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Security Guard Training
■ Most commonly, security guard training consists of a course for
security guards. This training could consist of 8-48 hours of training
depending on the state. In those hours, that security guard is usually
given an exam that they must pass. Alaska and California have some
of the strictest laws requiring guards to have 40 plus hours of in
class and on the job training.
■ There are also different types of security guard training. Depending
on the type of work the security guard will be doing they may require
a more intensive training. Different types of training would include
dog patrol, residential security, or commercial security. Each of these
trainings require different skills for the security guard. Residential
guards will not need to know how to do personal guarding which
involves being in close contact with the person they are protecting.
Likewise, corporate guards are even more removed and must focus
on how to protect assets, not just people.