How SIA Top-Up Training and First Aid Courses Enhance Your Security Career In the fast-paced security industry in the UK, keeping your skills up to date is essential to stay competitive. SIA Top-Up Training and First Aid Courses are legal requirements for the renewal...
As a security professional, preparing for the SIA (Security Industry Authority) top-up exam is a critical step in maintaining your certification and ensuring you’re up-to-date with the latest industry standards. One of the best strategies to pass this exam is...
So, you’ve decided you need a CSCS Green Card. Good move! This little plastic can open many doors for you in the UK construction industry. But how do you get it? Is it a long, painful process? Not really, as long as you know what you’re doing. That’s...
You no longer have to bypass good quality staff training because your employees are working from home. The pandemic has thrown almost everything we know on its head. The idea of office culture has shifted completely in the last two years. We no longer think of the...
Going for an interview can be really nerve-wrecking, especially if you don’t have much experience of being interviewed, or haven’t ever been interviewed before. However, you don’t need to worry, because interviewing is a skill you can master. Follow these techniques...
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has extended the introduction of the updated close protection qualification to 01 April 2022. SIA are working with a close protection expert working group, awarding organisations and physical intervention programme providers to...
The Internet is full of opportunities for self-teaching and the ability to learn about almost any topic, industry, or skill without ever having to leave the sofa. But online learning isn’t for everyone and presents just as many disadvantages as it does advantages. In...
Security Industry Authority (SIA) have announced that there will be further changes to the training you will need to take before you can get a front line SIA licence. In addition to the changes in April 2021, there will be more changes in October 2021 and April 2022:...
On 1 April 2021, the SIA will introduce updated qualifications for all sectors except Close Protection. From 1 April 2021, you must have a first aid qualification before you can apply for a Door Supervisor or Security Guard licence. On 1 October 2021, the SIA will...
We are pleased to announce that all classroom training is running as scheduled. We will be providing you with PPE throughout the course and ensuring you are kept safe following government guidelines. All candidates will have their temperature checked before they start...
While a first impression is often formed in seconds, it can last for an eternity. Although this may sound a little profound, it certainly has merit an ever-diversifying and competitive marketplace. After all, studies have shown that it takes approximately 7 seconds...
Are you thinking about applying for a new job? Maybe you should rethink your CV game. Statistics show that on average recruiters spend 6 seconds scanning through a CV. Doesn’t sound like much, right? So you have got to make those seconds count! Every recruiter has a...
Experts believe that the rise of robots in the workplace will account for unemployment rates greater than 50% within the next 30 years. Some are calling it humanity’s ‘biggest challenge ever’ with Professor Moshe Vardi of Rice University claiming that “we are...
Still looking for that job? Fed up of searching job boards and picking up the local paper only to find the same positions listed week in, week out? Fear not – there are ways you can reignite your job hunt. Broadening your horizons while job hunting may feel a...
Security has never been an easy industry. By its very nature, it mixes danger with responsibility and the ability to keep one’s composure when things get fractious. As a result, it requires a very specific set of skills from anyone wishing to become a security guard....
Sweaty palms, jiggling legs, concerns about forgetting past qualifications and making a fool of yourself; the moments before a job interview can be tense and incredibly nerve-wracking. We’ve all been there. In reality, there is no magical formula for banishing job...
Job searching is changing – rapidly. Once a frustrating trawl through the vacancy pages of the local newspaper, hunting for a new career is now a process which can be conducted entirely online. Internet job boards have evolved, as have the techniques required to...
For many reasons, Christmas does live up to its billing as the “most wonderful time of the year”. Families all coming together, gifts, meals and other festivities take over the deeper into December we get. But for others, it can be a daunting time of year thanks to...
Training 4 Employment can train you to be a security professional. If you take one look at our courses, you’ll see the wide range of careers we can put you on the path towards. You’ll be fully accredited and ready to jump into the big world of the security sector by...
Your CV can hold a lot of weight. For just a piece of paper, it can make the difference between landing an interview or not. A good one can get you considered for jobs way beyond your experience. Bad ones can slam hundreds of doors in your face without you knowing....
If you have ever tried to apply for a license, get a job, or do almost anything than can be regulated by a governing body (or 10), you’ll be aware of organisations that monitor other organisations. Drivers who want their driving licenses have to deal with the DVLA....
There are many hurdles you have to leap over during the course of landing a job. Some you have complete control over – obtaining the right skills, applying for a wide range of jobs, and getting your interview technique down. Others are completely out of your...
No one likes interviews. You are putting yourself on show for a highly critical audience. The person interviewing you needs to know that you can add value to their business, and if you deserved to be given any of their money. That is the very definition of a “tough...
As with everything, the role of “security guard” is becoming more vague, as more and more nuances are added to the classic security guard cliché. The “Man with torch” picture is kind of a thing of the past. Now, there are hundreds of variations on the job. The...
