SIA training

Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 6:33 pm

I have had a email from SIA that i could do training before i am 18 as long as its ok with the training provider. Does a company put you intouch with the training provider and who would pay for this training if i went to a company and said would they pay for the training and said when i am 18 i would go and work for them do you think this would be ok aslong i signed a agrrement with them?
Laughing

Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 7:05 pm

Hiya Mate,

Sorry but the SIA are wrong.
It's not that a training provider would mind, but none of the recognised awarding bodies eg: City & Guilds, NOCN/SITO etc will grant certificates to persons under 18 for the Security Industry qualifications.

I have checked this with Skills for Security and the NOCN previously.

We have had many similar requests, Sadly, we have had to turn them down.

Regards,

Mike.

Forum Addict Joined: Apr 28, 2004 Posts: 122

did you give them any career guidance while you were there? Laughing

"DONT DO IT!"

Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 10:47 pm

CentralCormar wrote:

I have had a email from SIA that i could do training before i am 18 as long as its ok with the training provider. Does a company put you intouch with the training provider and who would pay for this training if i went to a company and said would they pay for the training and said when i am 18 i would go and work for them do you think this would be ok aslong i signed a agrrement with them?
Laughing

Just to clarify this point, here is a link to the NOCN L2 Static & Patrol Qualification. It's only 2 pages but check out the last line of page 1 in bold print.

http://www.nocn.org.uk/quals/qualification_docs/Level%202%20Award%20in%20Security%20Guarding.pdf

Regards to all,

Mike.