{"id":225713,"date":"2021-09-16T13:55:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/training4employment.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=225713"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T11:17:10","slug":"changes-to-the-training-you-need-for-an-sia-licence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/training4employment.co.uk\/blogs\/changes-to-the-training-you-need-for-an-sia-licence\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to the training you need for an SIA licence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; 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