Description:
This course introduces entry-level security, professional procedures, knowledge requirements, and job performance considerations. The course is presented in two semesters.
Semester 1
discusses the professionalism and ethics expected of protection officers and the legal authorities and liabilities of the career field. It describes fundamental security job tasks including patrol, fire prevention and suppression, providing first aid, writing reports and conducting public relations. It also provides an introduction to basic usage of personal computers and describes techniques and considerations for dealing with difficult people.
Semester 2
defines types of security and patrol, discusses relations with police, the public, and labor organizations, and describes procedures for crowd and traffic control. It describes techniques and procedures for improving memory and observations skills, taking effective notes, and writing satisfactory reports. It also provides context for and builds on information introduced in Semester 1.
Credits:
1 Credit
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Certified Protection Officer I Semester 1
- Introduction to Professionalism and Ethics
- Introduction to Public Relations
- Legal Authority and Liabilities
- Duties and Functions
- Introduction to Fire Prevention and Suppression
- Introduction to Patrol
- Introduction to Report Writing
- Introduction to First Aid
- Computer Basics: Using Your PC
- Dealing with Difficult People: Consideration
- Dealing with Difficult People: Attitude
- Dealing with Difficult People: Trust
- Certified Protection Officer I: Semester 1Test
Certified Protection Officer I Semester 2
- Types of Security
- Protection of People
- Basic Professionalism and Ethics
- Basic Public Relations
- Labor Relations
- Relations with Police
- Memory and Observation Skills
- Taking Notes
- Techniques for Writing Reports
- Understanding Techniques
- Types of Patrol
- Factors of Patrol
- Protection Officers and Traffic Control
- Protective Clothing
- Methods of Controlling Traffic
- Construction Traffic and Flagpersons
- Parking
- Crowd Control
- Certified Protection Officer I: Semester 2 Test
