* This is a Continuing Education (CE) Course and Requires you to Have a Non-Expired Guard Card or PSO license - If you DO NOT HAVE a Guard Card or PSO license, or your Guard Card or PSO license is Expired, then this is NOT THE COURSE YOU NEED: Click here for the Guard Card/PSO License Course

This course meets the CA State BSIS 8-hour annual continuing education (CE) requirement for security guards and PSOs. The BSIS requires that all licensed security guards and PSOs take 8-hours of continuing education courses per year, after the first year (See requirement on the CA State site).

8-Hour BSIS Annual Refresher Course - 2026
$35.00

The Annual Refersher course is an 8-hour course that covers a wide variety of topics that are taken directly from the initial 40-hours of first year training courses. It is designed to re-educate CA state security guards on a variety of important topics.

This course is required to be taken each year. That includes having it done every 2 years when you renew your guard card. How to Renew a Guard Card

8-Hour Refresher Course Contents
The new 2026 version of the 8-hour annual refresher course contains topics from the following BSIS certified courses:

• Power to Arrest - PART A (SC-101a)
• Appropriate Use of Force - (Power to Arrest - PART B)
• Communication and its Significance (SC-102)
• Public Relations (SC-103)
• Observation and Documentation (SC-104)
• Liability / Legal Aspects (SC-105)
• Arrests, Search and Seizure (SC-109)

Security Guard Training Requirements (CA)

The following CA State security guard training requirements are taken from the CA State BSIS website:

CA State Security Guard Facts Sheet (BSIS Website Reference).

• The power to arrest training must be completed prior to the issuance of a Security Guard Registration (BPC Sections 7583.6 and 7583.8).
• The thirty-two (32) hours of training in security officer skills 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.

BSIS Advises: All registered security guards should maintain their own documented proof of completion of their training. Employers are required to maintain records for a minimum of two years; however registrants may need to provide subsequent employers or BSIS with training records. As a result BSIS recommends that registrants maintain copies of all of their own training records.