Posts Tagged ‘Workforce Development’
Security Industry Association Announces New Apprenticeship Program for Integrators
SIA’s apprenticeship initiative will meet the demand for a highly skilled technical workforce, grow career development opportunities and diversify the industry’s talent pipeline. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced that it is developing a new apprenticeship program to help address the security industry’s workforce challenges, diversify the talent pipeline and foster career…
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Security Industry Association Announces 2022 SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship Winners
Seven security industry professionals and students will receive scholarships to be used toward continuing education, repayment of student loan debt and professional development. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named seven recipients for the 2022 SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Scholarship – a program developed by the SIA Women in Security Forum to further educational…
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Foundation for Advancing Security Talent Welcomes Ken Kocher to FAST Board of Directors
Kocher, president of Force Security Solutions, will join the expert group of security and life safety professionals in guiding FAST’s efforts to promote careers in the physical security technology industry. DALLAS, Texas – The Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) has named Ken Kocher of Force Security Solutions to serve on the FAST Board of…
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Security Industry Association Announces RISE Scholarship Opportunity
SIA invites its young professional members and student members to apply for this program offering $3,000 scholarships to further their education and career goals. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) is now accepting applications for the SIA RISE Scholarship, an initiative led by the SIA RISE community for young professionals. Through the 2023…
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How People Analytics Can Enhance Your Company’s Workforce Development Strategy
In the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) 2022 Security Megatrends report, workforce development was listed as the No. 5 Security Megatrend, citing the biggest area of pain for integrators was finding the talent needed to get the work done. With the labor shortage integrators are experiencing, the employee processes within the security industry need to be…
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Help the U.S. Department of Labor Provide Career Info on Security Industry Jobs
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to support the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Network (O*NET) program, a free resource for millions of job seekers, employers, veterans, educators and students. SIA invites its members to participate in this important initiative by contributing information on their roles within the security industry. O*NET provides key…
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How Can We Better Market the Security Industry?
“How did you get started in security?” This simple question will tell you a lot about the people who make up our evolving industry. For the most part, you’ll hear responses ranging from serendipitous entrances to personal introductions or unexpected opportunities. Regardless of the answers, there is almost always one thing in common – people…
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A Mid-Year Message to Our Members From SIA Board Chair James Rothstein
In this video message, James Rothstein, chair of the Security Industry Association (SIA) Board of Directors, shares an update with members following our June 2022 board meeting – from new projects designed to help solve workforce challenges to newly created advisory boards to updates on SIA’s efforts to support the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent…
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Video: Top 10 Hiring KPIs for Security Systems Integrators
In the first of our new SIA Integration Insights video series, we address the fact that hiring is hard, really hard! But just like sales and business operations, if you want to improve performance, you need to measure it and apply some key performance indicators (KPIs). SAGE Integration Chief Operating Officer John Nemerofsky stepped up…
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Industry Partners Announce Comprehensive Security Industry Compensation Study
Presented by the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent and bringing together top organizations, the 2022 study will provide the security industry with the data it needs to effectively recruit and hire talent. SILVER SPRING, Md. – Recognizing the industry’s need for current and comprehensive compensation data, particularly for security integrators, leading organizations have partnered to…
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