TwoProtect Training Institute was established in 2009 to provide security guard training to both individuals and companies. All of the CA State training course content is authored by BSIS certified instructor, Terry Brown.

TwoProtect Training Institute works with individuals, security companies (PPOs), as well as private security employers (PSEs) such as night clubs, hotels, entertainment venues, sports stadiums, hospitals, etc.

BSIS CA State License Number: TFF1266

TwoProtect Training Institute
2701 Del Paso Road Suite 130-334
Sacramento CA 95835
Phone: (415) 754-8273

Email: customerservice@guardcardcourses.com



Authority to Provide BSIS Security Guard Skills Training in CA

The CA State Business and Professions Code, linked below, on Page 58 of 71, Code 643, section (c), item (2) confirms that a provider with a BSIS Training Facility Firearm (TFF)license is automatically qualified to provide the BSIS Skills Training for unarmed Security Guards and unarmed Proprietary Private Security Officers in California.

CA State Business and Professions Code

From Page 58 of the CA State Business and Professions Code:

Below is the full Code 643 definition from the CA State Business and Professions Code linked above:

Article 9. Skills Training Course for Security Guards

§ 643. Skills Training Course for Security Guards and Proprietary Private Security Officers.

(a) The attached Appendix sets forth the subjects that shall be taught and the minimum number of hours that shall be allowed towards meeting required training. For the purposes of this section, “security personnel” means a security guard or a proprietary private security officer.

(b) For each course, or series of courses including continuing education courses, the institution or company providing the training shall issue a Certificate of Completion to the individual completing the course. The certificate shall identify the course(s) taken, the number of hours of training provided, identification of the issuing entity, name of the individual and instructor and a date, and state that the course(s) comply with the Department of Consumer Affairs' Skills Training Course for Security Guards and Proprietary Private Security Officers. The certificate shall be serially numbered for tracking. An institution or company providing the training shall maintain the Certificates of Completion for a period of no less than two years.

(c) The skills training course and administration of the examination shall only be given by the following:

(1) Any organization or school approved by the Bureau pursuant to Business and Professions Code subdivision 7583.6.

(2) Any firearms training facility licensed pursuant to 7585.4 of the Business and Professions Code.

(3) A private patrol operator or a designated employee of a private patrol operator provided they are qualified in the power to arrest and appropriate use of force topics as set forth in this section. A private patrol operator shall provide the training only to their direct employees.

(4) A proprietary private security employer or a designated employee of a proprietary security employer provided they are qualified in the power to arrest and appropriate use of force topics as set forth in this section. A proprietary security employer shall provide the training only to their direct employees.

(d) Entities providing the skills training course and administration of the examination shall retain the examination results on Bureau-approved answer sheets for a period of not less than two years or until after receipt of completion of a Bureau inspection, whichever occurs first.

Authority cited: Section 7574.05, 7581, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 7574.18, 7583.6 and 7583.7.



TwoProtect Training Institute
Certified Training Instructor

Terry Brown

PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL
This section contains the skills background of Terry Brown in relation to security guard training, and anything that may apply to his background as a professional security instructor. Including, but not limited to the BSIS licenses he currently holds, or has held in the past.

  1. EXECUTIVE PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL (EPS)
  2. CHIEF INVESTIGATOR
  3. CPTED CERTIFIED

CLASSIFICATION

  • Close Protection Operative (CPO)
  • Experienced Investigator
  • Certified BSIS Firearms Instructor
  • Certified NRA Firearms Instructor
  • Weaponless Defense Instructor
  • Former Certified BSIS Impact (Baton) Weapons Instructor
  • Former Certified Monadnock Expandable Baton Instructor
  • Certified OC Aerosol (Pepper) Spray
  • Former Law Enforcement Officer - County & Municipality

CURRENT CA STATE BSIS LICENSES:

  • Private Patrol Operator              PPO15129
  • Licensed Private Investigator      PI 24169
  • Firearm Training Facility              TFF 1266
  • Certified Firearms Instructor       TIF 1878
  • BSIS Approved PSO Instructor    IDP 00029
  • Concealed Weapons Permit
    (Sacramento County Sheriff's Department)

FORMER CA STATE BSIS LICENSES:

NOTE: Prior to corporate and private experience, Terry Brown served as law enforcement officer with a municipality and County Sheriff’s Department. Terry Brown is a former homicide and robbery detective, and is trained in interviewing and interrogation of witnesses/accused individuals. Terry Brown's total law enforcement experience spans more than 12 years with over 25 years of private sector experience.