About SSCS
Intro in Italian
The Security Skills Certification Scheme (SSCS) is a non-governmental, international and independent body.
We act within the Private Security Industry through a registered scheme to verify that individuals meet the mandatory requirements for working in this Industry.
We are a certification body that on the one hand provides professional badges to individuals who meet the mandatory requirements to work in this sector and on the other hand designs, develops and manages evaluation schemes that lead to regulated qualifications. As Awarding Body, SSCS draws inspiration from the British learning specifications of the SIA (Security Industry Authority), considering them the most comprehensive and well-organized internationally.
The SSCS's Directors come from the International Security Industry, an international team of security experts with an extensive hands-on experience from all levels of the industry. We all believe in making the industry more secure.
Our mission is to protect employers and contractors in one hand with professionals in the other. Our highly skilled team has worked diligently for over 8 years, studying a recognition scheme of professions in the security field.
Please note: The SSCS is in no way a substitute for the UK's Security Industry Authority (SIA) or any other governmental body in any country that regulates the security industry.
Approved Training Centres (ATC)
Organisations that demonstrated they will operate in accordance to the requirements set out in the SSCS Scheme Guide and any qualification specific requirements as stated within the qualification specification. ATCs provide training course programmes authorized by SSCS to get certified to apply for the SSCS card-badge.
Approved Trainers (AT)
Individuals that demonstrated they will teach in accordance to the requirements set out in the SSCS Scheme Guide.
Authorized Agencies (AA)
Organisations that demonstrated they will operate in accordance to the requirements set out in the SSCS Scheme Guide and any qualification specific requirements as stated within the qualification specification. AAs provide information and assistance to those who want to apply for the badge, or to become an SSCS’s Approved Training Centre, an Approved Trainer, an Approved External or Internal Verifier etc.
External Verifier (EV)
Individuals from the SSCS in charge of verifying that Centres, Agencies and Trainers work in accordance to the requirements set out in the SSCS Scheme Guide.
Internal Verifier (IV)
Individuals from the SSCS Approved Centres in charge of verifying that Centres, Agencies and Trainers work in accordance to the requirements set out in the SSCS Scheme Guide.
Approved Contractors (AC)
Organizations, providers of security services, that demonstrated they will operate in accordance to the requirements set out in the SSCS Approved Contractor Scheme.
Please check our section "get your ID card" to get more details.