Smyrna, bordered by Marietta and Mableton, is where the Silver Comet Trail begins. Residents who want security training can attend Private Eye Protection Academy in Duluth, choose from three courses, and hold a seat with a $100 deposit in Bookeo.
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.
Students who live near A. Max Bacon City Hall on King Street, close to the Mavell Road trailhead, or anywhere else in the city travel to 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201, in Duluth.
Open the Get Directions button, put in your own address, and look at the route for the time a session starts. Some students compare dates across the Unarmed, Armed and Complete listings before choosing, since each is reserved with its own non-refundable deposit.
Range qualification details for the Armed course are listed with each Bookeo date. Call 678-878-3152 with questions about hours.
Smyrna's city government is centered on A. Max Bacon City Hall on King Street, where boards such as Planning and Zoning meet, and the city also runs the Smyrna Library and a parks and recreation department. Civic buildings and libraries can call for welcoming but alert lobby presence, knowledge of who belongs after hours, and incident notes that staff can act on the next day.
The city issues photo, film and video permits along with business and alcohol permits. A permitted production can involve holding a perimeter, signing crew in and out, and watching equipment overnight. Those tasks map to access control and report writing in the Unarmed course, and the legal authority unit helps an officer understand what they can and cannot require of the public on a set.
Smyrna is also where the Silver Comet Trail begins, at the Mavell Road Trailhead, before it runs 61.5 miles west toward Alabama. Trailhead parking and park areas are settings where steady patrol, attention to vehicles and a calm word with visitors can matter. Nearby apartments, townhomes and retail strips add residential and commercial patrol settings to the mix for a new officer weighing options after training.
Because Smyrna's civic campus, library and trailhead draw people at different hours, officers in settings like these often split time between daytime visitor service and evening or overnight checks. Shift handoffs depend on written logs, and the report writing practiced in the Unarmed course is what lets the next officer pick up exactly where the last one left off.
These illustrative examples describe settings in a close-in suburb like Smyrna and the skills they can require. They are not promised jobs, and completing a course does not guarantee employment. Private Eye Protection takes applications through its own process.
Public buildings can call for lobby presence, after-hours checks and clear incident notes.
Permitted shoots can require perimeter control, crew sign-in and overnight equipment watch.
Multifamily housing can involve gate checks, package room watch and courtesy patrol. See apartment community security.
Hotels serving travelers can call for lobby presence, room-access control and overnight logs. See hotel security services.
Outdoor community events can require entry control, crowd spacing and lost-person procedures. See event security services.
Armed work has separate rules. Georgia armed licensing requires age 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 only in Duluth, at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201, and Smyrna students commute there for each session. Check the route from your own address at your real departure time before reserving your date with the $100 deposit.
Film and video productions in Smyrna require city permits, and on-set security work can involve holding a perimeter, logging crew and protecting equipment. The Unarmed course covers access control, patrol and report writing that apply. Productions make their own hiring decisions, and training does not guarantee a job.
Libraries and public buildings, apartments and townhomes, hotels, community events and trailhead parks are examples of settings where patrol, access control and reporting skills apply. They are illustrations, not openings. After finishing a course, you can apply to Private Eye Protection through its separate careers process.
No. The Academy is a private training provider in Duluth and is not a city program. City places named on this page are local context only. The Academy provides state-required training, and the State of Georgia makes all licensing determinations.
Unarmed is $250, Armed is $375 and the Complete Package is $550. You pay a $100 non-refundable deposit through Bookeo and Square checkout to reserve a date. The remaining balance of $150, $275 or $450 is paid when you attend the training.
It covers firearms safety and handling, Georgia firearms law, weapon retention and tactical awareness, and includes range qualification. The Armed course costs $375 and does not include First Aid/CPR/AED. Students must be 21 or older, and range details for each date appear in its Bookeo listing.
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.
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.
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