- This is NOT the Course to Apply for a BSIS Guard Card -

Course Details:
This course package meets the CA State Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) 32-Hour continuing education (CE) requirement for all first year security guards. These courses are required for all first year CA State security guards and PSOs after they have already taken the initial 8-hour Powers to Arrest - Part A and Appropriate Use of Force - Part B courses.

The certificates for this course are never turned into the BSIS, the BSIS requires all security employers in CA to keep the certificates for all continuing education courses on file for all employees, at all times. Once you complete these courses, the BSIS requires to turn them into your employer to keep on file.

See the CA State BSIS Security Guard Training Requirements.

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32-Hour BSIS CE Package Contents
The 32-hour BSIS CE course package includes the following 32 hours of BSIS Certified security guard and PSO training courses:

• Communication and its Significance - 4 hrs
• Public Relations - 4 hrs
• Observation and Documentation - 4 hrs
• Liability / Legal Aspects - 4 hrs
• Officer Safety - 4 hrs
• Trespass - 4 hrs
• Evacuation Procedures - 2 hrs
• Monitoring Crowd Control - 2 hrs
• Arrests, Search and Seizure - 4 hrs

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Security Guard and PSO Training Requirements (California)

The following CA State security guard training requirements are taken from the the CA State BSIS Security Guard Training Requirements.

• The Power to Arrest - Part A and Appropriate use of Force - Part B training must be completed prior to the issuance of a Security Guard License (guard card) or PSO license (BPC Sections 7583.6 and 7583.8).
• The thirty-two (32) hours of training in the Department of Consumer Affairs' Skills Training Course for Security Guards and Proprietary Private Security Officers must be completed within the first six (6) months of licensure.
• Eight (8) hours of continuing training must be completed annually (BPC 7583.6 and CCR 643).
• The training may be administered by the guard's employing private patrol operator or by a Bureau-certified course provider, such as an instructor with a TFF license. The training may be administered by the PPSO’s employing PSE or a Bureau-certified course provider, such as an instructor with a TFF license.