The facilities services contractor Mitie’s training arm, PerpetuityARC, will be the first training partner to deliver a new SFJ Awards Level 4 Certificate for Protective Security Advisers.
Endorsed by the Protective Security Centre, Government Security, at the Home Office, it was launched in front of an industry audience yesterday. It’s the first qualification to be endorsed by all three of the government’s national technical authorities: National Protective Security Authority (NPSA), UK National Authority for Counter Eavesdropping (NACE) and National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
PerpetuityARC, among the speakers at the launch at Mitie’s head office at The Shard, Southwark, south London, already offers security management training course, including the Security Institute’s Security Management suites and a master’s degree (MSc) in International Security and Risk Management.
Emma Shaw, Managing Director, Intelligence Services at Mitie said during her introduction to the event: “The launch of the Level 4 Certificate for Protective Security Advisers is a much-anticipated step towards upskilling the industry, making security a career of choice and strengthening national security capabilities. We are proud to be the first to deliver this qualification, and to be providing the training for such an important mission. With options for both industry newcomers and existing security professionals to access the qualification, we hope it will set a high bar across the board.”
Simon Hepburn, CEO of the Security Institute, was among attenders. He said: “The Level 4 Protective Security Adviser Qualification and Apprenticeship are a timely and vital contribution to the UK’s national security landscape. As a member of the core trailblazer group, The Security Institute is proud to have supported its development, which represents a significant step forward in formalising the skills, standards, and professional expectations of those working in protective security roles. In a complex threat environment, a converged approach to security training has been a pressing need for quite some time: with this award, we have set a new benchmark that will help build national capability and trust.”
Visit www.perpetuityarc.com. See also the SFJ Awards website.
More in the July edition of Professional Security Magazine.
