Austell residents can earn security training at the Private Eye Protection Academy classroom in Duluth. Choose Unarmed, Armed or the Complete Package, book a date online, and reserve it with a $100 deposit. The balance is paid when you arrive for training.
Reserve with a $100 non-refundable deposit; pay the rest at class.
Designed for people new to security. Earns a Certificate of Completion.
Saves $75 vs. booking separately. Armed portion: 21+.
Must be 21+. Check the Bookeo listing for date requirements.
Courses are taught in Duluth at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201, so Austell students travel from the southern edge of Cobb County to Gwinnett for each session.
Austell is mostly a Cobb County city, though a small part of it lies in Douglas County. Students from either side book the same way and attend the same classroom.
Use Get Directions with your actual address, check the route at the hour a session begins, and leave margin on the first morning. Armed students can find range details in the Bookeo listing for their date.
Six Flags Over Georgia lists its location as Austell and advertises more than 45 rides along with live shows and summer events. A large attraction can involve bag checks, lost-child calls, ride-line disputes and minor injuries over a long day. Handling those well draws on access control, emergency response and calm communication, and the Unarmed course also includes American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED certification.
The city's own services point to preparedness. Austell operates a flood warning system and publishes floodplain information, and its police department runs a CRIMEWATCH portal that gives residents public safety information. An officer who understands emergency procedures and writes reports others can rely on is useful in a community that pays attention to both.
There is also the everyday side. The city maintains parks such as Legion Park at Sweetwater Creek and Louise Suggs Memorial Park, markets available space at the Threadmill Complex, and holds an annual Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting. A multi-tenant building after hours, a creekside park and a parade route each call for different skills, from a quiet overnight round with lock checks to a curbside post along a crowd.
Austell's mix also shows why written reports matter. After a storm, a closed park path or a flooded lot may need to be documented with times, locations and who was notified. The same habit helps at a theme park gate or a mill building at midnight, where a supervisor or police officer may rely on that note days later.
These illustrative examples describe settings in and around Austell and the skills they can require. They are not promised jobs, and course completion does not guarantee employment. Private Eye Protection takes applications separately.
Large attractions can call for gate screening, crowd guidance and incident reports across long event days. See event security services.
Shared commercial buildings can require lock-up checks, visitor logs and after-hours rounds.
Distribution sites in south Cobb can involve gate logs, trailer checks and perimeter patrol. See warehouse security posts.
Parade routes and park events can call for barricade watch, curbside posts and lost-person procedures.
Apartment properties can involve courtesy patrol, gate checks and overnight coverage. See apartment community security.
Armed work is a separate step. In Georgia, armed licensing starts at 21 and goes through a licensed security employer. See armed security officers.
Unarmed builds the base. Armed adds firearms and live-fire qualification.
Georgia Board rules set a 24-hour minimum for basic training.
Unarmed, Armed or the Complete Package.
Open secure Bookeo checkout and choose an open session.
The non-refundable deposit reserves your seat. Bookeo emails your confirmation.
Pay the balance at class. Start now →
Designed for people new to security work.
21 or older. Georgia Board FAQ
The State of Georgia makes all licensing determinations.
Still have a question? Call the Academy at 678-878-3152.
No. Private Eye Protection Academy teaches every course in Duluth at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201, and Austell students travel there for each session. Before paying the $100 deposit, open the directions link with your own address entered and check the trip at the time class would start.
No. Enrollment does not depend on your county. Most of Austell is in Cobb County and a small portion is in Douglas County, and students from either side reserve through Bookeo and attend the same Duluth classroom. Use your normal home address when you book.
Attraction and event settings lean on access control, patrol, emergency response and report writing, which the Unarmed course teaches along with First Aid/CPR/AED. Each employer sets its own hiring rules. Venues named on this page are illustrative only, and training does not guarantee employment.
Each date in Bookeo shows its session hours, so compare them with your work schedule and the commute from Austell before reserving. Because the deposit is non-refundable, settle the date first. For help choosing, call 678-878-3152 on a weekday. Session times are set per date.
No. The $100 deposit that holds your seat is non-refundable, so confirm your date and schedule before checking out in Bookeo. It applies toward the course price, leaving a balance of $150 for Unarmed, $275 for Armed or $450 for the Complete Package, due when you attend.
The Complete Package combines the 24-hour Unarmed course and the 16-hour Armed course into 40 hours for $550, which is $75 less than booking both separately. It includes First Aid/CPR/AED from the unarmed portion. Because it contains armed training, you must be at least 21 years old.
No. The Academy provides state-required training and issues a Certificate of Completion for successful Unarmed completion. The Armed course provides firearms training and qualification documentation used in the state process. Completion is not automatic licensure. The State of Georgia makes all licensing determinations.
American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED certification is included in the 24-hour Unarmed course and in the 40-hour Complete Package. The 16-hour Armed course does not include it, and the Academy does not sell a separate CPR class. Certification is earned once that portion of the training is completed.
Pick a course and date, then pay the deposit.
