Course Details:
This package includes the 8-hour Guard Card Course, as well as the full additional 32-hours of BSIS Required CE Courses. It contains all the courses needed to both obtain a guard card (first 8-hours), and to complete the CA State BSIS required first year 32-Hour continuing education (CE) requirement.


40-Hour BSIS Package Contents
The 40-hour course package includes the following 40 hours of BSIS Certified security guard training courses:

  • Power to Arrest and Weapons of Mass Destruction - 8 hrs
  • 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

Security Guard Training Requirements (California)

The following are the CA State BSIS Security guard training requirements (See reference on the CA State BSIS website):

  • All Security Guards must take the first 8-hour required course before applying for their Guard Card (8 hours).
  • All Security Guards must take 16 hours of Mandatory Continuing Education courses and 16 hours of Elective Continuing Education courses within the first 6 months of getting their guard card (32 hours).
  • All Security Guards must take 8 hours of Refresher Continuing Education each year.

The training and exam are administered on this website by Two Protect Institute.