If you hold a qualification in security or a security-related discipline obtained overseas you may be exempt from some training. The qualification must be nationally recognised in the country in which you obtained it.

Please e-mail us for advice if you wish to claim exemption. You should present the qualification for the sector you want to work in to the SIA. We will also need to see a copy of the syllabus. We will map your qualification against our SIA competency standard. All documents should be translated into English.

You will be contacted about any training gaps and advised on how to meet the full competency criteria.

Please note: It is important to ensure that training remains current. Therefore, qualifications allowing exemption from the SIA approved training must be no more than three years old, except where otherwise stated.

All overseas applicants will be required to demonstrate that they can communicate in English and that they have attended training in subjects relating to legislation in Great Britain, as well as communication skills and conflict management.

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