State of Texas Training Requirements
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Burglar Alarm Entry-Level Training (Required for Alarm Techs)
During the first twelve (12) months of initial registration, each person employed as an alarm system installer must complete Alarm Level I training, consisting of sixteen (16) hours of classroom instruction or equivalent online course as approved by the department, with two (2) hours covering the National Electrical Code (NEC) as it applies to low voltage.
For more information, please visit: https://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/psb/index.htm
Burglar Alarm In-Service Training (Required for Alarm Techs)
Any person employed as an alarm systems installer must earned eight (8) hours of continuing education credits in an alarm related field, with one (1) hour covering the National Electrical Code (NEC) as it applies to low voltage, during each subsequent twenty-four (24) month period. This requirement must be satisfied prior to the expiration date of registration in order to renew the registration.
For more information, please visit: https://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/psb/index.htm
Owners, Partners, Shareholders & Individual License Holders
Owners, partners, and shareholders who hold individual licenses as owners only, shall complete a total of eight (8) hours of continuing education, including seven (7) hours in the subject matter that relates to the type of regulated service provided by their company, and one (1) hour of ethics. Noncommissioned security officers, and all individuals not required to obtain a commission or license under the Act are specifically exempted from the continuing education requirements. All individual license holders not otherwise addressed in this section shall complete a total of eight (8) hours of continuing education, seven (7) hours of which must be in subject matter that relates to the type of individual license held, and one (1) hour of which must cover ethics.
For more information, please visit: https://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/psb/index.htm
Alarm Monitor In-Service Training (Required for Alarm Monitoring Agents)
Alarm monitors shall complete four (4) hours of continuing education in subject matter that relates to the duties and responsibilities of an alarm monitor.
For more information, please visit: https://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/psb/index.htm
Residential Fire Alarm Technician Training (Required for Fire Alarm Techs)
An applicant for a residential fire alarm technician license must provide evidence of the applicant's successful completion of the required residential fire alarm technician training course from a training school approved by the State Fire Marshal's Office.
For more information, please visit: https://www.tdi.texas.gov/fire/fmlialarm.html
