Tag: U.S. Department of Labor (DoL)
SIA establishes national Security Systems Technician apprenticeship program
May 24, 2023SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has secured approval from the U.S. Department of Labor for its national program standards establishing a new apprenticeship initiative for security technicians and installers.
This 12-month program was created to help address the security industry’s workforce challenges, diversify the talent pipeline and foster career development opportunities within the industry. It was designed to develop basic networking,...
ADT Commercial recognized for veteran employment
November 9, 2022SSN Staff
DALLAS – U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh has recognized ADT Commercial as one of the 835 recipients of the 2002 Hire Vets Gold Medallion Award from the Department of Labor.
This award recognizes ADT for its dedication to the employment of military veterans as part of the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017. ADT Commercial was presented with the award in a virtual ceremony held on Nov. 9.
Those receiving the HIRE Vets Medallion...
SIA unveils new apprenticeship program to address industry workforce challenges
September 8, 2022SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced that it is developing a new apprenticeship program to help address the security industry’s workforce challenges, diversify the talent pipeline and foster career development opportunities within the industry.
The initiative will launch in June 2023 as a one-year pilot program, for which SIA will develop the curriculum, and connect job seekers with security systems integrators for paid apprenticeships...
Women in Security Feature: Leigh Dow, Identiv
July 20, 2022Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—As part of Security Systems News’ and the Security Industry Association (SIA) Women in Security Forum’s (WISF’s) continuing series highlighting the contributions of women in security, this month’s feature is on Leigh Dow, Vice President, Global Marketing at Identiv. Dow’s role is to “work across the company’s global business units to identify growth and customer acquisition opportunities, and manage the strategy, planning and development...