward commanders)	2004	Queensland Police Service
Liquor Investigative Course (5 day course)	2004	Queensland Police Service
Motorcade Commanders Course (CHOGM)	2001	Queensland Police Service
District Tacticians Course (Over 400 hours)	2000	Queensland Police Service
Prostitution Enforcement Course (covert operations)	2000	Queensland Police Service
(MDP) Management Studies (Senior Sergeant rank)	1998	Queensland Police Service
(MDP) Foundation Studies in Management (SS Rank)	1998	Queensland Police Service
(MDP) Legal Studies (Senior Sergeant rank)	1997	Queensland Police Service
Associate Diploma of Business	1996	Gold Coast Institute of TAFE
Managers Course (Approving matters for prosecution)	1995	Queensland Police Service
Supervisors Development Course (No.11)	1994	Queensland Police Service
Liquor Act Investigator Course	1994	Queensland Police Service
Hazardous Material Management Course	1994	Queensland Police Service
Operational Skills Instructors Course (Self defence)	1994	Queensland Police Service
Instructional Skills Instructors Course (Self defence)	1993	Queensland Police Service
Associate Diploma of Business (Justice Administration)	1993	Gold Coast Institute of TAFE
Breath Analysis Course (4 week course)	1986	Queensland Police Service

PO Box 516, Runaway Bay QLD 4216 | Phone: 0414 5278 00 | Email: garry@barstraining.com.au | Web: www.barstraining.com.au