Training Requirements
- The power to arrest training must be completed prior to the issuance of a Security Guard Registration (BPC Sections 7583.6 and 7583.8).
NOTE: A security guard registrant who is unable to provide their employing licensee the certificate of satisfactory completion of the power to arrest training shall complete the training within six months of the registrant’s employment date. - The thirty-two (32) hours of training in security officer skills must be completed within the first six (6) months of registration.
NOTE: A security guard registrant who is unable to provide their employing PPO the certificates of satisfactory completion of the security officer skills training shall complete 16 hours of the training within 30 days of the registrant’s employment date and shall complete the 16 remaining hours within six months of the registrant’s employment date. - Eight (8) hours of continuing training must be completed annually (BPC 7583.6 and California Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 643).
- The training may be administered by a Private Patrol Operator, a Bureau certified training facility, or by a Bureau-approved course provider.
All registered security guards are required to maintain their certificate of completion of the required training until the registration expires or has been canceled (BPC 7583.6). Employers are required to maintain records for the duration of the registrant’s employment.
Before License Issuance
8-hours of training.
- 3-hours of Powers to Arrest and
- 5-hours of Appropriate Use of Force.
After License Issuance (within 30 days of license issuance).
16-hours of mandatory training.
- Public Relations (Community & Customer) 4 hours
- Observation & Documentation 4 hours
- Communication and its Significance 4 hours
- Liability / Legal Aspects 4 hours
After License Issuance (within 6 months of license issuance).
16-hours of elective training.
- Post Orders & Assignments 4 Hrs.
- Employer Policies / Orientation 4 Hrs.
- Evacuation Procedures 2 Hrs.
- Officer Safety 4 Hrs.
- Arrests, Search & Seizure 4 Hrs.
- Access Control 2 Hrs.
- Trespass 4 Hrs.
- Laws, Codes, Regulations and Ordinances 2 Hrs.
- First Aid / CPR 4 Hrs.
- Handling Difficult People 4 Hrs.
- Workplace Violence 4 Hrs.
- Chemical Agents 4 Hrs.
- Preserving the Incident Scene 4 Hrs.
- Crowd Control 4 Hrs.
- Driver Safety 4 Hrs.
- Supervision 4 Hrs.
How can training be taken?
- There a number of ways to stay compliant with training. Security officers SHALL take the 8-hours of initial training in person by an authorized provider.
- The remaining courses can be taken online or in person by an Approved Licensed Trainer outside of CPSO. Once those certificates are in hand the security officer can then upload them into their profile and have them approved by CPSO. It will go into their training profile and become visible to all potential employers.
- The security officer can also take the online courses through CPSO. If the security officer is employed by a security agency, they can have the security agency enroll them in any course the security officers needs to be fully compliant. If the security officer is not employed by a security agency the security officer could purchase those online courses for $10.00. Once the course is completed a certificate is issued and the course goes into the security guard’s profile and visible to all potential employers.