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COURSE CATALOG
NEW YORK STATE MANDATED COURSES FOR SECURITY GUARDS
NYS Eight Hour Pre-Assignment Course for Security Guards
This course is required to be taken before initial employment and is necessary to apply for your New York State security guard (unarmed) registration. Designed by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, it is an excellent introductory course for security guards that is designed to give the student a basic working knowledge of their role in the industry. It is the first course needed in order to apply for a security guard license in New York State, and only needs to be taken one time. The course lesson plans were prepared by criminal justice and security experts from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, and is presented by distinguished trainers from our school with many years of experience.
Course Outline
1. Introduction — one-quarter (1/4) hour
Registration Introductions and experience of Instructor, Introduction of Students, Course Topics. School Rules/Housekeeping, Security Guard Act of 1992 and GBL 89 Overview/Requirements.
2. Role of a Security Guard — one and one-quarter (1 ¼) hours
Provides an overview of the security industry and defines duties typically performed.
3. Legal Powers and Limitations – two (2) hours
Defines the difference between security guards and law enforcement officers and explains custody and arrest procedures.
4. Emergency Situations – one (1) hour
Provides an overview of different types of emergencies and methods of response.
5. Communications and Public Relations – one (1) hour
Explains the oral and written communications process and identifies how perceptions affect interaction.
6. Access Control – one-half (1/2) hour
Identifies elements of access control and defines the three general types of access control.
7. Ethics and Conduct – one (1) hour
Defines and explains the importance of the Code of Ethics for security guards, and the necessity to do everything legally, morally, and ethically right.
8. Review and Examination – one (1) hour
NYS Sixteen Hour On-the-Job Training Course for Security Guards
This two day course is required to be taken within ninety (90) days of initial employment as a security guard in New York State. The first day covers the same subjects as the NYS Eight Hour Pre-Assignment Course for Security Guards providing more information, and the second day is designed to give the student a baseline awareness of weapons of mass destruction and the Incident Command System (ICS), a component of the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Course Outline
1. Introduction — one-quarter (1/4) hour
Registration Introductions and experience of Instructor, Introduction of Students, Course Topics. School Rules/Housekeeping.
2. Role of a Security Guard — one and one-quarter (1 1/2) hours
Provides an overview of the security industry and defines duties typically performed.
3. Legal Powers and Limitations – two (2) hours
Defines the difference between security guards and law enforcement officers and explains custody and arrest procedures.
4. Emergency Situations – one and one-half (1 ½) hours
Provides an overview of different types of emergencies and methods of response.
5. Communications and Public Relations – one (1) hour
Explains the oral and written communications process and identifies how perceptions affect interaction.
6. Access Control – one (1) hour
Identifies elements of access control and defines the three general types of access control.
7. Ethics and Conduct – one (1) hour
Defines and explains the importance of the Code of Ethics for security guards, and the necessity to do everything legally, morally, and ethically right.
8. Report Writing – one (1) hour
9. Overview of the Incident Command System (ICS) – two (2) hours
10. Terrorism and Related Topics – four (4) hours
Terrorism at the awareness level designed to make security guards aware how terrorists operate, how to spot a possible terrorist attack in the making (pre-attack), and what to do during (attack) and after the attack (post attack).
11. Review and Examination – one (1) hour
Annual In-Service Training Course for Security Guards
This course is a refresher course of the same subjects covered in the NYS Eight Hour Pre-Assignment Course for Security Guards with more focus on communications, advanced report writing, ethics and conduct and is required to be taken annually in order to maintain and renew your security guard license.
Course Outline
1. Role of a Security Guard — 1.0 Hours
Provides a review of the security industry and duties typically performed.
2. Legal Powers and Limitations – 1.0 Hours
Defines the difference between security guards and law enforcement officers and explains custody and arrest procedures.
3. Emergency Situations – 1.0 Hours
4. Provides an overview of different types of emergencies and methods of response, and adds some fire safety training.
5. Communications and Public Relations – 1.0 Hours
Explains the oral and written communications process and identifies how perceptions affect interaction. This reviews some topics learned in the Eight Hour Pre-Assignment Course and Sixteen Hour On-the-Job Training Courses, and provides
more information about interpersonal communications.
6. Access Control – 1.0 Hours
Identifies elements of access control and defines the three general types of access control.
7. Report Writing – 1.0 Hours
Provides more in-depth information written communications and advance report writing techniques.
8. Ethics and Conduct – 1.0 Hours
Defines and reviews the importance of the Code of Ethics for security guards, and the necessity to do everything legally, morally, and ethically right.
9. Communications and Public Relations (expanded) - 1.0 Hours
This block of instruction expands on topics presented in Lesson 4 (Communication and Public Relations) by teaching students a variety of useful and practical skills that will help them in their role of security guard.
NYS Forty-Seven Hour Firearms Course for Security Guards
This course is required to be taken for those wishing to upgrade from unarmed to armed guard.
Note: Course pre-requisites are (1) valid NYS unarmed guard registration card, (2) valid NYS pistol permit, and (3) duty type weapon of at least 9mm or higher.
Component 1
Penal Law Article 35
Use of Force/Deadly Physical Force (7 Hours)
Component 2
Range Instruction/Qualification (40 Hours)
Eight Hour Annual Firearms Training Course for Security Guards
This course is required to be taken annually in order to maintain and renew your armed security guard registration.
Course Outline
Note: Course pre-requisites are (1) valid NYS armed guard registration card, (2) valid NYS pistol permit, and (3) duty type weapon of at least 9mm or higher.
Component 1
Penal Law Article 35
Use of Force/Deadly Physical Force (3 hours).
Component 2
Range Instruction/Qualification (5 Hours)
