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Code 4739
DiplomaSTC
SectorSocial, Educational and Legal Services (20)
Number of credits26
Length of training390 hours
Educational organizations offering the program
Note(s)
This program is offered in French: 
4239 - Sécurité privée - Gardiennage
  • Objectives and targeted professions
  • Admission conditions
  • Program content

Program objectives

The activities of private security guards involve protecting persons, property, establishments, premises and information mainly to prevent crime and maintain order. To accomplish this, they carry out preventive, surveillance, access control and traffic control duties. They ensure that laws, regulations and directives are complied with and intervene in emergencies. Private security guards work in industrial, commercial and residential establishments, institutions (hospitals, schools, etc.), for organizations, on sites, etc. They work for private security agencies or are employed directly by businesses, institutions or organizations in the private, public or parapublic sectors.

Occupation

Private security guards

Admission conditions

To be eligible for admission to the Private Security Guarding program, candidates must meet the following requirements:
• Have earned Secondary III credits or the equivalent in language of instruction, second language and mathematics
or
hold an Attestation of Equivalence (AESS) for Secondary III studies
or
have successfully completed the General Development Test (GDT) with or without specific prerequisites
AND
• be 18 years of age or older
or
meet the eligibility requirements for Emploi-Québec’s Manpower Training measure.
(This STC is eligible for the TCST-STC bridge)

Admission requirements for the TCST-STC bridge

The admission requirements for the TCST-STC bridge are identical to those that apply to the TCST-DVS bridge:
- Hold a TCST;
AND - Be at least 16 years old on September 30 of the school year in which you start vocational training;
AND - Have earned the required credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in Secondary Cycle 1 in general education in the youth sector or in Secondary II in adult general education.

Program content

Code Statement of competency Hours Credits
STC 273-092 Carry out prevention activities 30 2
STC 739-011 Determine their suitability for the occupation and the training process 15 1
STC 739-021 Comply with laws and regulations 15 1
STC 739-032 Observe their environment 30 2
STC 739-041 Orient themselves in their surroundings 15 1
STC 739-052 Interact with clients in a work environment 30 2
STC 739-062 Refer to the functioning of security and communication systems 30 2
STC 739-071 Apply first aid techniques 15 1
STC 739-082 Apply emergency response procedures 30 2
STC 739-102 Maintain their physical and psychological safety 30 2
STC 739-113 Carry out surveillance activities 15 1
STC 739-122 Perform access control 30 2
STC 739-131 Control vehicular and pedestrian traffic 15 1
STC 739-141 Use job search techniques 15 1
STC 739-153 Enter the workforce 45 3
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