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Step 5: How to Get a Live Scan

Posted by Joel Johnson on June 2, 2014

How to Get a Live Scan? Now that I have finished the Powers to Arrest and Weapons of Mass Destruction courses and received the certificates for them, I can apply to get my Guard Card by filling out some paperwork and getting my Live Scan done. This is what I did to get my Live Scan. I got the steps from the “How to Get a CA Guard Card” found on eduGuard’s website.

1. There are two ways to fill out the Security Guard Application:

a) Print out and mail in this application but it will take a lot longer than filling out the application online using the BreEZe.

b) Apply online using the BSIS BreEZe and it should only take a few days to get your cleared status for guard card so you cna go to work!

*If you are going to Register to Become a PSO, please use this link for your correct links to forms.

2. Fill out three copies of the Live Scan Form for Security Guards and go to your nearest Live Scan Site. Need that location? Check here.

3. Bring a photo ID and money or a debit card to pay the processing and application fees for BSIS, DOJ, and FBI.

4. Mail in the copy of the Live Scan form and if you already haven’t sent the application, send them together.

Here is a video of the Live Scan Process that I liked.

*This LiveScan is located at 5150 Fair Oaks Blvd #101, Carmichael CA, inside the UPS Store.

Once your DOJ and FBI background checks have cleared and your application has been accepted BSIS will post your cleared security guard status online here at the “BSIS website“. You can then print your cleared security guard status and present it to your prospective employer for employment. Note: You do not need your actual guard card in hand to apply for employment, the print out is fine. After the cleared status you will receive your actual guard card in the mail in approximately 10 to 15 days.

Hope this helped to clear up any confusion there can be on the Live Scan Process. Time to get ready to find a job!

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Step 2: Register To Get Your Guard Card (Choosing your eduGuard package)

Posted by Joel Johnson on May 23, 2014

Joel here and I have decided to get my California Guard Card. I need 40 hours of security training certificates. I see eduGuard’s different course packages provide some options to get the training and certificates I need so I can get my Guard Card. All packages are good for one year after I purchase so I have lots of time to get this training done. Before I register, I need to select a course package. I want the one that fits my budget best.

I can purchase package A, $49, which has the courses for the initial 8 hours of courses required to apply for my Guard Card. Once I get my guard card I can be hired which is awesome but wow, I see I will need more training within 30 days after getting hired.
Package B, $79, has the courses for the Mandatory 16 hours of training and all the Electives to choose from for the required final 16 hours of Electives. Buying package A and then B would fulfill the 40 hours of required initial training.

This looks like a pretty cool way to go.

I wouldn’t have to spend all the money at one time.
If I don’t have a job lined up right away, I can purchase A now and purchase B after I am making some money.

Hey but wait, I can save $ with Package C – 40 Hours at $99. I can get all required 40 hours, and have access for one full year to over 80 hours of courses that I can take any time I want. This will give me time to find a job while I study. That’s a big enough savings that I will choose Package C.

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Step 1: Is California Guard Card online training for me?

Posted by Joel Johnson on February 19, 2014

Hey, my name is Joel and I need a job.

I am going to take online security courses using eduGuard so I can work as a Security Officer. I can see there are jobs for security guards with flexible hours, that don’t require a lot of experience. It looks pretty fast and simple to get a California Guard Card or a Proprietary Private Security Officer Registration because the training is online. I have no prior experience in security so I thought it would be cool to share my whole experience. Hey, there might be some other people just like me.

Here’s where I started:

Step #1 – How do I decide if I want to become a Security Guard that needs a Guard Card, or to become a Registered Proprietary Private Security Officer?

First, I needed to know the difference between the two before I decided which course work I would take. These are the definitions of each from the BSIS website.

What is a “Security Guard?”

A “contract” Security Guard is any person providing services as a security guard, is registered by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services as a security guard, required to have a current California Guard Card, and employed by a licensed Private Patrol Operator that contracts security services to multiple clients.

Requires 40 hours of BSIS approved security training
Requires a background check with fingerprints submitted to the FBI and DOJ
Requires 8 hours of Annual Training to keep Guard Card current

What Is A “Proprietary Private Security Officer?”

A Proprietary Private Security Officer, a PSO, works exclusively for one employer providing security services for this single employer only and meet both of the following criteria: a) You are required to wear a distinctive uniform clearly identifying you as a security officer, and b) You are likely to interact with the public while performing your duties, and is registered by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Service. Registration as a Proprietary Private Security Officer is required for this job.

Requires 16 hours of BSIS approved security training
Requires a background check with fingerprints submitted to the FBI and DOJ
Requires 2 hours of Annual Training to keep Registration current

What I have learned is that if you Register to become a PSO you CANNOT be hired as a Security Guard, but if you are a Security Guard you can be hired as a PSO.

My Next Blog: Step #2 – Deciding which eduGuard course package to buy.

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