A well-paid career option: become a Personal Protection Officer (i.e. Bodyguard)

Protecting the likes of movie stars, political leaders and big shots of all types is big business these days. It's risky and pays well if you qualify. With your basic training from CSPIS, you'll have a good foundation to explore this challenging career path. You might consider it if you can

• Put the safety of your client before your own
• Detect threats to your client's safety before anything actually happens
• Drive aggressively but safely to get your client out of harm's way
• Keep quiet about your client's private life (or your career will be short)
• Say no when asked to do something that's just too dangerous
• Wait around for long periods doing nothing
• Provide First Aid
• Handle some weapons
• Subdue or control dangerous persons legally

Additional training may be necessary to qualify.

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Security Protection Practitioner

Challenging, exciting—even dangerous

As a frontline security worker, you could face situations that will test your abilities to the maximum. The range of situations in which security personnel must work is broad, from providing guard services at orderly business locations to dealing with chaotic crime scenes and life-threatening emergencies of all kinds.

If you'd like to build a career in this exciting and rewarding industry, CSPIS offers an intensive training program designed to give you the essential skills to find employment quickly. You'll learn to handle routine security/protection issues, as well as how to assess and respond to threats and other special situations. First Aid and CPR training are also included.

• Security Hardware and Alarm Systems
  
• Computer Security and Information Technology
  
• Guarding Commercial and Industrial Sites
  
• High Profile and Special Assignments
  
• Executive Protection
  
• Security Supervision

Proprietary Security

• Guarding Commercial and Industrial Property
  
• Management and Supervisory Opportunities
  
• Internal Consultation
  
• Specialization in Security Hardware
  
  

Entrance Requirements

• grade 12 diploma or equivalent
• pre-enrollment interview
  
• entrance abilities test

You may qualify for mature student status if you are over 19 years of age and have at least one full year of work experience.

Graduation Requirements

• credit for each of the three modules in this program
  
• an overall average of 60% is required as a minimum passing standard
  
• a grade of 80% or higher will qualify for an honors diploma
  

Marks are awarded for independent and classroom exercises, quizzes, tests and exams.

For more information about the Security Protection Practitioner diploma course, please contact our Admissions Department at (416) 785-5701.

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