The announcement encompasses the Security Systems and Providing Security Services frameworks issued today and which are available to view on the Skills for Security website.
It includes responsibility for any future additional frameworks that may be developed for security sector occupations.
As the English issuing authority, Skills for Security is directly accountable to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.
This new role for the organisation is distinctly separate from Skills for Security’s established work as the designated sector skills body for the private security industry.
Passionate advocate of apprenticeships
“Skills for Security has always been a passionate advocate of apprenticeships as a means of raising professional standards within the industry,” explained the organisation’s chief executive, David Greer.
“As an English issuing authority, we now take responsibility for the quality assurance of all English apprenticeship frameworks for occupations in security. This ensures that they are fully compliant with the Specification of Apprenticeship Frameworks in England (SASE), and have been developed through consultation and collaborative working with employers and other stakeholders to ensure that they meet industry needs.”
Skills for Security leads the way in raising standards to meet the demand for a more professional, highly trained and qualified workforce.
The organisation works with employers to improve security skills by providing access to training courses and security qualifications for people employed in private security roles across the UK.
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