SSAIB News

In recent years there have been several developments designed to raise competence and qualification levels in the Fire and Security Industries.

In England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland these have included the introduction of specialist apprenticeships. Wales is therefore currently the only part of the UK without a specialist Fire and Security Apprenticeship.

The Entry deadline for the new Fire and Security Matters Awards organised by Fire Safety Matters and Security Matters magazines – has been extended until 11 February 2022.

You can enter the Awards for FREE at https://firesecurityawards.com/award-categories

BAFE continue to stress the importance of verifying appropriate UKAS accredited third-party certification with growing industry support.

As the nation moves towards stronger responsibility and accountability for fire safety measures, the BAFE Fire Safety Register reiterate their message on the significance of UKAS accredited third-party certification. BAFE’s “Don’t just Specify, Verify” campaign launched in March 2020 identifies the important second, and sometimes overlooked, verification stage when premises management source competent third-party certificated organisations to help comply with their fire safety obligations.

The winners and runners-up for the WorldSkills UK 2021 Final for security apprentices and Engineers of Tomorrow 2021 competition for Fire apprentices have now been revealed. 

The finals were held at the Skills for Security training centre in Warrington on the 18/19 November 2021, with the help of SSAIB auditors as part of the adjudicating team.   SSAIB salute all of participants in this year’s competition and wish them success in their careers within the industry.

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