International Foundation for Protection Officers

Congrats to IFPO’s monthly security scholarship winner for April!

The IFPO's April scholarship winner is Gary Smith of Missouri. Gary has chosen to take the Certified Protection Officer course. Congratulations, Gary! To sign up for the Monthly Scholarship for a CPO Program or the CSSM Program, click here! The International Foundation for Protection Officers stands for professionalism and education. As part of that commitment [...]

By |2021-05-12T05:57:47-04:00May 12th, 2021|About IFPO|Comments Off on Congrats to IFPO’s monthly security scholarship winner for April!

SECURITY WEBINAR: How competent are security officers? And why does it matter?

  free pic from pixabay How competent are frontline security officers (in some countries referred to as guards)? It has long been noted that security officers are the face of the whole security sector and the reputation they garner has a knock-on effect and is directly linked to perception of the broader private [...]

By |2021-05-01T10:17:44-04:00May 1st, 2021|About IFPO|Comments Off on SECURITY WEBINAR: How competent are security officers? And why does it matter?

BOOST your security career! Become an IFPO Certified Protection Officer Instructor

The Certified Protection Officer Instructor (CPOI) designation provides the holder with an internationally-recognized credential. This is increasingly important in a global economy. The holder has demonstrated academic knowledge and experience in teaching and security, the process of protection, plus the methods used to impart that knowledge. Acquiring it gives the holder “a leg up” in [...]

By |2021-04-18T08:40:39-04:00April 18th, 2021|About IFPO|Comments Off on BOOST your security career! Become an IFPO Certified Protection Officer Instructor

FREE IFPO Global Webinar #4: Dealing with Violence

WHAT: IFPO Global Webinar #4: Dealing with Violence, led by Dr. Glen Kitteringham. WHEN: Apr 21, 2021 08:00 AM in mountain time (US and Canada) WHY: Because having a successful security career is about continuing education, and this webinar is free. HOW: Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l7sE7CFOTbyzwmDPJuylfQ * After registering, you will receive a confirmation [...]

By |2021-04-13T06:17:10-04:00April 13th, 2021|About IFPO|Comments Off on FREE IFPO Global Webinar #4: Dealing with Violence

FRONTLINE SECURITY OFFICERS AND GUARDS! Please take this quick IFPO survey!

WE WANT TO  HEAR FROM YOU!   The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO), in partnership with Perpetuity  Research, are conducting a ground-breaking study to explore the roles, responsibilities  and training of frontline Security Officers (sometimes referred to as security guards).  What is the study?  It is an online survey -- only 15 minutes long -- designed [...]

By |2021-04-09T08:17:20-04:00April 9th, 2021|About IFPO|Comments Off on FRONTLINE SECURITY OFFICERS AND GUARDS! Please take this quick IFPO survey!

GET READY! Surveys for the Security Research Project to be available soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5SSDoB2cOk Dr. Martin Gill of Perpetuity Research talks with IFPO Public relations Manager Ted Czech about what's next for the Security Research Project. The groundbreaking project will identify functional breadth and depth, expertise, specialized skills, reduction/elimination of risk, deterrent value of the role as well as profit enhancement to an organization by having this role. [...]

By |2021-03-15T05:49:58-04:00March 15th, 2021|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on GET READY! Surveys for the Security Research Project to be available soon

Security job: Part-time armed officer position available in Florida

Summary: Title: FL - Armed Security Officer (ASO - PB) ID: ASO-LV4/5/PT Location: West Palm Beach, FL Job Type: Part-Time, Armed Compensation: N/A Shifts: Weekdays, Evenings/Nights, Weekends, Overnight   *** TO APPLY, CREATE AN ACCOUNT WITH U.S. SECURITY CARE ***   Description: **$1,000 SIGNING BONUS AFTER 6 MONTHS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE** Primary responsibility is to [...]

By |2021-02-10T05:47:18-05:00February 10th, 2021|About IFPO|Comments Off on Security job: Part-time armed officer position available in Florida

Congrats to IFPO’s monthly scholarship winner for January!

The IFPO's January scholarship winner is Pete Ford of Lexington, KY. Pete has chosen to take the Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM) course. Congratulations, Pete! To sign up for the Monthly Scholarship for a CPO Program or the CSSM Program, click here! The International Foundation for Protection Officers stands for professionalism and education. [...]

By |2021-02-05T07:16:00-05:00February 5th, 2021|About IFPO|Comments Off on Congrats to IFPO’s monthly scholarship winner for January!

COMING SOON: IFPO Webinar #2: Career Planning in Security – Resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoMgmFutTcU&t=352s   Following the success of IFPO's first free webinar, host Dr. Glen Kitteringham will present the second in the monthly series, titled Career Planning in Security: Resources, which will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 10 am Eastern Time. One of the great failures of the security industry over the past several decades has [...]

By |2021-03-06T07:29:44-05:00February 3rd, 2021|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on COMING SOON: IFPO Webinar #2: Career Planning in Security – Resources

The response to Hurricane Harvey: What went right, what went wrong

William "Evan" Gillespie, CPO, SSMP -- whose testimonial on his career in security and the benefits of pursuing certifications the International Foundation for Protection Officers in January 2020 -- recently submitted a Master's-level paper to the IFPO article archives titled "An Analysis of Hurricane Harvey." Here is the abstract from the paper: In August of [...]

By |2021-01-16T09:06:07-05:00January 16th, 2021|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on The response to Hurricane Harvey: What went right, what went wrong

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