MCSCSTrainingCurriculumforSecurityGuardsMinistryofCommunitySafetyandCorrectionalServices©Queen'sPrinterforOntario,2008PrivateSecurityandInvestigativeServicesBranch777BayStreet,3rdFloorToronto,OntarioM7A2J6Telephone:416.212.1650TollFree:1.866.767.7454Email:PSIS.PrivateSecurity@ontario.caWebsite:www.ontario.ca/private-securityREVISED2009TrainingCurriculumForSecurityGuardsTrainingCurriculumForSecurityGuardsTrainingContentandProgramLengthTheminimumlengthofin-classtimeforthebasicsecurityguardtrainingprogramisnolessthan40hours.Thefollowingtablesuggeststhedurationforeachtrainingsectionandincludesbothin-classandoutsideclasshours.Outsideclasshoursrefertopre-readingonly;allothertrainingmethodsmusttakeplacein-class.Thesehoursareestimatesandmayneedtobeadjustedbasedonstudentlearningabilities/trainerpreference.Thetrainermustdeterminetheoptimalnumberofhoursforeachsectionofhis/herprogramdesign,butthetotalmustbenolessthan40.TrainingContentSuggestedDurationInsideclasshoursOutsideclasshoursIntroductiontotheSecurityIndustry22ThePrivateSecurityandInvestigativeServicesAct23BasicSecurityProcedures35ReportWriting22HealthandSafety11EmergencyResponsePreparation44CanadianLegalSystem36LegalAuthorities7.510EffectiveCommunications43SensitivityTraining32UseofForceTheory22EmergencyLevelFirstAidCertification6.5-Total4040TrainingCurriculumForSecurityGuardsWorkingandDetailedKnowledgeEachsectionidentifieswhetherthestudentneedstohaveworkingknowledgeordetailedknowledgeofthetrainingmaterial.Workingknowledgeisdefinedasinvolvingabasicorsufficientunderstandingoftherelevanceofmaterials,products,subjectmatter,and/orservicesasrequiredtoperformtheworkassignment.Workerswithworkingknowledgecanrecognizedeparturesfromthestandardssetfortheworkassignmentbutrequireadditionalinformationthroughreferencematerialorfromotherstocorrectthedepartures.Detailedknowledgeisdefinedasinvolvinganin-depthunderstandingofmaterials,products,subjectmatter,and/orservicesthatisnecessarytocompletetheworkassignment.Workerswithdetailedknowledgecanrecognizedeparturesfromthestandardssetfortheworkassignmentandcorrectthedeparturewithouttheneedtoacquireadditionalinformationfromreferencematerialorfromothers.TrainingMethodologyInadditiontotherequirementsofeachsection,itisrecommendedthatthetrainingprogramincludealearningjournal,pre-readingmaterialsandtrainingevaluationcomponents.Thesearecommontechniquesusedintrainingdesigntopromotetheintegrationofmaterialandbackgroundpreparationasawayofmaximizingin-classtimefordiscussion.Pleasenotethatthesearesuggestionsonlyandthattheprimaryfocusofeachsectionistheminimumtrainingrequirements.LearningJournalAlearningjournalisanotebookthatthestudentusestorecordcourseinformationandinsights.Itisacommontoolusedintrainingprogramstofacilitateadditionallearninganditisrecommendedthatthejournalbeusedthroughoutthecourse(andhighlightedinappropriatesections)toenhancethelearningexperienceofthestudent.Pre-readingManysectionssuggestpre-readingactivitiesforthestudent.Thispre-readingshouldconsistofsummarizedversionsofthetrainingcontent(e.g.legislation).Outsideclasshourshavebeenallocatedforthispre-reading.TrainingEvaluationAsthemajorityofcontentinthesecurityguardtrainingprogramisfocusedontheapplicationoflearnedknowledge,itisrecommendedthattrainingevaluationincludeknowledge-basedtests.Instructor/StudentRatioItisrecommendedthattheinstructor/...