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Training Requirements for Louisiana:
Regulatory agency: Louisiana Office of the State Fire Marshal
Technician and Specialist Initial License Certification Requirements
Life Safety Technicians
- Fire Alarm Technician
- National Training School (NTS) Fire Alarm Installation Methods Course
- NTS Certified Fire Alarm Technician Course
- Non-Required Fire Alarm Specialist
- Any approved Fire Alarm Technician Course.
- Fire Alarm Owner Specialist
- Any approved Fire Alarm Technician Course.
Property Protection Technicians
- Security Technician
- National Training School (NTS) Level 1 Certified Alarm Technician Course
- NTS Level 2 (Advanced Intrusion Systems Course and Fire Alarm Installation Methods Course)
- House Fire Specialist
- NTS Residential Fire Alarm Course; or
- Any approved Fire Alarm Technician Course; or
- Any approved Security Technician Course.
- CCTV Specialist
- NTS Video System Technologies Course
- Special Locking Specialist
- NTS Electronic Access Control Course; or
- Any approved Security Technician Course
- Property Protection Sales Specialist
- NTS Understanding Electronic Security Systems; or
- Any approved Property Protection Technician Course.
*For information on Qualifier requirements, click here
Continuing Education
Effective at the time of an individual’s annual renewal, each individual license holder must document that he/she has obtained at least twenty four (24) contact hours of continuing education within the three (3) year licensing period. Documentation will be in the form of a statement (provided on the license application) that the individual must sign affirming he/she has met the requirement. To view the NTS catalog of CEU offerings click here.