Upon exploring job
advertisements platforms, it is not hard to come to the conclusion that
security guard jobs are available in a wide range. However, in order to fulfil
the duties of a security guard, one must obtain a certificate. 

Find out what is
required to obtain this certificate and how to extend its validity term since
the certificate is issued for a period of 5 years.

Security
guard training centre "DAIZPON" (hereinafter — DAIZPON)
offers the following "Protection of persons and property” educational
programmes upon the completion of which a security guard certificate is
obtainable

· 84 hour
vocational educational programme, Educational programme of basic level of
knowledge for security guard work;

· 
480 hour vocational further
educational programme with the obtainable qualification — Security
guard (second qualification level);

· 
940 hour vocational further
educational programme with the obtainable qualification — Security
guarding organiser (third qualification level).

All
of the offered educational programmes have been licensed and accredited at the
State Education Quality Service of Latvia (Izglītības kvalitātes valsts
dienests) until 2022. 

DAIZPON also offers courses for the
extension of the term of validity of a security guard certificate. 

Additionally, DAIZPON offers Weapon
courses for obtaining a licence for carrying and possessing weapons and
training courses of special combat for employees of security
companies — detaining techniques, using weapons and special tools for
detaining purposes, protection during an attack, detaining technique from
different positions, situation improvisations in security activities.

What
requirements must be met to obtain a security guard certificate?

I. Ponomarenko,
a DAIZPON instructor, informs about all the criteria laid out by law for a
person to be eligible to obtain a security guard certificate: 

1) one of
the security educational "Protection of persons and property” programmes
has been completed;

2) the
State qualification examination (test) has been passed if the person has
completed the 84 hour vocational educational programme "Educational
programme of basic level of knowledge for security guard work";

3) an
application has been submitted to the State Police for obtaining the
certificate and the following documents have been attached: 
-) an opinion issued by a psychiatrist and a narcologist;

-) a certificate on the completion of a 12
hour first-aid basic knowledge training course;

-) an educational qualification document
on the completion of a security guard educational programme;

4) the
person has paid the state fee of EUR 20.00 for obtaining the security
guard certificate;

5) the
person has reached the age of 18.

In
which cases it will be impossible to obtain a security guard certificate?

Additionally,
I. Ponomarenko informs that the security guard certificate shall not be
issued to a person:

1) 
Who has been punished for
committing an intentional criminal offence or for a criminal offence committed
under the influence of alcoholic beverages, narcotic or other intoxicating
substances — prior to the extinguishment or setting aside of the
conviction;

1) 
Who has been convicted of
committing the criminal offence provided for in Clause 1 by releasing from the
punishment or serving of the punishment - if less than a year has passed since
the ruling to release from the punishment or serving of the punishment entered
into effect;

2) 
Who has been released from
criminal liability for committing the criminal offence provided for in Clause
1 — less than a year has passed since the decision entered into
effect;

3) 
Who has been conditionally
released from criminal liability for committing the criminal offence provided
for in Clause 1 — prior to expiration of the probationary period;

4) 
To whom the status of the
accused has been applied in criminal proceedings for committing the criminal
offence provided for in Clause 1;

5) 
Who has been administratively
punished for violations committed under the influence of alcoholic beverages,
narcotic, psychotropic, toxic or other intoxicating substances, for refusal to
submit to a medical test for alcohol concentration, as well as a test for
narcotic or other intoxicating substances, for petty hooliganism, for
intentional infliction of insignificant bodily harm, or for malicious
non-compliance with lawful orders or requests of a police employee, a border
guard, or guardsman, as well as a soldier — less than a year has
passed since the administrative punishment was enforced;

6) 
Whose security guard
certificate has been cancelled during the last year.

How
to extend the term of validity of a security guard certificate?

I. Ponomarenko explains the
following — in order to extend the term of validity of a security
guard certificate, a person, who has completed the 84 hour educational
programme of Basic level of knowledge or the 160 hour vocational
educational programme "Security guarding activity”, may choose to
either take the qualification exam at the State Police or to complete an
80 hour training course.

The person who has chosen to take the qualification
exam at the State Police can independently acquire knowledge necessary for the
study test and take the examination test at the State Police the results of
which are valid for one year from the date of taking the examination. 

Likewise,
I. Ponomarenko reminds that the Application for the extension of the
validity term of the security guard certificate after taking the examination
test must be submitted to the State Police no later than within one
month and no sooner than three months before the end of the validity term of
the security guard certificate.

However,
a person who has chosen to extend the validity term of the security guard
certificate without taking an examination test at the State Police, must, within
5 years from the date of receiving the security guard certificate,
complete the 80 hour training course at the security guard training centre
and obtain a certified statement for the completion of the 80 hour
training course. The certified statement is intended for a submission to the
State Police. 

Again,
I. Ponomarenko points out that the Application for the extension of the
validity term of the security guard certificate without taking the security
guard employee qualification examination must be submitted to the State
Police no later than within one month and no sooner than three months before
the end of the validity term of the security guard certificate.

The
following documents must be attached to the applications for the extension of
the validity term of the security guard certificate:

-) an
opinion issued by a psychologist and a narcologist (valid for 3 months
from the date of issue);

-) an
educational qualification document on the completion of a security guard
educational programme;

-) a
certified statement for an 80 hour course (does not apply to persons who
passed the State qualification examination).

Before
submitting the application, a state fee of EUR 20.00 for extending the
validity term of the security guard certificate must be paid. It is not
required to attach printouts of the bank payment, as well as it is not required
to submit a photo since it will be obtained from the Identity document
information system. A new security guard certificate is issued within
30 days and it is valid for 5 years.

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