Your Success as a Security Guard is Fueled by a Police Foundations/Law Enforcement Diploma

A career as a security guard is a rewarding and enriching experience, and an opportunity to not only grow professionally but personally, all while making a profound difference in the lives of others. After completing one of Anderson College’s Police Foundations Diploma programs, if you’re looking to become a security guard, you will be set on a trajectory for success in a thriving field.

Whether you are looking to explore work within a commercial, educational, industrial or healthcare setting, you will undoubtedly expand your skills in critical thinking, problem solving, conflict resolution, and, at Anderson, can obtain second-to-none specialized training with field experts.

This is what you need to know and the next steps to launch your future in this sector.

The Role and Responsibilities of, and Opportunities for, a Security Guard.

As a security guard, above all, your overall role is to make the world a safer place and protect people within it, no matter what industry or position you take on.

Your responsibilities may span maintaining order and enforcing regulations at events or within establishments, implementing security measures to protect people or property, ensuring safety and emergency procedures are followed, performing screenings or conducting investigations, among other protective services as required by your clients or employer.

You may work within the private or public sector, financial institutions, and retail, cultural, educational, healthcare establishments, to name a few. You may even choose to be self-employed and contract your services to those in need.

What are the Requirements to Be a Security Guard?

Meet the base requirements:

• 18 years of age or older
• Eligible to work in Canada
• Clean criminal record in Canada
• Able to pass the Security Guard Test (government
  regulated).

Receive Training with a Track-Record for Success

Ensure your police foundation course/ law enforcement course combines practical and theoretical knowledge, empowering you to build confidence within various areas of law enforcement work, ensuring that you’re ready to perform the extra requirements necessary. It is also essential that you select a program, taught by experts within the field, that covers the daily regimen, disciplined training and practical courses in Provincial Statutes, Diversity, Conflict Management, Criminal Code and more, that will open doors for you in the security field and will ready you to obtain specialized training/licencing.

How, Exactly, Anderson College Programs Can Prepare YOU!

Both our Law Enforcement / Police Foundations and our Law, Security and Police Foundations programs provide you with the specialized training and the student-centred support to ensure you meet the requirements and obtain the skills to thrive in your career as a security guard.
Upon successful completion of either one of these programs, Anderson College students have the extraordinary opportunity to apply the skills they’ve obtained and experience a work placement with the highly regarded Commissionaires Great Lakes. They are a division of “Commissionaires, Canada’s premier security solutions and identification services provider, serving central and southwestern Ontario.”
This is all thanks to Anderson Colleges’ partnership with Commissionaires.

But to truly learn about the details of the program, who better to give you that insight than our very own resident expert, and Police Foundations and Law Enforcement instructor,
John McGrinder?

John has 25 years experience as a military policeman with the Canadian Army, two years specializing in copyright and trademark infringement, and then worked for 10 years as Head of Security for St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton. Anderson College is honoured to have John as a member of our team. This interview will give you a comprehensive idea of:

• Program and Practicum Details
• Firearm Training
• Use of Force Training
• Follow Up to the Firearm Safety Course – your ability to apply for your PAL (Possession and Acquisition License) through the federal government.

WATCH the full Interview with John McGrinder HERE.

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As you now recognize, there are truly remarkable opportunities available for those with their sights on serving and protecting our community. If you’re looking to a future in security, we would love to help you determine the right path and timing to launch your career.

If you’re still determining if there’s a fit here, take the “Law Enforcement Career Discovery Quiz” or book a virtual appointment with an Admissions Advisor today to find out how you can launch that career, today!

Quick Links to Fuel Your Success!

We want to make sure you have what you need to succeed! Check out these reference links:

• Law Enforcement & Police Foundation Courses at Anderson College
• Law, Security and Police Foundations Course at Anderson College
• Obtaining Your Possession and Acquisition License with Anderson’s Program
• Powerful Placement Opportunity for Andersons’ students with our partnership with Commissionaires
• Expert-Instructor Interview – Pursuing a Career in Law Enforcement