Skills for Security, a national training provider for the security industry, is proud to announce a new sponsorship opportunity for companies looking to support and expand the skills pipeline in the security sector
The idea founded by Simon Banks, the Investor Chairman for Skills for Security and founder of CSL Group, the organisation aims to solve industry problems and help partners, manufacturers, employers, and other key stakeholders expand their reach, extend their options, and meet new audiences. Simon emphasises the importance of increasing the skills pipeline for the security sector and across all electrotechnical disciplines, stating, “Without young people entering our sector as a career of choice we will not have enough engineers installing and servicing systems and therefore manufacturers will have a limit placed on their equipment sales. The demand for quality engineers has to increase. We need a strong training provider that can solve industry problems for the sector and serve its value chain.”
All profits from Skills for Security are invested back into the sector and the organisation is jointly owned by The Banks Foundation (TBF) and the British Security Industry Association (BSIA). Simon has also set up a special reserves fund within the BSIA that ring-fences the profits from Skills for Security so that they can be invested into good causes. The other half of the dividend goes to TBF, which spends all revenue on good causes and is closely aligned with Young Enterprise.
As a robust skills pipeline benefits all stakeholders in the sector, Skills for Security is calling upon companies to sponsor their work by making a financial contribution. Sponsorship starts at as little as £7,000 (Innovation Partner) and there are currently four tiers: Inspiration Partner, Impact Partner, and Media Partner. The Nineteen Group (The Security Event) is the first media partner announced on this exciting new journey.
Participation in this initiative can deliver a significant return on investment, far beyond the initial sponsorship fee. Sponsorship of Skills for Security can potentially address every stage of your marketing, as well as covering other areas of the business such as corporate social responsibility, equality, diversity & inclusion, human resources, and even product development.
Read the full article in the February 2023 edition of PSI magazine
