How-to
Jobs & workApply for an unarmed security guard certification
- Check the minimum standardsYou need to be 18 or older with a high school diploma, GED or college degree, and pass a good moral fitness background check.
- Complete the 14-hour unarmed basic courseYour instructor records completion on Form PS-6, which goes in your application packet.
- Get fingerprintedUse a fingerprint card from DPSST or complete Fieldprint electronic fingerprints.
BringForm PS-1 applicationFingerprint card or Fieldprint proofForm PS-6 (14-hour course affidavit)Form PS-20 if you are employed
Cost$152 for a new unarmed certification; $104 to renew
Oregon DPSST Private Security Program503-378-8531