Security Guard Certification

The City College of New York, a NYS DCJS-approved Security Guard Training School, offers the following NYS-certified security training courses.

All courses are taught by certified instructors.

Students must be 18 years of age and above.

COURSES:

8-Hour Pre-Assignment Training for Security Guards

This is an 8-hour course required by New York State as the first step in obtaining a security guard registration card from the New York State Department of State.

Topics covered in this course include:

  • the role of the security guard
  • legal powers and limitations
  • emergency situations
  • communications and public relations
  • access control
  • ethics and conduct

The passing of an examination is required for successful completion of this course.

16-Hour On-the-Job Training for Security Guards

This is a 16-hour course that must be completed within 90 days of employment as a security guard. 

Topics covered in this course include:

  • the role of the security guard
  • legal powers and limitations
  • emergency situations
  • communications and public relations
  • access control
  • ethics and conduct
  • incident command system
  • terrorism

The passing of an examination is required for the successful completion of this course.

8-Hour Annual In-Service

This 8-hour course is developed by the security guard training school and must be completed to maintain and renew a security guard registration card. 

The eight-hour annual in-service course is comprised of 8 hours of instruction that may include 2 hours of security related elective topics.

A security guard must complete two annual in-service courses in their two-year registration period.

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Last Updated: 03/07/2024 14:58