The IFPO (International Foundation for Protection Officers) Board of Directors established and maintains a voluntary certification process ( the Certified Protection Officers course) based on current and valid standards that measure competency in the practice of private security for Security Officers. A security guard or security officer is usually a privately and formally employed person who is paid to protect Property, assets or people The IFPO requires that all programs that offer a certification must be maintained by the individual through a recertification process. The CPO certificate is valid for a period of 2 years, at which time a recertification must be achieved.
The CPO course is available as a Distance Learning (Self-Study) Course

Simplified Course Outline

• Physical Security Applications
• Alarm System Fundamentals
• Access Control
• Information Security
• Protection Officers and Emergency Response
• Strikes, Lockouts and Labour Relations
• Workplace violence
• Effective Communications
• Environmental Crime Control Theory
• Emergency Planning and Disaster Control
• Use of Force
• Ethics and Professionalism

See also

• Security guard
• SORA Training

References

IFPO Website

Physical security describes measures that prevent or deter Attackers from accessing a facility resource or information stored on physical media An alarm (French À l'arme - "To the arms" gives an audible or visual Warning of a problem or condition Access control is the ability to permit or deny the use of a particular resource by a particular entity Emergency services are organizations which ensure Public safety by addressing different emergencies Workplace violence refers to violence that originates from employees or employers and threatens employers and/or other employees Crime prevention through environmental design ( CPTED) is a multi-disciplinary approach to deterring criminal behavior through Environmental design. Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks A disaster is the impact of a natural or human-made hazard that negatively affects society or environment. Ethics is a major branch of Philosophy, encompassing right conduct and good life The term profession is applied to those persons who have specialized and technical skill or knowledge which they apply for a fee to certain tasks that ordinary and unqualified people cannot A security guard or security officer is usually a privately and formally employed person who is paid to protect Property, assets or people SORA (Security Officer Registration Act is a standardized Security guard training program that has become law in the state of New Jersey (since 2007).

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