Illinois law is very specific about the training that new Security Officers must receive so that they can become licensed with the state. This entire 20-hour Unarmed Certification course consists of several training courses that you will need to complete before you will be issued a genuine State of Illinois Training certificate.

Once you receive your training certificate, you’ll need to provide that certificate to your employer.

The required online training modules are:

Weapon Retention Techniques

Ethical Considerations from the Use of Firearms   

Illinois Law of Arrest for Security Officers

Liability for Acts while Employed as a Security Officer

Each of these courses should have been unlocked in your control panel when you purchased this course. If you do not have access to all of the above-listed courses please check our support page for assistance. Online courses may be completed in any order. However, you must complete all courses before you will be issued a genuine State of Illinois Training certificate.

The modules that you will need to complete in person include:

Firearm Safety – completed in person.

Firearm Storage and Transportation – completed in person.

Cleaning and Maintenance of Firearms – completed in person.

Firearm Fundamentals (stance, grip, aiming, etc…) – completed in person.

Legal Use of Firearms Including Interaction with Law Enforcement – completed in person.

Use of Force Justifications, including Use of Lethal Force – completed in person.

Basic Range Instruction & Advanced (practical) Range Instruction (at least 8 hours ) – completed in person.

These training modules are in addition to the modules required for unarmed security officers.

You may access the online courses on the links above, or you may visit your account page to see all the courses that you may have access to.