SIA Badge Checking
Receive email updates when a license from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) is no longer valid.
Quick Overview
SIA Badge Checker Functionality Activation:
SIA Badge Checker can be enabled on the Parim side. Interest in the functionality can be registered with Parim by reaching out to Parim Support through the chat bubble or with your Account Manager.
Daily Checks:
The system will check license numbers entered in Parim under the "Security Industry Authority" or "SIA" qualification provider, which will be checked daily.
Email Notifications:
If an issue is detected with a license's validity, an email containing the affected license numbers will be sent to a predefined address.
Preconditions:
The SIA badge checker is available for clients subscribed to the Premium* plan and above.
*Requires an annual subscription or agreement.
Setup Instructions
Navigate to Qualifications:
Navigate to the System Settings → People → Qualifications (requires superadmin role access).
Add/Rename Qualification:
Add a new qualification or edit an existing one. Please add either "Security Industry Authority" or "SIA" to the Provider field.
Ensure the "Industry standard" checkbox is selected.
NB! The system checks Qualifications which have the appropriate 'Provider' field and have the 'Industry standard' field enabled > the name is not checked
Assign Qualification:
Assign the qualification to all eligible individuals and enter their corresponding license numbers.
Navigate to People (in top menu) → Employees → select employee → go to Expertise tab → Add/Edit Qualification
*no spaces or special characters in the Certificate Number field - only numbers (the 16 digits)
Contact Support:
Request Parim support to enable the SIA license verification.
Verify Email:
Results are sent to the “Operation Email” (can be located in the System Settings -> Company -> General → Operation Email)
If you require the results to be sent to multiple inboxes, we suggest creating a forwarding rule with your email provider or changing the Operational Email to a group inbox.
Reacting to Results
Monitor Email:
Check the designated email address daily for alerts.
Access the People tab (top bar):
Open Parim, then navigate to the People tab.
Enable Qualifications Column:
Enable the "Qualifications/Security Industry Authority" column.
Filter for Qualification:
Add a filter criterion for "Qualifications."
Select "Security Industry Authority" from the options.
Update Qualifications:
Based on the license numbers reported in the email, locate the relevant individuals and make the necessary updates to their qualification information in Parim.
Troubleshooting
Q: I can see that the qualification has expired some while ago, but I can't see any mention of it in the email.
Please check if the qualification is properly set up in the System Settings > People > Qualifications, and then please check if the qualification is properly added to the employee.
In addition, the SIA badge checker only validates if the licence is valid, and the checks can only work for actively running Qualifications (not expired in Parim environment). If the Qualification has expired in Parim, then the Parim system has already tagged it as expired through the Dashboard page.
We recommend adding an extra day to the expiry date in Parim to ensure that the system will run a licence validation check.
Q: What do the messages mean in the email?
licence not found - SIA website does not show that there is such a licence
licence revoked - SIA website shows that there is such a licence, but it has been revoked
Q: How do I enable the SIA badge checker?
Our clients cannot activate the functionality, and there is a need to reach out to support - the module is activated in the background.
Q: Do I still receive emails when there is no conflict?
Yes, the check emails are sent once per day (usually in the morning) regardless of whether there are any conflicts.
Q: I cannot find the email.
Please check if it has not gone to Spam, Trash, Junk, or any other equivalent folder. If it has, please mark it as a trusted sender and move it out.