Essential Security Skills | Continuing Education

conestogac.on.ca

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To effectively participate in remote learning, students in this program must have reliable Internet access and meet these device requirements.

About the program

This program will emphasize the importance of tactical and practical security solutions and the strategic assessment of risk factors for their control and management. The program provides current, industry-specific, and highly relevant training for individuals who are seeking employment in the field of security services, individuals who are on a career pathway to inspections, investigations, or law enforcement related duties or individuals who are currently employed as security guards and wish to expand their security and enforcement knowledge and skill-set. Students will set themselves apart from others in the field through this specialized training. Students will complete most of their courses online in any order that they wish.

Program information

All courses must be completed within 3 years of acceptance into the program.

Admission requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, OR 19 years of age or older.

Note re: admission requirements

Prospective students are advised that to work in Ontario as a security guard they must have completed the required training and/or testing, be at least 18 years old, possess a clean criminal record, according to the Clean Criminal Record Regulation, and be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Admission procedures

Submit a completed Conestoga College Program Application Form.
Attach proof of Admission Requirements.
Final selection is made following an assessment of the admission requirements.

Program requirements

Prospective students are advised that to work in Ontario as a security guard they must have completed the required training and/or testing, be at least 18 years old, possess a clean criminal record, according to the Clean Criminal Record Regulation, and be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Graduate opportunities

For more details on related occupations, job market information and career opportunities, see the Government of Canada website: https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/home

Program outcomes

Describe the various roles in protection, security and investigation with emphasis on public, personal, and corporate safety and explain the major components of enforcement through the courts and correctional services to know your boundaries
Assess and evaluate potential risks of all forms to an organization or business in order to employ critical and analytic thinking skills
Accurately monitor, evaluate, and document behaviours, situations and events to investigate and gather evidence
Employ emergency management and crisis prevention and resolution skills to address conflict and emergency situations as a member of a security team
Outline the process of collection, preservation and presentation of admissible evidence in order to be in compliance with the Private Security and Investigative Services Act
Explain how to secure and maintain an effective and safe work environment for customers, clients, and employees
Demonstrate proven and effective strategies in order to safely defuse anxious, hostile, or violent behaviour at the earliest possible stage
Demonstrate how to provide help to a person developing or experiencing a mental health crisis in order to prevent or alleviate the severity

Program related resources

Student Program Handbook

Disclaimer

The College reserves the right to alter information including requirements and fees and to cancel at any time a program, course, or program major or option; to change the location and/or term in which a program or course is offered; to change the program curriculum as necessary to meet current competencies in the job market or for budgetary reasons; or to withdraw an offer of admission both prior to and after its acceptance by an applicant or student because of insufficient applications or registrations, over-acceptance of offers of admission, budgetary constraints, or for other such reasons. In the event the College exercises such a right, the College’s sole liability will be the return of monies paid by the applicant or student to the College.

Students actively registered in cohort delivered programs who take longer than the designed program length of time to complete their studies are accountable for completing any new or additional courses that may result due to changes in the program of study. Unless otherwise stated, students registered in non-cohort delivered programs must complete the program of study within seven years of being admitted to the program.

Program contact

Kim Black
kblack@conestogac.on.ca
519-748-5220 ext 3364

Continuing Education

Upcoming Registrations

Mark your calendar for our upcoming registration dates, so you can plan your future.

Winter Registration: Opens November 1, 2021
Spring Registration: Opens February 7, 2022