01E - Security Officer Course Subjects

The entry level curriculum for unarmed security officer, armed security officer/courier, security canine handler, and alarm respondent sets forth the following areas identified as:

  1. Orientation
    1. Applicable sections of the Code of Virginia and Regulations Relating to Private Security Services
    2. Code of Ethics
    3. General Duties and Responsibilities
    4. Signs of TerrorismLaw
       
  2. Security Patrol, Access Control, and Communications
     
  3. Documentation
     
  4. Emergency Procedures
     
  5. Confrontation Management
     
  6. Use of force
     
  7. Written comprehensive examination