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The EY Foundation’s CEO, Maryanne Matthews’ said, “We are
delighted to be working with the Security Institute and SIA on
our first cross sector collaboration, bringing together businesses
and industry bodies from across the sector to ensure the young
people we support gain relevant skills and experience to access
the jobs of the future in such an important and growing sector”.

Paul Barnard CSyP MSyI, Director of Youth Engagement
at The Security Institute said: ‘We are pleased to be part-
nering with the EY Foundation and the SIA to launch ‘Secure
Futures’ Programme, which will make the security sector more
accessible and attractive for young people. Young people are
an essential component of our workforce. They offer a fresh
perspective and insights that can inform innovative solutions to
long-standing issues. There are so many areas of security that
the younger generation can provide invaluable contributions,
from the issues surrounding knife crime to emerging cyber-
security threats. We need to embrace young people and help
nurture their skills, to help secure the sector’s future prospects.’

Nathan Salmon, the SIA’s Criminal Investigations Manager said:
“In recent years, the SIA has focused on investing confiscated
funds (under the Proceeds of Crime Act) in skills and
professionalism across the private security industry, particularly
which opens career opportunities for young people . It is no
surprise then that we have contributed to Secure Futures.
This is an exciting partnership that will benefit young people,
linking them with businesses within our industry. This is a great
initiative which will support the industry’s next generation and
we look forward to seeing the innovation and energy from all
the young people taking part.”

Find out more about careers in security: https://security-
institute.org/about/nextgen/

Many thanks to the sponsors for making the ‘Secure Futures’
Programme possible:
CIS Security, City of London Crime Prevention Association
ICTS UK, Wilson James, Nineteen Events, SIA, SASIG, The Walt
Disney Company , Global Security EMEA, Ward Security and
Worshipful Company of Security Professionals

If you are interested in volunteering as a mentor on the
programme please get in touch with [email protected]

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