SIA introduces mandatory refresher training

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has introduced new mandatory refresher training for door supervisors and security guards.

The training will be compulsory for those wishing to renew a licence after 1 April 2025.

The qualifications update safety-critical skills door supervisors and security guards use to keep the public safe. The SIA encourages affected licence holders to take the training as soon as possible.

It is available nationally from approved training providers.

Tony Holyland, head of individual standards for the SIA, said: "Protecting the public is at the heart of what we do, and professional security operatives undergo training to give them the skills they need to keep people safe.  

"We know that skills can fade over time, which is why the training being rolled out today is so important. This is about raising the standards in private security and refreshing those fundamental skills to help security operatives deal with the ever-changing threats of the modern world."

This follows the announcement last month that the SIA introduced mandatory refresher training to help door supervisors and security guards refresh their skills and learn up-to-date content on topics including spiking and terror threat awareness.

Alongside the requirement to present an up-to-date Emergency First Aid certificate, refreshers on conducting searches, physical intervention and terror threat awareness will be included.

Individuals holding a door supervisor licence can either take the door supervisor refresher training and renew their door supervisor licence, or take the security guard refresher training and switch to a security guard licence.

The SIA works with the private security industry to set standards and with awarding organisations to ensure the qualifications are offered via approved training providers.