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Become a security guard in France
The standard private guarding route uses CNAPS training authorisation, an accepted professional qualification and a professional card.
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Where you could work
The examples below come from individual sources; availability varies.
Local job titles
agent de prévention et de sécurité · agent de sécurité mobile
Would this suit you?
- You can practise clear communication and calm responses.
- You are willing to follow site instructions and keep accurate records.
Uses agent de sécurité and describes site, retail and mobile work; identifies TFP APS and a distinct fire-security specialism.
View sourceYour local industry
The security industry in France
Search for agent de sécurité or agent de prévention et de sécurité. Employers also recruit for mobile security and specialist fire-safety roles.
Private-security enterprises
12,245companies
2022
Prevention and security branch total in the GES report. Includes enterprises with no employees.
Groupement des Entreprises de SécuritéEnterprises employing at least one person
3,556companies, approximately
2022
Subset of the same 2022 branch total that employs at least one person. The source describes this number as approximate.
Groupement des Entreprises de SécuritéEmployers to explore
Selected employers with official careers pages.
How hiring works
- Check CNAPS eligibility
- Obtain the training authorisation for your route
- Complete the qualification and professional-card process
- Apply for a matching role
01 · France
Requirements
- Meet CNAPS suitability and criminal-record checks.
- Obtain prior authorisation before starting regulated training.
- Foreign applicants must meet the French-language requirement; CNAPS specifies B1.
- Non-EU/EEA applicants should check the residence-history condition and applicable exceptions with CNAPS.
- 01
Check eligibility
Use CNAPS to confirm suitability, language and residence conditions before paying for training.
- 02
Apply for training authorisation
Submit the CNAPS prior-authorisation application and required identity documents.
- 03
Complete an accepted qualification
Attend an authorised centre and pass its qualification assessments.
- 04
Apply for the professional card
Submit the qualification and required documents to CNAPS. The card is normally valid for five years.
02 · France
Training
An accepted qualification such as TFP Agent de prévention et de sécurité (TFP APS). Check the training centre's authorisation and the qualification's current registration.
Training time
AFPA example: approximately five weeks, comprising 175 training hours and seven examination hours.
Costs
Training providers
AFPA
TFP Agent de prévention et de sécurité
- Training time
- 175 hours plus seven examination hours
- Costs
- €1,638 net of tax, indicative
Provider course example. Confirm the current centre authorisation, intake and funding eligibility before booking.
View source03 · France
Pay
€1,883.85 gross per month is the 2026 collective-agreement minimum at coefficient 120 for 151.67 monthly hours. Classification and the applicable statutory minimum must be checked.
collective agreement minimum · 2026-01-01
View sourceBefore you apply
- CNAPS authorisation, qualification award and professional card are separate stages.
- The qualification registration and provider authorisation must remain valid for the intended intake.
- Online career preparation does not itself meet the TFP APS practical and assessment requirements.
Local sources
- CNAPS entry route
- CNAPS training requirements
- TFP APS qualification registration
- AFPA course
- 2026 collective minimum
- Agent de sécurité: métiers Securitas France
- Rejoignez Securitas France
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