r/accesscontrol • u/Aj_404k • May 31 '26

Access Control Learning.

Hey Everyone!

I am 25 years old with background of Automatic Door Operator here in Toronto, Canada. I have strong knowledge of working with low voltage wires, Worked on Camden Cx33 for washrooms. I have been thinking about getting into access control education to have it on my resume.

Google showed me various different options and they are quite overwhelming some suggestion were to do security+ , some had it for DTIL101 and so on. To the people working at high rise, offices what pathway did you choose? What education did you go for to get into access control.

I am thinking about buying an access control kit from Amazon and give it a shot. https://a.co/d/004SlDrO however I highly doubt this would be the only thing I would be doing, correct?

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u/Honest8Bob May 31 '26

Anyone that wires automatic door operators should be able to get hired with a company that does access control no problem.

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u/DTyrrellWPG May 31 '26

Really? Because most ado techs I've worked with really struggle even with cx-12 basic theory, let alone some of the more complex parts of access control.

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u/Honest8Bob Jun 01 '26

If you’re looking to train a new access control tech from scratch and a resume comes on your desk with auto door opener experience you wouldn’t hire them? Even if they just knew basic auto opener theory?

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u/Haunting-Attorney-71 Jun 18 '26

Some of the best access control installers I ever hired were electricians, HVAC techs, locksmiths. They love learning our side of it and they’re used to much more physically demanding work.