Proposed Changes to Mandatory Security Training in British Columbia

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Proposed Changes to Mandatory Security Training
in British Columbia
As presented to The Canadian Pacific Chapter,
ASIS International February 26, 2004 by Brian
Robertson, Manager of Private Security
Programs Justice Institute of BC
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Mandatory Security TrainingPast, Present
Future

• The Oppal Report 10 Years
• The proposed new P.I.S.A. Act
• Proposed changes to how BST1 is administered

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The Oppal Report 10 Years

• How it all started
• The role of the JIBC
• The rules up until now
• The numbers up until now

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BST Reform

• 1999 Time for Reform?
• 2000 - Drop BST2?
• 2001 Deregulation?
• 2002 Legislative Reform?

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Legislative Reform

• What the new legislation will do
• The license endorsement system
• Changes to mandatory training
• Current status

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National Trends

• Professionalization and standards
• National security providers
• Inter-provincial harmonization
• Mandatory training

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BST1 and the CGSB Standard

• About the CGSB standard
• Current use
• The de facto national standard
• The future of BST1

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Changes to BST1 Administration

• BST2 still in limbo
• BST1 content changes next year
• Administrative changes this fall
• Industry consultation this spring

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General Principles

• That was then, this is now
• Business-friendly
• Flexible, fair, defensible
• Recognition of national trends

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Industry Consultation

• ASIS luncheon - February
• Discussion paper - March
• Discussion forums - April and May
• Feedback until June

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Implementation Timeline

• Meeting with Registrar - January
• Consultation February to June
• Registrar approval - summer
• Implementation fall, new year

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Approval of Alternative Courses

• If you think you can do better
• Accreditation through CGSB
• Still have to write BST1 exam
• Recognition of national trends

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Flawed Exemption Process

• Current exemptions very narrow
• No recognition of work experience
• Limited recognition of education
• No testing of peace officers

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Improved Exemption Process

• Recognition of industry experience
• Recognition of post-secondary education
• Review on a case-by-case basis
• Challenge Exam for all

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Security/Enforcement Experience

• Full-time security employment in Canada for at
  least 3 out of the last 6 years.
• Full-time security employment in Canada for at
  least 10 out of the last 15 years.
• Full-time employment as a police officer in
  Canada any time within the last 10 years.
• Full-time employment as a peace officer in
  Canada any time within the last 5 years.
• Or equivalent.

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CGSB - Based Training

• Successful completion, within the last 3 years,
  of a CGSB-accredited course.
• Proof of possession, within the last 3 years, of
  a security guard license in a Canadian province
  or territory where successful completion of a
  CGSB-accredited course was a pre-requisite for
  licensing.
• Receipt, within the last 3 years, of Accredited
  Security Officer (ASO) certification from the
  Canadian Society for Industrial Security.

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Post-Secondary Education

• Successful completion, within the last 5 years,
  of a Certificate, Diploma or Degree, from a
  Canadian public post-secondary educational
  institution, in Security, Security Management,
  Law and Security Administration, Police Sciences,
  Police Foundations, Criminal Justice, Criminology
• Or equivalent

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Improved BST1 Exam

• Removal of all subjective questions
• Increase in length from 1 hour to 3
• Increase in length from 54 questions to 100
• Access to oral testing on demand

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Improved BST1 Exam Process

• End to unlimited rewrites.
• Requirement to show proof of language
  proficiency after three failures.
• Three-month rewrite penalty for cheaters.

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Future BST1 Improvements (2005?)

• Comprehensive course rewrite
• Increase pass mark from 60 to 75 across the
  board
• Raise bar on instructor certification

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What You Can Do

• Read the Discussion Paper
• Talk about this with your colleagues
• Attend the information forum(s)
• Send me your written submissions

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Other Events of Interest

• Murray Days pre-Olympic Public Safety
  Seminar March 3
• Industry consultation session on new
  JIBC LPO course March 27
• Robertson/Hess presentation at ASIS in
  Dallas in September

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Contact
Brian Robertson brobertson_at_jibc.bc.ca 604-528-5516
www.jibc.bc.ca