BSIS Annual Guard Card Refresher Course (Continuing Education)
To maintain your Guard Card, the BSIS requires that you take 8 hours of a refresher course covering additional or remedial instruction in a security subject area each year. You can take more hours if you want in a year, but you can’t count the extra hours to meet the following year’s requirements. This refresher training can be provided by an independent training provider or your employer.
Continuing Education (CE) Course Syllabus
Starting November1, 2023 the following is the CE course syllabus:
- A minimum of two (2) hours of review of the appropriate use of force topics
- The remaining hours must be from the Mandatory and Elective courses
These amendments are necessary because BPC section 7583.7 requires private security professionals receive training on appropriate use of force topics. Appropriate use of force topics from BPC section 7583.7(a)(10), are perishable skills which need routine refreshing. As such, the BSIS will require all continuing education training to include a review of the appropriate use of force topics.
What should You Read Next?
- For how to get online Guard Card training, read Take Online Security Guard Courses.
- For how take take a Guard Card course on-site at a security guard Training Provider, read Attend Classroom Courses.
- For the general steps for getting a Guard Card, read How to Get a CA Guard Card.