ISS launches new security apprenticeship schemes

To mark this year’s International Security Officer’s Day (24 July), ISS has launched a new suite of security apprenticeship schemes to expand career opportunities for those working or wishing to work in security.

The scheme will allow ISS security employees to work towards a nationally accredited and recognised qualification, offering scope for career progression and personal development, with the support from ISS to study whilst working. These apprenticeships will also help to open up new opportunities for a wider talent pool, including people from marginalised groups, by giving them the right skills to bring them into a sustainable employment.

Training will be available for both new and existing employees who want to learn and develop through the Professional Security Operative Level 2 programme, which runs for a duration of 12 months. Further, existing employees, who are looking to retrain or upskill within the industry, can enrol on the 15-month Security First Line Manager Level 3 programme.

Beginning later in 2024, apprenticeships will be delivered by Skills for Security, ISS’s UK security training partner, through a combination of face-to-face and online learning and cohorts will run on a quarterly basis. Eligible applicants will be enrolled, and their full study fee will be funded by the ISS apprenticeship levy.

Steve Jones, Employability Business Partner at ISS UK & Ireland, said: “At ISS, we strive to provide the best working environment for our employees to develop, so we’re delighted to be launching this new suite of apprenticeship schemes to help those working within the security sector, as well as accessing a broader and more diverse pool of talent from different backgrounds.”