Security Industry Association Launches Training Initiative

Oct 2, 2007 4:02 PM

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the launch of a new training initiative to meet the security industry's need for timely and relevant training. SIA identified the first seven critical job roles in the security technology industry, developed a competency model to represent the skills needed to perform these jobs effectively, and built a listing of courses applicable to the needed skills -- a curriculum map.

"The mission of SIA Education is to raise the level of knowledge and professionalism in the security technology industry channel," says Richard Chace, SIA executive director and CEO. "We are here to help those in security technology take on the challenge of developing highly skilled personnel. With manufacturer, distributor, integrator and dealer participation, the top performers in the industry provided the insight into what it takes to succeed in security technology."

Companies and individuals can log in to SIA's Curriculum Map online at www.siaonline.org/education and use these new tools to:

* Establish job descriptions based on needed skills
* Identify the right people for critical jobs and get them trained quickly
* Develop training and coaching programs
* Build performance assessments for developing employees
* Target training dollars

SIA's new training initiative was announced at the International Security Conference & Exposition (ISC East) 2007 in New York. At the event, Chace delivered a brief presentation focusing on the initiative's benefits. Following the presentation, ISC East participants were invited to try out the new tools and develop customized training programs for their specific jobs within the security industry.

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