N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9, § 6027.4 – Minimum standards of the on-the-job training course.

(a) No on-the-job training course shall be approved by the commissioner which does not follow a curriculum consisting of at least 16 hours. The curriculum shall take into consideration the security guard's specific duties, the nature of the work place and the requirements of the security guard company. The 16 hours of instruction shall include, but not be limited to, the following general topic areas which shall relate to these three objectives and satisfy the corresponding minimum time requirements:
1. (1) role of a security guard—one hour;
2. (2) legal powers and limitations—one hour;
3. (3) emergency situations—one hour;
4. (4) communications and public relations—one-half hour;
5. (5) access control—one-half hour;
6. (6) ethics and conduct—one-half hour;
7. (7) report writing—one-half hour;
8. (8) incident command system—two hours;
9. (9) terrorism related topics—four hours; and
10. (10) review and examination—one hour.
(b) As referenced above, the on-the-job training course shall include a one hour review and examination period to be administered to the individual student following completion of the on- the-job training course.
(c) The requirements of an on-the-job training course may be completed in separate sessions of no less than 30 minutes per session.
(d) Only security guard instructors who have met the requirements for security guard instructor certification and who have been certified in accordance with the provisions of Part 6029 of this Title shall administer an approved on-the-job training course.
(e) An on-the-job training course approved by the commissioner in accordance with this Part shall be administered only by an approved security guard training school.