Certified Trainer License

A state certified trainer licensed by the Private Protective Services program is an individual certified by the commissioner to administer and certify as to successful completion of the minimum training requirements prescribed for a security officer/guard.  A certified trainer may appoint an instructor to assist with the implementation of the training program by notifying the commissioner of the appointee. Only a certified trainer is eligible to certify successful completion of required training of a security guard/officer before the guard can be registered. Registration is required of armed or unarmed security guards/officers in Tennessee.

• Completion and submission of an application.
• Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
• Be personally qualified to conduct the required training of security officers/guards.
• Have at least one year of supervisory experience satisfactory to the commissioner with a Contract security company, Proprietary security organization, (OR) Any public law enforcement agency in the United States (including military).

Upon application applicants must provide:

• List any affiliation with a contract security company or proprietary security organization.
• The classifications of training that the applicant desires to administer: Unarmed general training; Firearms training; Baton training; Chemical spray training; and/or Stun gun training;
• A resume outlining the education and experience of the applicant, including descriptions of all employment or occupations engaged in during the immediate past five (5) years;
• Evidence of qualifications to conduct the training, such as: instructor’s certificate issued by Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission; instructor’s certificate issued by any law enforcement agency; instructor’s certificate issued by the National Rifle Association;
• For each type of nonlethal weapons training which the applicant desires to provide, a certificate showing that the applicant has completed a course in the instruction of persons in the proper use of the nonlethal weapon and the liabilities associated with its use; and/or a notarized statement that the applicant has, for at least one (1) year prior to November 1, 1996, provided training to security guard/officers or law enforcement officers in the proper use of the nonlethal weapon and the liabilities associated with its use.
• The name and qualifications of any instructor whom the applicant intends to appoint to assist in the implementation of the training program.