Training
Security guard licence training
We are building an Ontario basic security guard training programme for people who want to get licensed and start working. It is in development now and will open once it has been through the required approval process.
Coming soon
What we are building
Training that leads to a job
In Ontario, working as a security guard requires a licence, and getting one requires completing the mandatory basic training and passing the provincial test. Plenty of providers will sell you the course. Far fewer can put you on a site afterwards.
Praxon is an active security agency staffing real posts across the GTA, so our programme is being written by the people who supervise those posts — and graduates will be first in line for openings with us. The course content is complete and the programme is going through the approval process required before it can be delivered.
To be clear about where this stands: the programme is not yet approved and is not being sold. Nothing is being taken and no enrolment is open. Register below and you will hear from us the day it is.
What it will cover
The provincially mandated syllabus
Ontario sets the curriculum for basic security guard training. Our programme will deliver it in full, plus the practical site knowledge that the syllabus does not reach.
01
Introduction to the security industry
The role of a security guard in Ontario, and the difference between what a guard may do and what people assume they may do.
02
The Private Security and Investigative Services Act
The legislation that licenses you, the code of conduct it holds you to, and the obligations that come with the licence.
03
Basic security procedures
Patrol, access control, observation, note-taking and the reporting that makes an incident defensible afterwards.
04
Legal authorities and use of force
Arrest authority, trespass, detention and the strict legal limits on a private security guard's powers.
05
Communication and de-escalation
The skill that resolves most incidents on a real site, taught properly rather than as a single slide.
06
Emergency response preparation
Fire, medical and evacuation response, and working alongside emergency services when they arrive.
07
Emergency first aid
The certification required before a licence can be issued in Ontario.
08
Test preparation and next steps
Preparation for the provincial test, and help with the licence application itself.
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No payment, no commitment. Leave your details and we will contact you when enrolment opens, with dates and pricing.
Already licensed and looking for work? Apply to join Praxon instead.