Release date: 9th November 2009
Update: Following the May election, the funding for this scheme is no longer available but we will let you know if and when we can resume this service.
Skills for Security has teamed up with ATS Community Employment, an agency working on behalf of Jobcentre Plus, to help employers fill Guarding vacancies with licensed security officers at no cost.
The free service can provide employers with trained and licensed security staff in South East London, Kent and East Sussex. Recruits can even be provided on a one-week trial if required.
To participate employers simply need to visit http://www.guardingrecruit.co.uk/ and complete a one-page form. This information is forwarded to ATS, who will start matching requirements to their database of people seeking employment. The people submitted will have been given pre-employment training as well as training to SIA requirements, and will either already hold a licence or their application to the SIA will have been submitted.
At the moment the service is only available for vacancies located in South East London, Kent and East Sussex but if there is sufficient demand Skills for Security says it will extend the scheme to other areas of the country.
