The Security Institute is a

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for

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professionals. Membership of the Institute is open to security professionals, with other individuals with an interest in security being able to become affiliated. Based on validation of experience, training, qualifications and other contributions, applicants are given one of five grades of membership. Associates (''ASyI''), Members (''MSyI'') and Fellows (''FSyI'') are entitled to use

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indicating their level of membership in the Institute. There is a separate category for student members.

Activities

The Security Institute hosts regular seminars and social events as well as an annual conference. Most of the activities are geared towards

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. As part of its work in raising industry standards the Institute place great emphasis on the work of its Validation Board and the assessment of members' achievements before joining. Existing members are encouraged to seek promotion to a higher membership level.

Continuing Professional Development

The Security Institute runs a mentoring programme and an assessed

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(CPD) programme.

Training

PerpetuityARC, a

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based training provider, delivers certificate, diploma and advanced diploma qualifications via

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on behalf of the Security Institute. The ''Certificate in Security Management'' is a BTEC Level 3 qualification whereas the ''Diploma in Security Management'' is a BTEC Level 5 qualification.

Chartered Security Professionals

The Security Institute operates the Register of Chartered Security Professionals on behalf of the

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. The Institute was also the first licensee that can admit

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s (CSyP). Membership of the Institute is separate from becoming a Chartered Security Professional, which involves a comprehensive documentation procedure of the candidate's competencies in security related subjects as well as an interview. The first CSyPs were admitted in June 2011.

History

The Security Institute was established in 1999 "to enhance the professionalism and profile of the business of security." The founders, a group of different security professionals, wished to communicate how security is a separate professional field of activity. Realising that there was no objective system for measuring and accrediting security practitioners in the United Kingdom they decided to form the Security Institute. In 2008, the Security Institute merged with the International Institute of Security (IISec), which had been established in 1968.

Chairperson

* 1999 - 2005: Geoff Whitfield FSyI * 2005 - 2009: Bill Wyllie CSyP FSyI * 2009 - 2013: Mike Bluestone MA CSyP FSyI * 2013 - 2015: Emma Shaw MBA CSyP FSyI FCMI * 2015 - 2017: Garry Evanson MSc BA PgDip PGCE CSyP FSyI * 2018 - 2021: Dr Alison Wakefield FSyI * 2021 - 2023: Peter Lavery FSyI * 2023 - Present: Julie Nel MA MSyI

Awards

The Security Institute awards several prizes. The George van Schalkwyk Award was instituted in 2007 and is awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the cause of security professionalism. The award is named after George van Schalkwyk, an institute member killed in a helicopter accident in Afghanistan in July 2006. The John Aplin Award was instituted in 1998 by the International Institute of Security (IISec). It was initially awarded to the person who sat all six modules of the Certificate in Security Management examination in one day and achieved the highest score. After a reorganisation of the Certificate course the award was not awarded but was reestablished in 2008 after the IISec merger with the Security Institute, and awarded at the Annual General Meeting in the subsequent year. The award is named after Johns Aplin, a long-standing member, director and trustee of the International Institute of Security. The Wilf Knight Award was instituted in 2008 and awarded for the first time in 2009. The award honours a student who has made a valuable academic contribution to the development of security management through distinction and/or innovation in methodology or theorising in the general field of security management and/or professional security practice. The Wilf Knight Award is presented at the annual Security Excellence Awards ceremony organised by

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. The award is named after Wilf Knight (1944–2008) a former industry professional and member of the Institute.

References

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