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Who teaches
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One of our trainers.
Our people at work
Candidates we trained, on the doors they now work.
What we tell every candidate
The same answers, whoever asks.
What do I need before I can get an SIA licence?
You must be 18 or over, have the right to work in the UK, pass identity and criminal record checks, and hold the right qualification for a front line licence.
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The SIA runs its checks after you apply, and the fee is not refundable if you fail them, so it is worth checking each one first. For a front line licence the awarding organisation must tell the SIA you hold the qualification before you can even submit the application. A key holding or non front line licence does not need a licence linked qualification.
The SIA does not publish a fixed time. It offers a decision timescale indicator that estimates yours from your own details.
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Your own accuracy makes the biggest difference. Delays usually come from incomplete forms, slow responses to further information requests, address history that triggers overseas checks, a criminal record that needs assessment, outstanding court charges, or a right to work check. The application moves through next steps, checks in progress, and decision made, all visible in your SIA account.
Brian, our digital SIA trainer, answers from the same checked knowledge base as the rest of the site. Anything he cannot answer, we will, the same working day.
