Get an SIA Licence
In the UK, people looking to start work in the security industry are required to obtain a SIA license. This licences are awarded through The Security Industry Authority (SIA), the organisation responsible for regulating the private security industry. The areas the licence covers include:
- Cash and Valuables in Transit
- Close Protection
- Door Supervision
- Public Space Surveillance (CCTV)
- Security Guard
- Key Holding
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- Look on the SIA website for an endorsed training provider. If you have any criminal convictions, be sure to check with the SIA, before booking on a course, especially if you are not a UK / EU citizen.
- Check your training provider. See who else has trained with them, speak to the training provider, and ask them about their pass rate. Be sure that the training provider is right for you.
- Come prepared for the class. If the training is held outdoors, be sure to have outdoor clothing with, maybe even a change of cloths.
- A week or so before hand, start training. Get up early and start to get your body regulated into the correct waking/working pattern. This will help your concentration on long training days and keep you alert.
- Take and pass the class. Once training is complete and you have passed, you will have to wait for your certificates to come through, from the relevant training body. Once you receive the certificates you will then be free to apply to the SIA for your licence.
Tips
- The Security Guard licence will only allow you to work in the Security Guarding sector.
- A door supervisor licence allows you to work in guarding as well as door supervision.
Warnings
- Ask the training provider about teaching ratios. This is important, as rules are in place to stop too many trainees being taught be only one teacher. If these rules are broken, licences can be withdrawn and nulled.
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