SIAS" SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SECURITY Limited Liability Company (LLC)

SIAS (Special International Academy of Security) LLC is a licensed educational institution in Yerevan training people for work in private security. Its programs cover bodyguards, guards, video surveillance system operators, rapid-response team members, service chiefs, and cash-in-transit staff, among other security roles.

The academy runs both long-term qualification programs and short-term retraining courses, including ones aimed at staff from state institutions, the army, private security firms, and law enforcement. It also holds seminars on security topics and on lawful self-defense.

Separately, SIAS offers preparatory courses and theory-exam materials for people applying for a first firearm-acquisition permit. The academy operates under Armenia's 2012 law on private security activity (No. HO-6-N). It was founded in 2009 and is directed by Araik S. Bazinyan.

SIAS Academy is located in Yerevan, roughly 2 km north of the city center in a straight line.