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Security Guard Training
■ Security guards must have a high school diploma or GED. Again, this
is unanimous among the states completing secondary educations is
important. Lastly, all states require that security guards be in sound
mind and body. Each state uses its discretion to define what sound
mind and body means, this is where we see a difference in
requirements for security guards.
■ Security guard training in some states is as simple as passing a
background check. Some states require that security guards apply
for clearance and part of the application is a background check. This
is true for many states like Iowa and Florida.
■ Security guard training in states like Louisiana and Indiana is not
required. In both these states, they require that the company that
employs the guards be trained. The employer is responsible for
training the guards.