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\n \n SIA Security <\/span>\n\n \n \n \n \u25f7<\/span>\n 13 min read\n <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

\n \n SIA Licence Check: How to Verify a Security Guard or Door Supervisor Is Legally Licensed <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n A security badge can look completely valid and still tell you very little. The photo may match, the hologram may be intact, and the\u2026 <\/p>\n\n \n \n \n Read Article<\/span>\n \n \n <\/path>\n <\/svg>\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n \n \"Mandatory\n \n

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\n \n Mandatory Door Supervisor Refresher Course: Everything You Need to Know <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n If your SIA Door Supervisor licence is coming up for renewal, the process changed in a way that catches a lot of people out.\u2026 <\/p>\n\n \n \n \n Read Article<\/span>\n \n \n <\/path>\n <\/svg>\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n \n \"SIA\n \n

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\n \n SIA Licence Renewal 2026: Step-by-Step Checklist for Door Supervisors and Security Guards <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n If your SIA licence expires in 2026, leaving the renewal too late could take you off shift. A pending application does not extend an\u2026 <\/p>\n\n \n \n \n Read Article<\/span>\n \n \n <\/path>\n <\/svg>\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n \n \"SIA\n \n

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\n \n SIA CCTV Operator Course: The Complete Guide to Getting Licensed and Earning as a CCTV Operator in the UK <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n If you have ever watched a control room full of monitors and wondered how someone ends up in that chair, the answer is shorter\u2026 <\/p>\n\n \n \n \n Read Article<\/span>\n \n \n <\/path>\n <\/svg>\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n \n \"SIA\n \n

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\n \n SIA Door Supervisor vs Security Guard Licence: Which Should You Get First? <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n

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\n \n Why the Big SIA Training Review is the Strategic Reset for the Private Security Sector Needs <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n   The Security Industry Authority\u2019s (SIA) ongoing strategic review has sparked intense debate across the private security sector. Whilst some view it as another\u2026 <\/p>\n\n \n \n \n Read Article<\/span>\n \n \n <\/path>\n <\/svg>\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n \n \"SIA\n \n

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\n \n SIA Door Supervisor Course UK: Licence, Requirements, Role, Difficulty and What You Learn <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n Figuring out how to get your SIA licence in the UK can feel overwhelming. What are the rules? Is the exam hard? What does\u2026 <\/p>\n\n \n \n \n Read Article<\/span>\n \n \n <\/path>\n <\/svg>\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n \n \"Door\n \n

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\n \n Door Supervisor Course Benefits <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n

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\n \n 7 Mistakes Students Make in SIA Courses and How to Avoid Them <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n Getting your SIA licence can open the door to real job opportunities. But many students make avoidable mistakes before, during or after training and\u2026 <\/p>\n\n \n \n \n Read Article<\/span>\n \n \n <\/path>\n <\/svg>\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n <\/div>1<\/span>\n2<\/a>\n3<\/a>\n…<\/span>\n6<\/a>\nNext \u2192<\/a><\/nav>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Getting your SIA licence can open the door to real job opportunities. But many students make avoidable mistakes before, during or after training and those mistakes can cost time, money and effort. The good news is that most setbacks are not caused by a lack of ability. They come down to poor planning, rushed decisions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/training4employment.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/training4employment.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/training4employment.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/training4employment.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/training4employment.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/training4employment.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251937,"href":"https:\/\/training4employment.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/251937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/training4employment.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}