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Basic Firearm Safety Course

What will I learn?

Improve your skills as a Private Security professional with our Basic Firearm Safety Course. Learn how to observe your surroundings, size up danger, and calm things down so you can handle tough situations well. Get a good understanding of the laws and what's right and wrong, including when you're allowed to use force and what you're responsible for. Learn important ways to talk to people and solve problems, and make sure you handle firearms safely by learning how to keep them, carry them, and what to do in an emergency. Level up your skills today.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online and lifetime course access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study anytime, no internet required

Develop skills

Enhance your development of the practical skills listed below

Master de-escalation: Learn how to calm things down and handle stressful situations properly.

Threat identification: Learn to see danger quickly and know what's serious.

Legal acumen: Understand the laws on using force and make ethical decisions about security.

Emergency coordination: Learn to plan and carry out what to do in an emergency.

Firearm safety: Practise how to handle, keep, and carry firearms safely.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can modify the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.