OCS provides online loss prevention training in the fields of retail and hospitality, with courses based on both Californai state laws and Texas state laws.
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Basic Loss Prevention Courses (Based on CA or TX Laws)

These courses provide students with a solid understanding of the basic loss prevention terms, concepts and either retail security industry or hospitality security industry standards. The courses are designed for both new employees being hired in the field of loss prevention, and existing loss prevention agents that have had little or no formal training. It can also be taken by experienced loss prevention agents that want to either retain or refresh their knowledge in either the retail or hospitality loss prevention fields.

Basic Loss Prevention Course Learning Objectives

By the end of either the retail or the hospitality course the student will be able to:

• Understand Loss Prevention issues for either the retail or hospitality industry and the use of basic Loss Prevention tactics for the specific industry.
• Understand and comply with the legal aspects of Loss Prevention within the industry, such as criminal and civil liability and how to protect themselves against from legal consequences.
• Define the differences between internal and external theft, methods for evidence collection, investigative techniques and tactics, emergency situations, and basic report writing for loss prevention within either the retail or hospitality industries.
• Implement Industry Specific Loss Prevention Strategies into an organization, thus increasing the effectiveness of the security professional in reducing losses for the organization.

These basic courses cover the following main topics

These courses provide students with a solid understanding of the basic loss prevention terms, concepts and either retail security industry or hospitality security industry standards. The courses are designed for both new employees being hired in the field of loss prevention, and existing loss prevention agents that have had little or no formal training. It can also be taken by experienced loss prevention agents that want to either retain or refresh their knowledge in either the retail or hospitality loss prevention fields. The courses are both currently availble based either California State Laws or Texas State Laws.

• Loss Prevention Definition

• Retail or Hospitality Specific Losses
• Modern Loss Prevention Mission
• Loss Prevention Training: The Basics
• Conducting Investigations
• Reducing Employee Theft
• Special Problems and Countermeasures
• Implementing Loss Prevention Programs
• Loss Prevention Field Overview