Security and related certifications

[mchaley]

I'm currently in Japan and will be returning home this summer. I'm hoping to get a job at Brinks or something similar.

What kind of certifications would be beneficial?

Now for the BIG question:

Of these beneficial certifications, which can I take via an online course?

Thanks for any suggestions.

[DaveM55]

To work armed security at places like Brinks, you'll need your ACT235.

You can't get any of it done online.

Here's the website to get you started.

http://www.lethalweapons.state.pa.us...te/default.asp

[gf45acp]

Do you mean Brinks as in armored cars, or alarm, as in electronic tech?
For armored, Dave has you on the right track.
I would add that you should start huffing diesel fumes, staying in hot metal boxes, and wearing a target for a bit over minimum wage.

[mchaley]

Originally Posted by gf45acp

Do you mean Brinks as in armored cars, or alarm, as in electronic tech?
For armored, Dave has you on the right track.
I would add that you should start huffing diesel fumes, staying in hot metal boxes, and wearing a target for a bit over minimum wage.

Sorry, yeah I meant armored. You don't make it sound very good :P

Are there any certifications that I could get while I'm over seas?

[DaveM55]

Originally Posted by gf45acp

Do you mean Brinks as in armored cars, or alarm, as in electronic tech?
For armored, Dave has you on the right track.
I would add that you should start huffing diesel fumes, staying in hot metal boxes, and wearing a target for a bit over minimum wage.

And don't forget how dirty and smelly bags of money can be.

[gf45acp]

You got that right Dave. And to make it easy for anyone with a problem with that I will gladly take all of that dirty, smelly money off your hands.

As to any overseas course or internet class, not that I know of. Act 235 is what you need, and it is in classroom, no other option.

A lot of good guys work armored. A lot get out as soon as they can find a better job.

[mchaley]

Originally Posted by gf45acp

You got that right Dave. And to make it easy for anyone with a problem with that I will gladly take all of that dirty, smelly money off your hands.

As to any overseas course or internet class, not that I know of. Act 235 is what you need, and it is in classroom, no other option.

A lot of good guys work armored. A lot get out as soon as they can find a better job.

Act 235 seems like something I should get in the future. I'm hoping to get into law enforcement down the road so the Act 235 can only help.

I'm looking to get into the armored car biz because I'll be living in Canada for a year or two when I get back. I'll be living in a smaller town and there is a Brinks building in that town. I figure it'd be an interesting job that I can get relatively close to home.

[synergy]

Originally Posted by DaveM55

To work armed security at places like Brinks, you'll need your ACT235.

You can't get any of it done online.

Here's the website to get you started.

http://www.lethalweapons.state.pa.us...te/default.asp

I don't think that's the case.

Most provide all the training after they hire.

The job is more like UPS with a gun on your hip....there is very little you need to know when it comes to the use of force beyond what is justified and what isn't. You don't have a use of force continuum, and you have no powers of arrest. You have a gun in case someone tries to kill you, that's about it.

[gf45acp]

mchaley, forget everything we all said about 235, did not know you where going to Canada. 235 is a Pa thing.

[synergy]

Originally Posted by gf45acp

mchaley, forget everything we all said about 235, did not know you where going to Canada. 235 is a Pa thing.

Yes, but I don't think it's necessary for PA driver/messengers...

http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeek...310168118-J8-5

http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.as...87&from=indeed

Neither require an ACT 235 status, nor indicate that they will provide it. Perhaps they do.... but you certainly don't need to pay for it, yourself.