Here is what the Security Institute called for, when it made its 15th anniversary launch at the Churchill War Rooms in central London on November 18:
We call on all professional bodies in this industry, however diverse, however large or small, to be more outward looking and join with us in working independently and together for the benefit of our profession, the benefit of our industry and the benefit of our society:
We call on education bodies to join with us to examine the future development of structured learning programmes to upskill the security workforce:
We call upon key commercial organisations to work with us to provide the funding and support that some of these initiatives will entail: and
We call upon government and its many agencies to establish an enabling, meaningful and ongoing dialogue with the profession to ensure it develops in a way that is entirely consistent with the needs of government and society.
Security Institute Chairman Emma Shaw CSyP said: “We are proud to present this, our Manifesto for Professional Security, to the security community. This is a time of immense change, innovation and development within the security sector. Some of the changes are driven by technology, some by external events and some through innovative approaches via the constant quest to remain always one step ahead of those who would interfere with our safety. Our Manifesto is a call for closer co-operation and collaboration between the professional bodies, the forums and networks within the security sector. We ask you to work with us to make security a profession we can be proud of – forward-looking, influential and an aspirational career choice for ambitious young people.”
You can download the manifesto from the institute website: https://www.security-institute.org/About_Us/syi_manifesto.
