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CPE PowerPoint Presentation Available to Volunteer Leaders
The Professional Certification Board (PCB) Recertification Committee would like to inform volunteer leaders about the availability of an online PowerPoint presentation regarding the implementation of the new Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit recertification system. Please consider this as a useful resource if your Chapter is asked for guidance about informing and assisting certificants with recertification changes and what can be expected when the CPE credit guide goes into effect on January 1, 2008 for all designations.
Also, as a reminder, FAQs and details about the new the Recertification Guides, Forms, and Lapse Policy are available online. For the CPE presentation and other detailed information, please visit: http://www.asisonline.org/certification/recertchange.xml.
Certification Programs
For years the world has recognized a need for competent professionals who can effectively manage complex security issues that threaten the people and the assets of corporations, governments, and public and private institutions. As the emphasis on protecting people, property, and information increases, it has made the demand for professional security practitioners even more urgent. To meet these needs, ASIS International administers the following certification programs:
Certified Protection Professional (CPP) - This certification designates individuals who have demonstrated competency in all areas constituting security management.
Professional Certified Investigator (PCI) - Holders of the PCI certification have demonstrated education and/or experience in the fields of case management, evidence collection, and case presentation.
Physical Security Professional (PSP) - The PSP designation is the certification for those whose primary responsibility is to conduct threat surveys, design integrated security systems that include equipment, procedures and people, or install, operate and maintain those systems.
Why Get Certified?
The simple answer is that to remain as competitive as possible today, you must be certified. The bar has been raised in the security profession and employers, contractors, governments, and even clients are now taking additional steps to ensure that they are hiring or working with the most skilled and knowledgeable individuals in the business. Professional certifications from ASIS International offer them another screening tool -- one that has the backing and credibility of the preeminent professional society in the world for those who are responsible for security.
Certification Eligibility
Applicants who wish to take the CPP, PCI, or PSP examination must satisfy certain security and/or educational requirements:
Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
- Must have nine years of security experience, at least three of those years in responsible charge of a security function; or
- Must hold a Bachelors Degree or higher and seven years of security experience at least three of those years in responsible charge of a security function
- More detailed information, including definition of terms, is available on the CPP eligibility page.
Professional Certified Investigator (PCI)
Must have nine years of security experience, with at least three years in case management; or
Must hold a Bachelors Degree or higher and seven years of security experience, with at least three years in case management
More detailed information, including definition of terms, is available on the PCI eligibility page.
Physical Security Professional (PSP)
Must have five years of experience in the physical security field
Must possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent
More detailed information, including definition of terms, is available on the PSP eligibility page.
For more information on Certification from the Tampa Bay Chapter contact the Certification Representative.
Did You Know?
That the CPP Certification is the only Security Certification the FAA recognizes?
Accreditation that Counts
In the real world for your Employer, for your Resuem, for your Knowledge - Becomea CPP!
