Learn More About Alarm Continuing Education in Tennessee

The online format of our continuing education makes it easy for Tennessee's alarm technicians to renew their license. Enjoy the freedom to work from any device, including a desktop, laptop, tablet, or a smartphone, and start and stop your progress as needed to fit your schedule.

Alarm technicians in Tennessee must complete 16 hours of continuing education every 2 years in order to renew and maintain their license. All courses count toward your renewal requirements. You can choose from courses dedicated to access control, installations, false alarm prevention, biometrics, drones, and more. JADE Learning provides the training necessary to fulfill those requirements.

Each course includes an official certificate of completion that you can save for your records. Looking for state reporting information? Learn more here.

How to Renew Your Alarm Systems License in Tennessee

Tennessee alarm technicians must meet the following requirements in order to keep their state license in good standing:

  • Complete 16 hours of continuing education every 2 years for Qualifying Agents.
  • The renewal deadline is before the license expiration date, every 2 years.

JADE Learning can help you meet your continuing education license renewal requirements.

JADE Learning has helped over 150,000 professionals renew their licenses for more than 20 years, and we can help you, too.

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How Continuing Education Courses Work

Step 1

Select a course

Choose from a list of state-approved courses. Our course material is 100% online.

Step 2

Complete your course

Study at your own pace according to your schedule, using a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.

Step 3

Report your hours

Upon course completion, you'll receive a certificate that confirms you completed your continuing education hours. For states that accept provider reporting, we'll report your CE hours directly to the state.

Continuing Education Options

Packages

Package

16-Hour Package for Alarm Technicians

This 16-hour package fulfils all continuing education requirements for Qualifying Agents.

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Individual Courses

Access Control

4 Hours | General Credits | Text Course | Course Approval # 1509.17
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This class will cover the fundamentals of access control systems using computer animations to present common access control systems used in four-door to forty-door systems installed in factories, offices and institutions.

False Alarm Prevention for the Alarm Technician

4 Hours | General Credits | Text Course | Course Approval # 1509.2
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This course provides an overview of the false alarm problem, current available solutions, and the impact on the alarm industry. It includes tips on installation, user training, and ongoing follow-up that can help reduce the false alarm rate.

Home Security and Technological Advancements

4 Hours | General Credits | Text Course | Course Approval # 1801.07
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This course will provide a survey of residential security systems including room by room options for fire and smoke detectors and other life safety protective measures such as medical alerts and swimming pool alarms. Home automation and integration of energy management will also be discussed. This course has no prerequisites.

Introduction to Biometrics

4 Hours | General Credits | Text Course | Course Approval # 1506.1
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This course is designed as an introduction to the history and fundamentals of biometrics, with a specific focus on physiological biometrics, such as the face, eyes, or hands. In addition to looking at specific biometric technologies, we will also discuss how to successfully implement, operate, and evaluate a biometrics system, as well as how to solve common implementation problems.

Networking and Cabling for Security Installations

4 Hours | General Credits | Text Course | Course Approval # 1409.03
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This course covers computer and networking basics for security installations as well as network hardware, cable types and requirements, wireless networking, security system case studies, and tips for success while working with the security system customer. This course is intended for intermediate level installers and system designers. This course has no prerequisites.

Remote-Control, Signaling, and Power-Limited Conductors

4 Hours | General Credits | Text Course | Course Approval # 2102.11
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A comprehensive guide to selecting and installing low-voltage conductors addressed in Article 725 of the 2020 NEC. This course introduces the user to the arrangement of the 2020 NEC and explains the scope of the select Articles addressing low-voltage conductors, the systems and applications where low-voltage conductors are to be used, the limitations of low-voltage conductors, and the procedure for properly selecting and installing these conductors and cables. This course has no prerequisites.

Security Alarm Installations

4 Hours | General Credits | Audio & Text Course | Course Approval # 2411.02
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Tennessee personnel who want to learn about alarm system fundamentals should take this course. It will help anyone who needs to review common terms and practices or learn more about security alarm system installations to improve their understanding.

Using Drones for Physical Security

4 Hours | General Credits | Text Course | Course Approval # 1509.16
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This course covers unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and how they can and will be used in security applications now and in the future.

What Alarm Technicians Think

“Web site with a nice environment, excellent presentation of the courses, easy to follow the instructions.”

— J.F., Brentwood, TN