Governance at N.I. Security Qualifications Ltd. [NISQ] is made up as follows

The Directors

The two Directors are appointed by the shareholders of NISQ, the NISQ Qualifications Director and NISQ Contracts Director exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence by delegating their powers in accordance with the terms of the NISQ articles of association and the published NISQ Scheme of Delegation to the NISQ Governing Body who manages the Awarding Body. The two NISQ Directors sit on the Governing Body and under their statutory duties, monitor, test and challenge assumptions and ask for verification of key information if there are any concerns as to its accuracy. They must be satisfied as to the integrity of any information received and as to the company’s controls in respect of the delegated acts, always acting in accordance with their other statutory duties. The Directors complete annually the published Register of Business Interests and the published Appointments and declaration of Interests register and declare any conflicts of interest prior to the beginning of any meeting as a statutory item

The NISQ Governing Body

The NISQ Governing body is a six-person Executive Body delegated the core governance and management functions of the Awarding Body by the NISQ Directors under the Scheme of Delegation. The NISQ Governing Body is appointed for one year and consists of the most senior academic and the most senior security specialist from the challenge, review and advisory committee [an independent committee], the qualifications director, the contracts director, the chief compliance officer and the facilities management officer. These Governors on the NISQ Governing Body are approved by the NISQ shareholders annually and as well as being responsible for the management of NISQ they are responsible for the governance of NISQ. including the three core governance functions of guiding the strategic direction of the company to deliver its Adopted Statement [mission, vision, deliverables and values], holding the Qualifications and Contracts Divisions to account and ensuring financial probity. They recommend the budget annually, monitor standards and other performance indicators, implement compliance, support organisation improvement and uphold the ethos of the Awarding Body. The Governors complete annually the published Register of Business Interests and the published Appointments and declaration of Interests register and declare any conflicts of interest prior to the beginning of any meeting as a statutory item.

The Challenge, Review and Advisory Committee [CRAC]

The CRAC are focused entirely on the qualification standards within the Awarding Organisation and the quality and efficacy of education provided for the learners to achieve these standards within the NISQ Approved Centres. They work independently across the Awarding Organisation visiting the NISQ approved centres which provides them with the crucial ability to make comparisons. The members are world renown specialist representatives of the qualification sector within the Awarding Organistaion and follow a structured programme of visits where they effectively independently monitor the monitoring. They look in detail at areas such as special needs, learner outcomes, assessments, health and safety and attendance. The opportunity to compare practice adds significance to the conclusions they draw within their agreed areas. Their independent reports are shared with the NISQ Governing Body and if requested the NISQ shareholders. The members of the Challenge, Review and Advisory Committee complete annually the published Register of Business Interests and the published Appointments and declaration of Interests register and declare any conflicts of interest prior to the beginning of any meeting as a statutory item