Comments from industry leaders show that advanced training is needed within the Canadian security industry. CA🍁SP and several provincial governments have conducted surveys and consultations that formally echo that message.
Currently, there is no structure or standard to security training. Six of ten provinces require a 32 to 54 hour basic security training course, but the composition of that course varies widely from province to province. Four provinces require zero training. Beyond that, there are no standards. Six hour use-of-force courses. Two hour de-escalation course. Certificates being handed out without any training being taken. Security workers are completely unprepared for the challenging, dangerous, and litigious situations they are expected to engage in.
Contrasting this, security workers are increasingly taking on rolls that were previously the purview of the police: patrolling high-risk areas, walking beats, enforcing bylaws, issuing parking and transit tickets, trespassing individuals, responding to alarms, etc. Clients and security companies
Recognizing these deficiencies, and with extensive knowledge of course development, program development, and accreditation processes, CA🍁SP is organizing an industry-wide working group to develop a training framework and accreditation guidelines for security training.
This working group is in accordance with section 7 of ISO 29993:2017 (needs analysis) and leads into the design of effective learning services (section 8), instructional delivery (sections 9 and 10), assessment (section 12), and instructor qualifications (section 11).
