ADS and Skills for Security, the not-for-profit sector skills organisation for the UK private security industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims to increase availability and quality of training available to those working in the industry.

The MoU aims to boost the long-term sustainability of the UK security sector by increasing the available skilled employee pool for the industry through sharing information between the two organisations, co-ordination on mutually relevant issues and activities as well as on events of potential interest to the Membership of ADS and Skills for Security’s contacts.

ADS chairman Ian Godden says: “The UK security industry’s long-term success is crucial for the country’s economic recovery given the key role the sector plays in manufacturing and the strong export growth potential that it represents. Having a sufficiently skilled workforce is a major part of the foundations that we need to put in place to ensure that success materialises. 

“Our work with Skills for Security resulting from today’s agreement will help to achieve this aim.”