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Entry Requirements and ID

Entry Requirements

The basic entry requirements for security industry qualifications offered by the British Institute of Innkeeping (BIIAB) in the United Kingdom are:

  1. Age: Candidates must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible for the course and to work in the security industry roles.
  2. Education: Candidates should have a good standard of education, typically equivalent to a high school diploma, or equivalent.
  3. Criminal Record Check: Candidates must have a clean criminal record and may be required to provide a valid Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
  4. Training: Candidates must complete the relevant course/qualification as per the role they are applying for.
  5. Assessment: The course includes both theoretical and practical assessments, and the candidates must pass both in order to be awarded the qualification.
  6. Certification: Successful completion of the course will result in the awarding of the relevant qualification, which is a requirement for working in the security industry roles.
  7. Licensing: In UK, the candidates must have a Security Industry Authority (SIA) License in order to legally work in some of the security industry roles.

Please Note: You will not be permitted to take the examination without the correct ID documents.

ID Documents

To be able to participate in the course and take the examination, you will need to provide valid proof of ID.

We require you to provide 1 document from Group A (below) and 2 documents from Group B. Both the documents from Group B should clearly show your current address.

The documents from Group B can also not be the same type of document (for example, we will not accept 2 council tax statements – we will only accept 1 council tax statement and 1 document of a different type).

Group A

  • a passport that is signed, current, and valid
  • a driving license photocard issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in the UK
  • a driving license photocard and its paper counterpart issued by the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) in Northern Ireland
  • a UK original birth certificate issued within 12 months of birth
  • a UK biometric residence permit card

Group B

  • a bank or building society statement from the last 3 months (we will accept 2 statements, but only if they are from different banks or building societies)
  • a utility bill from the last 3 months (we will accept gas, electric, telephone landline, water, satellite TV or cable TV bills but not mobile phone bills)
  • a credit card statement from the last 3 months (we will accept 2 statements, but only if they are from different credit-card providers)
  • a council tax statement from the last 12 months
  • a mortgage statement from the last 12 months
  • a letter from the last 3 months from any of the following:
    • HM Revenue and Customs
    • the Department of Work and Pensions
    • a Job Centre Plus – or any other employment service
    • a local authority
  • a P45 or P60 tax statement from the last 12 months
  • a paper version of a current UK driving license (not the paper counterpart to a photocard)
  • a driving license photocard issued by the DVA in Northern Ireland (not the paper counterpart)
  • a pension, endowment or ISA statement from the last 12 months
  • a valid UK firearms license with photo

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