California Security Guard Card

California Security Guard Card

Tips about & Benefits of Online Courses

Complete Most of Your Guard Card Training Requirements Online

The BSIS says it is OK to take some of your guard card courses online from an approved and licensed Guard Card Training Provider or PPO.

However, you will be required to take in-person most of the 5-hours of Appropriate Use of Force training required before applying for your guard card.  The other 3-hours of the training required before applying for your guard card can still be taken on-line.

All of guard card training will be able to be completed online.

Benefits of Taking Your Guard Card Classes Online

  1. You can do the courses at your own pace and when you have time.
  2. You don’t have to take time off work to go to a class held at another location.
  3. If you don’t live in a large metropolitan area, like Los Angeles or Oakland, you don’t have to drive a long ways to get your Guard Card training. With the high price of gas in California, you can save money but not having to drive far away to take Guard Card courses.

Recommended & BSIS Approved Guard Card Training Providers

Many Guard Card course training providers exist in California, but not many have online classes available. But here’s a short review of the first company to offer online guard card training starting in 2009:

GuardCardCourses.com / TwoProtect Training Institute

  • Website:    www.guardcardcourses.com
  • Cost of Security Guard Courses:   $14 for initial 3 hours, $49 for 32 hours, and $59 for all 35 hours.  Has an easy to use tool to help you locate where the in-person Appropriate Use of Force class is being taught near you.
  • PPO Training Discount:   Yes, for 5+ security guards signing up at the same time. Contact GuardCardCourses.
  • Guard Card Refresher Class:    $20
  • Offering Online Training Since:  2009
  • Verified BSIS Training License Number:    TFF1266
  • Keeps a Copy of Your Training Completion Record:    Yes
  • Unlimited Time to Complete Course and Review Questions:    Yes
  • Can You Start, Stop and Continue the Course Anytime:    Yes
  • Can You Take Course on a Mobile Device:   Yes
  • Course Payment Methods:    Easy, online payment with Credit Card or Debit Card.
  • Can Host Custom Security Guard Training Courses:   Yes

Tips on Picking an Online Guard Card Training Site

  1. Check on the training provider’s website for the provider’s license number. Sometimes this license number can be difficult to find on a website. So, if you don’t see the security guard training license number on the website, contact the training provider through email or phone and ask for their BSIS license number.
  2. Verify that the license number on the security guard training provider’s website is valid and current with the BSIS  by using the California’s BSIS Website.
  3. Check that you can stop and pause the course part way through and continue with the course later without having to start over.
  4. Verify that the training provider maintains a record that you’ve completed the training in case you lose your Guard Card Training Completion Certificate.

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