​Duration / Location:

• Day One: Classroom Education - 8 hours / 2516 Losee Road, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030

• Day Two: Range Application - 5 hours / Clark County Shooting Complex, 11357 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89131

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​How To Become Armed:

• The individual must be registered with the Private Investigators Licensing Board (PILB).

• Have in his/her possession a hard plastic permanent guard card issued by the Nevada PILB.

• An individual in provisional status is not authorized to take the course.

• An individual must be employed by a licensee that is willing to sponsor you.

• The employer must add your name to their online roster.

• The employer must provide the individual with a signed Verification of Employment Armed Security (VEAS) form.

• The individual must bring the VEAS form to the Certified Firearm Instructor (CFI).

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Course Includes:

The course consists of 13-hours within a consecutive 2 days period.  Day One will consist of eight hours of classroom education to include, but not limited to: 

• Safe Gun Handling.

• Criminal and Civil Liabilities.

• Consequences and Risks.

• The Duties of an Armed Guard

• Utilizing Use of Force and Deadly Force.

• The Elements of the Use of Force.

• Advanced Firing Techniques and Fundamentals (drawing/reholstering, barricaded position, firing positions (standing, kneeling, prone and while utilizing a barricade). 

• PILB Overview.

• Successful completion of the written exam (minimum passing score of 70%).

• Qualification Course Instruction

• The individual must qualify using ​the same type and caliber firearm as the individual will using while on duty. To get specifics on the outside range portion please refer to NAC 648.346(6).

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Note: ​This course DOES NOT certify you to carry concealed, nor does it focus on the use to carry concealed. If you already have a Nevada concealed carry weapons permit (CCW), and will be carrying concealed as an armed guard for employment, you are required to provide notification from your current employer along with your valid Nevada Concealed Carry Permit to the CFI. 

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What To Bring To Class:

The potential candidate for the armed certification course must bring with them:

DAY 1-

• Unarmed hard plastic guard card physically in their possession.

• VEAS form signed by their employer

• Handgun you plan to utilize while on duty

• 2 magazines at a minimum

• Duty belt rigid enough to carry a holster to your handgun and magazine carrier.

• NO AMMUNITION

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What To Bring To The Range:

DAY 2-

• Handgun with 2 magazines (minimum).

• Duty belt, holster, and magazine carrier.

• Range appropriate attire i.e., Your work uniform would be ideal. (Represent your company with pride, they're sponsoring you). 

• Minimum of 100 rounds of ammunition.

• Eye and ear protection (electronic hearing protection preferred). 

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Once the course is complete:

Our CFI will submit all the necessary paperwork to the PILB office within 5 days of completing the course.

The PILB will then verify the information and update their system to reflect the individual who is authorized to be armed. Then print and mail them a new hard plastic permanent work card which would take the place of their unarmed card.

The armed card will have months printed on the card. A person who wishes to maintain their certification must successfully qualify for certification every 6 months during the designated months indicated on their card.

If a person fails to qualify during any of their designated qualification months, the card becomes invalid and they shall not use a firearm in the course of their employment until they successfully requalify. That does not mean the officer can not work, they just can not be armed. 

Please refer to NAC 648.350 for additional information.