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Become a security professional with PCC certificate training
Photos and Story by James Hill
PORTLAND, Ore. – Is it possible to launch a new career in one day? With Portland Community College, not only is it possible, it can lead to a future in one of the fastest-growing professional fields today: security. Instructor John Kai will lead Security Guard Certification Training this summer. Learn what the security field has to offer, criminal and civil issues, human public relations, legal and ethical issues, fire detection, reporting, observation techniques and more. Successful students will earn their Oregon State Certification to obtain a security guard position. This one-day class will be offered twice this term as follows: from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., either Saturday, June 26, or Saturday, Aug. 7, at PCC’s Central Portland Workforce Training Center, 1626 S.E. Water Ave. Cost is $59. For more information, contact PCC Community Education at 503-533-2707.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »