Lesson 01 · 12 minutes
Security as a Career
Explore everyday security work, compare job settings and decide what to check before choosing your first role.
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Free online course · United States
Learn how to check visitors, use a radio, record incidents and respond to everyday situations. Choose your state for the lessons, practice tests and local training requirements.
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Lesson 01 · 12 minutes
Explore everyday security work, compare job settings and decide what to check before choosing your first role.
Lesson 02 · 12 minutes
Build a practical picture of an unarmed security assignment: what you are responsible for, who gives instructions and when to seek help. This is supplementary career preparation; licensing and approved training follow the applicable local route.
Lesson 03 · 12 minutes
Practise noticing relevant changes, recording facts and sharing useful observations. The aim is a dependable account of what happened that helps the next person make an informed decision.
Lesson 04 · 14 minutes
Make spoken instructions, radio messages and handovers easier to understand. Practise a concise message structure, confirm understanding and choose a communication method that fits the person and situation.
Lesson 05 · 14 minutes
Explore calm service conversations, realistic options and early requests for help. This awareness lesson supports discussion with your employer; practical de-escalation in potentially violent situations requires suitable training and safe conditions.
Lesson 06 · 12 minutes
Practise a visitor check-in that follows site rules, handles exceptions through the authorised person and leaves a reliable record. Each workplace decides its acceptable credentials, approvals and visitor process.
Lesson 07 · 15 minutes
Turn observations and actions into a clear incident record. Practice chronology, source attribution and honest uncertainty so another person can understand the event and identify what still needs attention.
Lesson 08 · 14 minutes
Prepare to recognise an emergency, seek safety, summon help and support the site's approved response. This lesson teaches awareness and communication; practical medical and rescue duties require the relevant approved training.
Lesson 09 · 12 minutes
Build dependable working habits: arrive ready, apply site procedures fairly, protect information and report mistakes early. Professional conduct is visible in everyday decisions as well as during an incident.
Lesson 10 · 12 minutes
Follow an invented office-building shift, connect routine decisions and practise a clear handover for the next officer.
See the core lessons alongside your state’s training and licensing information.
Read a short explanation, make decisions in a workplace scenario and check your answers.
Use topic questions and mixed practice tests. Return to the lessons you want to revise.
These lessons provide supplementary preparation. Your state and training provider set the required course and official assessment. Each state course page links to that information.
Get Licensed · Worker handbooks
A handbook for the place you work. Read the local rules, practise everyday decisions and check your knowledge.
Your licence route, legal boundaries and decisions on shift
Sources checked: 2026-09-20
Your licence route, legal boundaries and decisions on shift
Sources checked: 2026-09-20
Your licence route, legal boundaries and decisions on shift
Sources checked: 2026-09-20