NYS Security Guard Training
[coming soon]
The state-required courses for unarmed and armed security guards are coming to our Mount Vernon classroom. Registration is not open yet. Join the priority list and you will hear about dates first.
5 NYS courses
Unarmed and armed guard training
8 hours to start
The first step to a guard card
Mount Vernon, NY
11 W Prospect Ave, 3rd Floor
Dates coming soon
Priority list members hear first
The five NYS security guard courses
New York sets the hours and timing for every guard course. These are the courses we are preparing, and when each one is due.
All guards
Before you apply for your NYS guard registration
Within 90 days of starting work as a guard
Every calendar year to keep your card current
Armed guards
7 classroom and 40 range hours. Requires a valid NYS pistol license and valid NYS security guard registration.
3 classroom and 5 range hours, every calendar year
Who the security guard courses are for
Anyone starting out as a guard in New York, and working guards who need to stay current.
New guards
Starting out? The 8-hour pre-assignment course comes before your guard card application.
Working guards
Due for your 16-hour on-the-job course or this year’s 8-hour in-service? Both are in the plan.
Armed guards
Pistol license holders who need the 47-hour firearms course or the annual 8-hour refresher.
Security companies
Employers training new hires or keeping a team current. Contact us through Corporate Solutions for group training
From first class to your guard card
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Start with 8 hours
Pre-assignment training gives you the certificate your application needs.
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Apply to the state
Apply to the NYS Department of State with your certificate and fingerprints. You must be 18.
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Start work
Your 16-hour on-the-job training is due within 90 days of starting as a guard.
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Stay current
An 8-hour in-service course every calendar year. Registration renews every two years.
Armed guards also need a NYS pistol license and a guard card before the 47-hour firearms course, then an 8-hour firearms course every year. Requirements from NYS DCJS and the Department of State.
What students say about WSC Defense
NYS security guard training FAQs
Planned courses include the 8-Hour Pre-Assignment, 16-Hour On-the-Job, 8-Hour Annual In-Service, 47-Hour Firearms and 8-Hour Annual Firearms training courses. Availability, pricing and class dates will be announced when enrollment opens.
Unarmed guards generally complete the 8-Hour Pre-Assignment Course, the 16-Hour On-the-Job Course within 90 days of employment and the 8-Hour Annual In-Service Course each calendar year. Armed guards generally complete those requirements plus the 47-Hour Firearms Course and annual 8-Hour Firearms Training. Certain exemptions may apply.
Students must possess a valid New York State pistol permit and security guard registration before enrolling. Successfully completing the course allows the student to apply for an armed security guard registration upgrade, but it does not automatically issue the registration.
Not yet. WSC Defense’s security guard courses are coming soon. Joining the priority list is free and carries no commitment, but it does not reserve a seat. Priority-list members will be notified when course dates, pricing and enrollment become available.
Get first access to class dates
Seats in the first classes will be limited. Priority list members get the dates by email before registration opens to the public.
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Check the course(s) you need on the form
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We email you when dates are set, before the public
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No cost and no commitment
Questions before then? Call (914) 715-0124.
Join the priority list
No cost, no commitment. We email the list before registration opens to the public.
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