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COD Offers Security Officer Training
Partnership and Community Education (PaCE) is offering fee-based, not for credit training April 10 to May 4. Read on for details.
From the College of the Desert: College of the Desert’s (COD) Partnership and Community Education (PaCE) is offering fee-based, not for credit, Professional Security Officer Training.
PaCE is in partnership with the California Association of Licensed Security Agencies, Guards & Associates (CALSAGA) offer the 121-hour Security Guard skills training course that follows the AB 2880 prescribed standards that meet the registration requirements of the State of California, Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
Instructional training includes Powers to Arrest, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Access Control, Observation and Documentation, Chemical Agents, Taser, Firearms, Workplace Violence, Evacuation Procedures, Handling Difficult People, Trespassing/Supervision, Radio Procedures and more.
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To complete the registration process, applicants must be at least 18 years old, undergo a criminal history background check through the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and successfully complete the program and the end-of-course exam.
The session is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, April 10 to May 4, at PaCE in the Westfield Mall, 72840 Highway 111, Suite C101, Palm Desert. The cost is $2,900 for the full 121 hours of instructional training. The fee also includes a Live Scan-DOJ fingerprint-processing fee, FBI and the Security Guard Application.
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Interested in earning the Guard Card? Sign up for the first three sessions for $450. The training is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, April 10, 11 and 12 (24 hours of training). The fee does not include the Live Scan-DOJ fingerprint-processing fee (about $70), FBI and the Security Guard Application (about $50).
Financial assistance is available under the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA). Certain eligibility applies. For information, contact Workforce at 760.863.2500.
To register, or for more information, email the PaCE Office at codpace@collegeofthedesert.edu or call 760.776.7420. Register online at http://codpace.asapconnected.com.
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