TwoProtect Training Institute offers the full 16-Hours of CA State Bureau of Security annd Investigative Services (BSIS) required PSO training online for $65.00.

If you have multiple guards that need PSO training, we offer company discounts that range from 20-40% off, depending upon the number of guards. Please call us at (415) 754-8273 for more information.

This includes a specialized system which allows the companies to track their employee's training from start to finish, including being able to directly print the BSIS approved certificates for ocmpleted courses.

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What is a PSO License and Who Needs One? If you work in a security capacity for any company that is not Private Patrol Operator (PPO - Security Company), you are now required to either have a Guard Card or a Private Proprietary Security Officer (PSO) License. With a Guard Card, you can work for any PPO or any Private Proprietary Security Employer (PSE) company in a security capacity. With a PSO license, you can work for a single PSE company only.

Any non-PPO company that hires security guards in California is considered a Proprietary Private Security Employer (PSE). All PSEs are required to have a BSIS PSE license ($75 for 2 years). The way it works is that when you work for a specific night club, entertainment company, hotel, sports team, or any other business in a security capacity, you can get a PSO license that allows you to work as a proprietary private security officer for that specific company.

IMPORTANT: If you have a Guard Card, you don't need a PSO license, you can work for any PSE employer with just the Guard Card. Many employers seem to be sending folks with guard cards to get PSO licenses when they don't need it.

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16-Hour PSO Course Contents

• Power to Arrest for PSO - 2 hrs

• Weapons of Mass Destruction PSO - 2 hrs

• Roles and Responsibilities - 4 hrs

• Public and Employer Expectations - 2 hrs

• Liability Issues - 2 hrs

• Communication and Conflict Management - 2 hrs

• Emergency Procedures - 2 hrs

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Private Proprietary Security Officer (PSO) Training Requirements (California)

All first year PSOs are required to take 16-Hours of training for their PSO license registration. Following that, they are required to take a 2-hour continuing education requirement each year.

See reference on the California State BSIS Website (BSIS PSO Fact Sheet).