Security Training Solutions

From Tuesday 1 April 2025, door supervisors and security guards must undertake refresher training to renew their licence.

The new refresher qualifications will be available from 1 October 2024 and will update key safety-critical skills door supervisors and security guards use to keep the public safe.

If they hold a door supervisor licence they can choose one of the following options:
• take the door supervisor refresher training and renew their door supervisor licence
• take the security guard refresher training and switch to a security guard licence

In either case, they must have an Emergency First Aid at Work qualification, or equivalent, before they can take the refresher training.

In April 2021 the SIA raised the standards for licence-linked qualifications for Door Supervisors (DS) and Security Guards (SG). Accredited ‘top-up’ awards were introduced for DS and SG in October 2021.

By October 2024, all existing DS and SG licence holders will be qualified to the same standard. The refresher training will ensure that operatives have safety-critical skills that are up to date.

Read the full press release: https://orlo.uk/khUVy

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NOVEMBER CALENDAR IS OUT!

Stay vigilant and be aware of your surroundings. Trust your instincts and . Take your ACT training if you have not done so already.

ACT Security e-learning is specialised training for front-line security operatives. When taken with ACT Awareness e-learning, the training covers the entire counter-terrorism content for the licence-linked qualifications and top-up training.

This free course was designed by government counter-terrorism experts from the National Counter Terrorism Security Office and the Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure. The custom-built training provides up-to-date counter-terrorism knowledge to help operatives prevent terrorist attacks whilst on duty.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/3DwBGwk
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Do Summer Safely -We’re supporting Counter Terrorism Police UK's summer vigilance campaign.

As an SIA licence holder, you play a vital role in protecting members of the public in the most demanding circumstances and often placing yourself in harm’s way. Please read the guidance we have produced on good practice to help you continue to protect the public and keep yourself safe.

How to protect yourself and others: guidance for door supervisors: https://bit.ly/3A4h1jP

If you are concerned by the actions and behaviour of other security operatives and businesses, you can report your concern to us via our webpage: https://www.services.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk/Pages/Report-Illegal-Activity.aspx

Have you taken your ACT training yet?

New specialised counter-terror awareness training: ACT Security e-learning, is now available.

ACT Security is specialised training for front-line security operatives.

This free course was designed by government counter-terrorism experts from the National Counter Terrorism Security Office and the Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure. The custom-built training will provide up-to-date counter-terrorism knowledge to help operatives prevent terrorist attacks whilst on duty. Content includes videos from security operatives in the UK.

The five modules cover:
• the role of a security operative in counter terrorism
• current terrorist attack methods
• identifying and responding to suspicious activity
• incident response planning
• responding to a terrorist incident

The training will take 1 hour 15 mins. Its flexible delivery allows the user to pause and save their progress.

ACT Security will provide you with greater knowledge and confidence to detect, deter, or disrupt potential terrorist activity. We urge all security operatives to take this free specialised training to enhance their skills to combat the threat of terrorism.

Security professionals can take the training as follows:
1. Send an email to [email protected] with the subject “PIN request for ACT e-learning”. The SIA will reply with a PIN.
2. Go to the ACT e-learning site.
3. Enter the PIN sent by the SIA when asked for an access/PIN code.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sia-launches-new-counter-terrorism-e-learning-today