Monday, March 12, 2007

Security Guard Training

I've tried the civilian training market and it's a tough one to make a living with. Some instructors who are savvy and experienced, with connections, can work the law enforcement market. But those are prime gigs for a select few.

Another field to look into is training for security guards. In California, since passing bill AB 2880, security guards have a requirement to obtain 40 hours of training initially and an additional 8 hours training per year. That's for non-firearms training. Obtaining a firearms permit is optional for a guard, and more training is required in order to obtain that permit. In addition, the guard needs to requalify biannually.

In order to provide this training in California, a training provider needs to register as a training facility with the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS). The actual instructor needs to register as a certified instructor --- either a baton or firearms instructor. Once a business is certified by BSIS as a facility and has a BSIS certified instructor, it is ready to operate a training business to meet the needs of the security guard occupation in California.

Here's a description from the BSIS of the training requirement:
http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/licensing/security_guard_training.htm

Here's information about establishing a training facility with the BSIS:
http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/trainfac.htm

I haven't yet established that business but will soon. Here's my webpage with a pre-announcement: California Security Guard Training

3 comments:

Unknown said...

I want to be a firearms instructor.

How about if you don't have the following, but have been an armed security for over 10 year.

"Possess an associate of arts degree in administration of justice OR one year of teaching OR training experience in firearms or its equivalent."

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