Does the UK SIA security licence apply to Spain
Apr 10th 2012 | 12:24 pm
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Does the UK SIA security licence apply to Spain
Im making plans for Benidorm soon for 2 weeks to give it a shot and if successful extend my visit or even make it permanent. Ill be mainly looking for bar-work but will want something else to offer to increase my chances of employment. Will clubs want this SIA licence or something else or do they even ask for any out there?
Apr 10th 2012 | 6:11 pm
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Re: Does the UK SIA security licence apply to Spain
like most things the SIA is AFAIK a "non-transferrable" certification
along with others such as the CSCS, where an employer may nod and say "nice" but it has no legal standing in Spain. The same applies to things like the FLT cert which a number of people in UK have.
generally it is things like university degrees which are treated as "transferrable"
may I suggest you have a walk thru yellow pages, see what companies are advertising in the field(s) you are interested in and contact them and see what opportunities there are.
however, although a company may be owned by English and employ English they will require a fairly high level of Spanish language
hope this helps
along with others such as the CSCS, where an employer may nod and say "nice" but it has no legal standing in Spain. The same applies to things like the FLT cert which a number of people in UK have.
generally it is things like university degrees which are treated as "transferrable"
may I suggest you have a walk thru yellow pages, see what companies are advertising in the field(s) you are interested in and contact them and see what opportunities there are.
however, although a company may be owned by English and employ English they will require a fairly high level of Spanish language
hope this helps
Apr 10th 2012 | 6:51 pm
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Re: Does the UK SIA security licence apply to Spain
Im making plans for Benidorm soon for 2 weeks to give it a shot and if successful extend my visit or even make it permanent. Ill be mainly looking for bar-work but will want something else to offer to increase my chances of employment. Will clubs want this SIA licence or something else or do they even ask for any out there?
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Apr 13th 2012 | 9:48 am
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Re: Does the UK SIA security licence apply to Spain
like most things the SIA is AFAIK a "non-transferrable" certification
along with others such as the CSCS, where an employer may nod and say "nice" but it has no legal standing in Spain. The same applies to things like the FLT cert which a number of people in UK have.
generally it is things like university degrees which are treated as "transferrable"
may I suggest you have a walk thru yellow pages, see what companies are advertising in the field(s) you are interested in and contact them and see what opportunities there are.
however, although a company may be owned by English and employ English they will require a fairly high level of Spanish language
hope this helps
along with others such as the CSCS, where an employer may nod and say "nice" but it has no legal standing in Spain. The same applies to things like the FLT cert which a number of people in UK have.
generally it is things like university degrees which are treated as "transferrable"
may I suggest you have a walk thru yellow pages, see what companies are advertising in the field(s) you are interested in and contact them and see what opportunities there are.
however, although a company may be owned by English and employ English they will require a fairly high level of Spanish language
hope this helps
