Training Requirements
Four hour basic course including 1 hour each of:
- Orientation
- Legal powers and limitations of a security guard/officer
- Emergency procedures
- General duties
8 Hours in Classroom Course:
Legal limitations on the use of a firearm:
- Handling of a firearm
- Safety and maintenance of firearms
4 Hours of marksmanship training and achieve a minimum of 70% on any silhouette target course approved by the commissioner.
Training Requirements for the use of a Club, Stun Gun, Chemical Spray, Night Stick or other less than lethal device.
- Registered guards or applicants who will carry a club, stun gun, chemical spray, night stick or other less than lethal device, are required to attend appropriate training specific to such device by a trainer, certified to instruct for such specific device. It shall be the employers' responsibility to keep training records of their employees for each device. The security officer/guard shall also have in such person's possession a certification card issued by an instructor/trainer who is certified to instruct/train in the legal use of such specific device and shall exhibit such card upon demand by the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agent or any law enforcement officer.
Renewal
Registrations must be renewed every 2 years.
Continuing Education
Every 2 years armed security guards must complete 4 hours of refresher training and requalify in the use of a firearm by achieving a minimum of 70% on any silhouette target course approved by the commissioner prior to the renewal.
**Fingerprints will be needed for background check prior to attending class. Visit https://tn.ibtfingerprint.com to set up your appointment for your electronic fingerprints or call (855) 226-2937. Choose Private Protective Services as the Agency Name and Initial Armed Guards as the Applicant Type.
