8 Hour Course
A security guard must complete 40 hours of required training and an 8-hour refresher course every 12 months after completing the 40-hour course. As part of that training, a security guard must complete an 8-hour Power to Arrest/Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism Awareness training course prior to submitting an application. In addition, 16 hours of training is required within the first 30 days of receiving a security guard registration, or within the first 30 days from the date of hire as a security guard. An additional 16 hours of training is also required within the first six months after receiving a security guard
registration, or within the first six months of employment as a security guard.
(8 hour Refresher Course)
- Module II A, Public Relations Community & Customer (4 hours)
- Module II B, Observation & Documentation (4 hours)
- Module II C, Communications & Its Significance (4 hours)
- Module II D, Liability & Legal Aspects (4 hours)
- Module III A, Post Order & Assignments (4 hours)
- Module III B, Company Policies & Orientation (4 hours)
- Module III D, Officer Survival (4 hours)
- Module III E, Advanced Arrest, Search & Seizure (4 hours)
- Module III G, Trespass (4 hours)
- Module III J, Handling Difficult People (4 hours)
- Module III L, Chemical Agents (8 hours)
- Module III N, Crowd Control (4 hours)
- Module III O, Driver Safety (4 hours)