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Why join the BSIA?

BSIA membership gives your business a commercial advantage and puts you at the heart of influencing the future of the security industry.

Become part of a unique group of high quality and professional companies which are well-respected and well-represented to government, end users, specifiers, standards and legislative bodies.

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Why choose a BSIA member?

Choosing your security products or services from a member of the BSIA is your assurance of professionalism and quality.

The BSIA's rigorous membership criteria mean that when you choose a BSIA member, you can have confidence that you are entrusting the security of your organisation or assets into good hands.

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Skills for Security

Our training arm, Skills for Security, works with employers to improve security skills and standards of professionalism, by providing access to security training courses and security qualifications, for people employed in security roles across the UK.

Skills for Security can help you with training courses, apprenticeships and qualifications and offers a range of public courses as well as options for in-company delivery.

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Latest News

EFT Group partners with Skills for Security

The BSIA’s training arm Skills for Security is to partner with EFT Group in the training of its apprentices. From September, 22 apprentices will begin a bespoke apprenticeship programme covering Fire Alarms, CCTV, Intruder and Access Control.

The BSIA’s training arm Skills for Security is to partner with EFT Group in the training of its apprentices.

From September, 22 apprentices will begin a bespoke apprenticeship programme covering Fire Alarms, CCTV, Intruder and Access Control.

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Lone Worker Safety Expo 2019 announced

The 2019 Lone Worker Safety Expo has been announced. The event will be held in Central London on Tuesday 15 October 2019 and there are discounted delegate fees for BSIA members.

With speakers from the Health and Safety Executive, law firm Pinsent Masons, the NBCC, IOSH and other well-respected organisations, alongside interactive workshops, this is perfect place to gain valuable information and guidance.

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New Managing Director appointed at Skills for Security

The BSIA has appointed David Scott as the new Managing Director of Skills for Security.

David has a wealth of experience in the educational sector having recently held the position of Curriculum & Quality Manager at New College Lanarkshire, and has been instrumental in expanding the college to be the largest provider of fire and security apprenticeships in the UK.

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Guideines to minimise exposure to digital sabotage published

The BSIA has published Cyber secure it - a summary of current guidelines to minimise the exposure to digital sabotage of network connected equipment, software and systems used in electronic security systems.

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NSI adds new health & safety standard to portfolio

The National Security Inspectorate (NSI), the UK’s leading independent certification body specialising in the security and fire safety sector, is delighted to announce it has been granted accreditation by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for BS EN ISO 45001:2018 - the world’s first International Standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S), replacing the British Standard OHSAS 18001.

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