The Northwest Territories does not license or require training of security guards. The government trusts security employers to appropriately hire and train their security staff. This has failed twice in the past three months. In November 2025, a security guards Read More …
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Professionalizing security training
Some security companies provide in-house training to their security professionals. Former employees have varying opinions on these courses. An extreme example is a client who wanted all security professionals to have a communication course. The company gave each security professional Read More …
Knife attack on security guard
A Yellowknife man is under arrest for threatening a security guard with a knife in downtown Yellowknife on 19 December 2025. RCMP had to use K9’s to subdue the subject, who was charged with assault with a weapon and failure Read More …
DAILY weapons and violence in Saskatchewan hospitals
Saskatchewan Health is desperately trying to recruit security guards. The primary reasons for leaving are low pay and regular violence (and inadequate training). CAšSP has position papers that recommend significantly higher pay for healthcare security and training to prepare them Read More …
Efficacy of instructional modalities
My time with the Center for Teaching and Learning developed a strong interest in effective instruction. I recently completed a dive into the efficacy of instructional modalities. Share widely.
Course development guide
You want to develop a course or have been asked to develop a course. Excellent! Developing a course is not easy. It requires logic, patience, a willingness to dive deeply into the course material, and a willingness to repeatedly revise Read More …
