Programs & Training

Professional security training from foundational instruction through advanced skills development.

Security Officer Training Programs

Choose the training package that matches your career goals. Both packages include BPPE-approved programs plus additional professional skills training.

Unarmed Security

Unarmed Security Officer Training

An expanded training option combining foundational California security officer instruction with additional professional skills training in communication, de-escalation, emergency response, documentation, officer safety, professionalism, and practical scenarios.

Total Hours80 Hours

BPPE Approved8 Hours

Security Guard - 8 Hours

Instruction includes Powers to Arrest and Appropriate Use of Force in accordance with applicable California security training requirements.

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What's Included

Additional California Security Officer / Skills Training
CPR / First Aid / AED
Stop the Bleed / Initial Emergency Response
De-escalation & Conflict Management
Workplace Violence / Active Threat Awareness
Report Writing & Documentation
Officer Safety / Defensive Tactics Fundamentals
Physical Readiness / Injury Prevention
Professionalism, Ethics & Customer Relations
Career Readiness / Professional Development
Practical Scenarios & Final Assessment

BPPE Approval Notice: BPPE approval applies only to Security Guard - 8 Hours. The Bureau has not approved the additional training identified in this package.

Armed Security

Armed Security Officer Training

Expanded professional security training combining California security guard and exposed-firearm instruction with additional training in defensive tactics, de-escalation, emergency response, workplace violence awareness, documentation, officer safety, and scenario-based decision-making.

Total Hours120 Hours

BPPE Approved8 Hours

Security Guard - 8 Hours

Instruction includes Powers to Arrest and Appropriate Use of Force using applicable California security training requirements.

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BPPE Approved16 Hours

Exposed Firearm - 16 Hours

Includes classroom and range instruction associated with California exposed-firearm training requirements.

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Completion of training does not guarantee issuance of any BSIS registration or permit. BSIS determines eligibility.

What's Included

Additional California Security Officer / Skills Training
CPR / First Aid / AED
Stop the Bleed / Emergency Response
De-escalation & Conflict Management
Report Writing & Documentation
Workplace Violence / Active Threat
Defensive Tactics / Officer Safety
Physical Readiness / Injury Prevention
Professionalism / Ethics / Customer Relations
Career Readiness / Employment Preparation
Practical Scenarios / Final Assessment

BPPE Approval Notice: BPPE approval applies only to Security Guard - 8 Hours and Exposed Firearm - 16 Hours. The Bureau has not approved the additional training identified in this package.

Approval to operate means compliance with state standards as set forth in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009. Approval does not mean that the Bureau endorses or recommends the institution or its programs.

Schedule of Charges

Current tuition, fees, and other institutional charges are published in The Ken Garrett Group, Inc. School Catalog. Prospective students should review the current School Catalog and applicable student disclosures before enrolling.

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