PART A: Power to Arrest (3 hours – completed online)

This portion is completed online. An access code for the online training will be sent after payment is received. Subject matter will include the roles and responsibilities of security personnel — background of the private security profession, areas of responsibility, prevention, observe and report procedures, getting help, relations with peace officers and law enforcement, observation and report writing, professional conduct, and contractual obligations and company policies. This section also covers encounters and arrest, including authority to question, a basis for making decisions, inspections, citizen's arrest, arrestable offenses (infractions, misdemeanors, trespass, and felonies), private person's arrest, making a citizen's arrest, searching a subject, searching a subject under the merchant's privilege rule, and procedures to follow after the arrest.

PART B: Appropriate Use of Force (5 hours – in person)

This portion must be completed after Part A is finished online, at the scheduled in-person training session. Subject matter will include legal standards for use of force — statutes and legal considerations, licensee and client contractual obligations, and civil and criminal liability; the use of objectively reasonable force, restraint techniques, and force options; the duty to intercede; supervisory responsibilities and incident reporting requirements; use of force review and analysis; de-escalation and interpersonal communication training; implicit and explicit bias and cultural competency; skills and de-escalation techniques for interacting with people with disabilities or behavioral health issues; use of force scenario training; mental health and policing; and active shooter situations, including recognizing an active shooter, the roles and responsibilities of security personnel, the run-hide-fight response, and how to respond when law enforcement arrives.

Phase II Mandatory Training (Required within 30-180 days of online issue date)
Phase III Elective Training (Required within 30-180 of guard card issue date)

Guard Card Course

$199.00

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CoursesCourse DescriptionsGuard Card – Phase I (8 hours)The first 4 hours of class training will be the Powers to Arrest. Subject matter will include the role and responsibilities of the security officer, relationship with the local police, inspections, legal liabilities, arrestable offenses, private persons arrest, making an arrest, searching the suspect, merchant privilege search, terrorism, ethics and professional conduct of the security officer. The second 4 hours of class training will be Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism Awareness. Subjects will include the role of the security officer in preventing an incident, the nature of terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and coordination of critical information.
Upon completion of the above training you will receive a certificate of completion. A temporary guard card will be available online at the BSIS website before your permanent card is received in the mail.
Phase II Mandantory Training (Required within 30 days of online issue date)
Phase III Elective Training (Required within 6 months of guard card issue date)

Guard Card Course

Course Description