Observation and Suspect Description Course 2026

This course is for security guards who need to notice what is happening and describe people and vehicles clearly to police. It covers situational awareness, using all your senses, head-to-toe descriptions, vehicle descriptions and passing on what you saw.

Formation
Canada
25 questions
Vérifié le 11 octobre 2026

En bref

Ce cours gratuit comprend environ 15 minutes de leçons et un test de 25 questions. Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger une attestation de réussite (privée, non accréditée). Vérifié à partir des sources officielles le 11 octobre 2026.

Commencez par les leçonsObservation and Suspect Description: Lessons : environ 15 minutes de lecture. Chaque question du test est traitée dans les leçons.

Ce que vous allez apprendre

Use all five senses and a baseline to notice what does not fit
Describe a person from head to toe in neutral, factual words
Tell permanent features from ones that are easy to change
Describe a vehicle, its plate and its direction of travel
Report observations quickly and write them down as soon as possible

Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger votre certificat.

À savoir avant l’examen

Ontario’s guard training syllabus includes using all five senses, doing initial checks that set a benchmark, and noticing minor but critical details.
Police advice is to build a description of a person from head to toe, including build, hair, clothing and distinguishing features such as scars, tattoos or glasses.
To estimate height, police suggest comparing the person with your own height or a doorway.
For a vehicle, note the plate, colour, make and model, any damage, and the direction it went.
Write down what you saw as soon as possible, including the date and time.

Questions fréquentes

What is the most useful part of a suspect description?

Features that are hard to change, such as height, build, scars and tattoos, help most. Clothing helps in the first minutes but can be changed quickly.

How do I describe someone respectfully?

Stick to what you can see and hear: height, build, hair, skin tone, clothing and marks. Use neutral words, give ranges for age and height, and do not guess about a person’s background.

What if I only saw a vehicle?

Note the plate and province if you can, then the colour, make, model, type, damage or stickers, how many people were inside and which way it went.

L’attestation est-elle accréditée ou reconnue officiellement ?

Non. C’est une attestation de réussite privée, uniquement pour vos connaissances. Elle n’est reconnue, accréditée ni approuvée par aucun gouvernement, organisme de délivrance des permis, autorité de réglementation ou établissement d’enseignement, et elle ne remplace aucun permis, aucune certification ni aucune formation exigés par la loi.