For licensed security guards
Security courses
Career courses for working security guards: specialist posts, senior frontline work, investigations, report writing, and the step up to supervision and leadership. Each course ends in a recorded demonstration of the work and a Certificate of Achievement employers can verify online.
12 security courses on Verten Academy from $160, each ending in a Certificate of Achievement employers can verify online. Prices are in US dollars, paid once, with 180 days of access.
Specialist posts
Courses for a specific kind of site.
Door Supervision and Access Control
Run the door at a licensed venue.
$175 USD · 13 hours
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Healthcare Security Operations
Work security in a hospital or healthcare facility.
$175 USD · 14 hours
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Security Guard: Vulnerable Sector
Work safely with at-risk people in hospitals, shelters, and care facilities.
$165 USD · 12 hours
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Emergency Response and Critical Incident
Run the first minutes of a critical incident on site.
$165 USD · 12.5 hours
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Executive Protection Fundamentals
Protect a principal as part of an unarmed, civilian protective detail.
$189 USD · 16 hours
View courseSenior guard skills
Advanced frontline work, investigations and reports.
Security Guard: Advanced Operations
Step up to senior frontline work. Build risk-based patrol programs, harden access control, make and defend sound use-of-force decisions, take charge of…
$160 USD · 5 hours
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Security Guard: Investigations and Case Management
Learn the investigation skills a senior guard uses on site: planning observation and surveillance on your property, handling evidence so it holds up,…
$160 USD · 5.5 hours
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Advanced Security Report Writing
Write security reports that hold up in court.
$189 USD · 18 hours
View courseSupervision and leadership
From site supervisor to leading a team.
Site Supervisor Foundations
Step up from guard to site supervisor.
$165 USD · 12.5 hours
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Security Leadership and Supervision
Lead a security team, not just a shift. You hold performance conversations, build fair schedules that meet the rules, coach guards toward a goal, and handle…
$179 USD · 14.5 hours
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Crisis Communication and De-escalation
Lead crisis communication across a security team.
$179 USD · 14.5 hours
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Threat Assessment and Risk Analysis
Make threat judgments that are structured and defensible.
$198 USD · 24 hours
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Mental Health Resilience in High-Stress Occupations
Security officers, aviation operations staff, healthcare workers, paramedics, correctional officers, social workers, and other front-line roles with high…
$299 USD · 8 hours
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Basic First Aid
A one day Basic First Aid course with CPR Level C and AED for workers who need to act in the first minutes of a workplace emergency.
$65 USD · 12 hours online + 4 hours in person
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- None of these courses is Ontario security guard license training. They do not count toward the mandatory basic training, the licensing test, or the license.
- Most of them expect a valid security guard license where you work. Each course lists its own prerequisites.
Questions
Do these courses give me a security guard license?
No. They are career courses for guards who already work in security. They do not count toward the mandatory basic training, the licensing test, or the license.
Which course should I start with?
Pick the course for the post you work or want: door supervision, healthcare, the vulnerable sector, emergency response or executive protection. If you are moving into supervision, start with Site Supervisor Foundations (SGS-101).
How am I assessed?
You pass a final exam and show the work in a practical demonstration, assessed with the assistance of AI. Some courses run the demonstration in a live skills session, in person or by live video. A pass earns a Certificate of Achievement, by assessed practical demonstration.
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