Like unicorns, hens teeth, or traffic wardens with a sense of humour, decent Security Officers are increasingly hard to find. The BSIA estimates that this year there will be a shortfall of around 60,000 licensed Security Officers in the UK. Just over a quarter of the way through the year and what many considered to be a highly pessimistic prediction, seems to be deadly accurate.
SHORT RANT WARNING!!!:
With recruitment now so difficult, many security companies cross their fingers and turn to the ocean of staff agencies out there, to provide the “numbers” required. Much to the general dismay of the professional side of the industry, there still seems to be a steady flow of the untrained and incompetent “cash for certificates” detritus, that makes the industry look so poor, and the public thinks that we are all ignorant idiots, unable to string a sentence together in English. Many cowboy staff agencies (ACS approved of course) still provide these individuals to unsuspecting security service providers, ruining their professional reputations, and failing to provide any standard of service to the end client.
RANT OVER…..
The danger of playing the staff agency “Russian roulette”, to provide the numbers of officers you need, whenever you need them, is making companies think outside the box to find decent people. Some companies are spending huge amounts of money by arranging in-house SIA training and providing loans for licenses. It is a costly system, and trying to find decent professional trainers, when needed, is somewhat hit and miss.
It really doesn’t need to be that difficult, however. More and more are now waking up to the outstanding pool of talent being produced by Get Licensed training providers.
As the biggest and most high-profile security training network in the UK, a huge proportion of those genuine people seeking work in the security industry are drawn to the outstanding reputation and excellent value that Get Licensed embodies. Because of its size and buying power, it can negotiate excellent course fees, with superb trainers, at savings that no individual could ever achieve. But new students do not have to compromise on the quality of training provided. Get Licensed closely vets every company that applies to provide training via them. They produce top notch course materials, and they ensure that there is a uniformity of quality whatever trainer you use, or part of the country you are from. Performance standards are continuously monitored with every trainer, to guarantee excellence. Oh yeah, when I mention guarantee, they absolutely provide a full money back guarantee if whatever course you take via them, does not meet your expectations, or for some reason, falls below their own high standards. Just don’t try to offer cash for a course completion certificate to any Get Licensed training provider! Without doing the work, or passing the exam, you’ll be shown the door, and the SIA will be passed your details in double quick time. Try the fast food industry. The protection of people and property is a serious business, for serious security professionals only.
So new recruits to the sector have industry leading training with Get Licensed, but how can your company reach them?
Well they have thought of that too. Get Licensed has a new and groundbreaking security jobs board. Already attracting the vast majority of the UK’s top employers, and laid out in a security industry friendly format, it is rapidly becoming the most popular recruitment site for serious security professionals and top-notch employers. Via desktop website and the class leading “GuardPass” smart phone app, Get Licensed have created a simple and effective way to match the right people, with the right vacancies, 24/7.
People often talk about value added services that Security Officers may be asked to perform by clients. Get Licensed provide an additional range of useful and relevant online training courses, that make their students stand out from the crowd and more valuable to an employer. The GuardPass app also provides a conduit to access a massive library of FREE advice, guidance, training and reference material. Everything that an engaged security professional could want. They even have a shop that sells all the kit that any Security Officer, in any sector of the industry, could ever need, again at great prices.
How can you as an employer tell who the best and most suitable Get Licensed candidates are for your needs?
Every Security Officer is encouraged to complete a detailed profile on the GuardPass app. This will include a short introduction video of the officer, and even has ‘Skills Badges’ that can be displayed by the candidate on their profile, to highlight the short Get Licensed CPD specialist subject tests that they have successfully passed! I think they have thought of everything.
In a nutshell, there are newly licensed security officers, then there are Get Licensed trained, engaged, professional Security Officers, who you can reach via the advanced Get Licensed recruitment system, and evaluate candidates without the need to see anyone face to face, by assessing their additional skills, and watching their introduction video.
If you want to join the security industry and you are intelligent and motivated, you’ll do your research. That research would lead you to Get Licensed.
If you’re a quality security company, looking for the best people, you’d do your research too. May I recommend having a look here: https://www.get-licensed.co.uk/
I don’t need to tell you where that research would lead…..
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