Security Officer Core Subjects Training (01E)

Security Officer Core Subjects Training is an entry level unarmed course required to become a registered Unarmed Security Officer and work in the private security field in Virginia. It is a prerequisite course for many other DCJS training programs, including more advanced armed courses.

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Below is a course outline for our Security Officer Core Subjects (01E) course:

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• Orientation

  • Applicable sections of the Code of Virginia and Regulations Relating to Private Security Services

  • Code of Ethics

  • General Duties and Responsibilities

  • Signs of Terrorism
     

• Security Patrol, Access Control, and Communications
   

• ​Documentation
   

• Emergency Procedures
   

• Confrontation Management
   

• Use of force
   

• Written comprehensive examination