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SIA Licences Suspended Over Alleged Training MalpracticeMore than 200 licences have been suspended by the SIA following alleged malpractice
WSG Reach Finals
We have been selected as a finalist at the Security Excellence Awards 2010
New Service enters pilot stage
SIA Revise Identity Check list
The SIA have revised their Identity Checklist
WSG Researching
As part of our on going research to meet employer and client needs
WSG have a Facebook
In keeping with WSG Associates wishing to communicate more efficiently
Tribute to Brian Lambie Hamilton
It is with much regret and sadness we report today (3 February 2010) that Brian Lambie Hamilton MBE aged 47 has passed away.
NATIONAL QUALITY MARK EQUALS RECOGNITION FOR WSG
Prestwick based national training provider, WSG Associates has been accredited with the nationally recognised quality mark for organisations which provide support to individuals to make learning and work more accessible – the matrix Standard.
David reaches milestone
David Pritchard one of our Employee Development Advisors has reached his first employment milestone with the business.
New era for the Private Security Industry in Northern Ireland
1 December 2009: Today, compulsory licensing and regulation of the private security industry in Northern Ireland comes into force.
WSG source Funding in LONDON
Through one of our funding partnerships WSG Associates have secured funding for providing Level 2 NVQ in Providing Security Services and NVQ Level 2 in Team Leading .
It's official....... we are QUALITY
After a rigorous assessment process which involved our staff, clients and learners, we achieved the prestigious quality mark of the matrix Standard.
SIA Announce new and upadated Modular Training to be introduced
New licence linked qualifications are to be introduced next year, bringing the training up to date and introducing a modular structure.
Website review by WSG
As part of our ongoing support in providing information, advice and guidance (IAG) to our employers, customers and learners we have revamped our website.
Company Director guilty of SIA Licence Breach
Security company director Mark David Livingston, 47 has been found guilty of working as a security director without holding an SIA licence.
Congratulations to.....
Our Senior Associate, Stuart Galloway who recently graduated with his Professional Certicate in Education (Cert Ed) from Greenwich University.
Security Excellence Awards 2009
This year's Security Excellence Awards proved to be an interesting adn enjoyable one for WSG Associates. Although not nominated for any awards it felt as if we had been as a number of customers were nominated and successfull in winning in their respective categories.
New Course Keyholding and Alarm Response
This two day course is accredited by EDI and is presently the only Awarding Body accredited training course available through our partnership with Surrey Security Training.
Shield win Security Guarding Company of the Year
At the recent Security Excellence Awards in the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London
Profile Gain
National security solutions provider Profile Security Services Limited have appointed WSG Associates as their lead provider for Work Balsed Learning and Vocational qualifications.
Shield for Development
After a succesful pilot of the Level 2 Certificate for Security Practitioners, The Shield Guarding Company and WSG Associates have agreed a training partnership for Vocational Qualifications.
WSG Associates open new Southern Regional Centre
WSG Associates have opened new Southern Regional Centre based in Willesden, London to support our Southern Region. In opening the new centre it now gives WSG two venues in London, Stockwell and Willesden.
The Corps look to the future
The Corps, one of Britain’s largest and most respected security companies in the UK, have agreed to outsource their SIA Compliant training requirements to WSG Associates the quality national security training provider, to compliment their own in house training programmes.
SIA UPDATE FOR SECURITY GUARDING
The Guarding sector is not due for licensing until 2005 although some consultation has taken place with industry representatives. However, the SIA recognise that, due to the size of the sector and the likely impact of licensing, the guarding sector will need early information about the training required for qualification for licensing so that it can be budgeted for and schedule training.
STEWARDS COULD COME UNDER LICENCE UMBRELLA
In the industry regulation debate, event stewards have been little discussed. They are difficult to categorise - are they event security officers, or crowd controllers? Are they a sub-sector of their own?
UNITED SIGN WSG
United Guarding Services Ltd, a leading provider of quality security services in London, the Home Counties and the Midlands since 1990 have appointed WSG Associates to deliver a Training Solutions Programme for their staff.
