Security Industry Association (SIA)

Government relations: the Association's government relations program educates its members about Security and life safety legislative and regulatory proposals that may impact their businesses; interacts with government officials to provide input into and positively influence the development of such proposals based on input received from members; and liaises with like-minded associations and non-profit organizations to share information about public policies of common interest. The government relations department also convenes an annual educational conference.

Standards: the Association's standards program develops ansi-accredited standards that promote interoperability and information sharing in the Industry. The standards program manages an access control product certification program. Sia members collaborate and volunteer expertise, feedback and commentary on standards and other technology development activities.

Learning and development: the Association's learning and development program is intended to help increase the knowledge and skills of employees from member companies as well as the Industry generally. Sia learning and development initiatives include cybersecurity and project management certification programs, review courses, and both live, instructor-led and on-demand educational content. The learning and development program also offers a mentoring program, an educational conference for young professionals, and an apprenticeship program.