Security is a large marketplace, with many sectors to choose from offering various challenges all over the world, depending on what is right for you as the individual seeking work within this industry.

 

Close protection is still a large industry in today’s market and not only focused towards the Middle East, despite common perceptions.

 

However, it is changing, with much more focus on the overall package of security management as a whole.

 

This is seeing current operators take more advisory, training and managerial roles rather than just the physical protection element, thus the individual choosing this career path does need to ensure that skilled investments are made as part of ongoing career development, with time spent on obtaining sound qualifications recognised by the industry, and becoming more diverse and able to multitask.

 

A good recent example of this is the antipiracy field. It’s important to note that even this issue has been around for a very long time, but we have seen more shipping companies approach security firms and personnel to obtain qualified individuals (Ship Security Officers) with which to protect fleets and movements worldwide from the increasing threat of piracy.

 

This highlights the real need for individuals to maintain their overall skill set, but also to ensure that the qualifications they hold are applicable, as security changes with its own unique trends based on climate and so on. For this reason, development is a key aspect,allowing you to stay employed as contracts closeand open, maintaining accurate legislation and knowledge of the industry.

 

For further details, contact Calibre,Tel: o1494 435126, Website: www.calibre-international.com.

 

 

 

 

For Service leavers, navigating through a range of possible security courses in preparation for life in civvy street can often be a daunting minefield. If the UK private security industry attracts you, then it is highly likely that formal training leading to a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licencetopractise qualification will be required. You could consider security guarding, door supervision, close protection, management or some other securitysector role.

Anubis Associates Limited is a modern private security company that prides itself on providing a range of highquality services.

 

Anubis’s former Armed Services and police directors possess an enviable combination of backgrounds that, in addition to being highly qualified, are also operationally current.

 

In selecting an SIA training provider for your career change you need to thoroughly research the best available package offering a quality service that offers value for money – hopefully to match your budget. A cheap price or a short course is no guarantee of quality. It is vitally important to focus on the credibility of the instructors and the reputation of the company. Who actually trained you can often be the key to better future employment. It is vitally important to check the accreditation of a training provider through an independent organisation such as the Career Transition Partnership or Skills for Security. The more checks you do, the better!

 

Anubis is an approved training provider for the Buckinghamshire New University to deliver the level 3 SIA licence to practise close protection (CP) qualification.

 

Further details can be obtained from the following websites:
● www.thesia.org.uk
● www.skillsforsecurity.org.uk
● www.ctp.org.uk
● www.anubisltd.com.

 

See Anubis advertisement on page 23

 

 

 

 

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has announced that it is to introduce new licencelinked qualifications this year, bringing training up to date and introducing a modular structure. This, says the SIA, follows an industryled review of the specifications that drive training content. The new specifications will reflect current industry best practice so that individuals working in the security sectors undergo good basic training for their role.

 

Licence applicants will need to take the relevant modules for the sector in which they wish to work and obtain a licence. So – for close protection, for example (see our feature on page 18) – from January 2010 the SIA will accept:
● the new modular qualification for the relevant sector
● a current qualification, as long as it is less than three years since it was awarded.

 

This new structure, with core plus specialist modules, will mean less overlap and duplication in content across sectors, which will make it easier to get qualified to obtain more than one licence, as only the required and relevant training will need to be taken for each additional qualification.

 

To find out more, visit www.thesia.org.uk/home/training/training_changes.htm