What the Industry Is Saying about IFPO training and education

Security and protection officer staff

Security and protection officer managers, supervisors, and trainers

What security and protection officer staff are saying

I just wanted to let you know that on Friday, February 19th I passed my CPP exam! Thanks to the CPO, CSSM and CPOI Programs that I participated in, they helped me to be prepared.
- Lonnie Muhammad, CPOI Edison, NJ

Finally there’s a security program for the working person who is not in a management position.
- Phillip I. Palmar, Parma Community General Hospital, Parma, Ohio

With the CPO designation, I now walk tall and speak with a high degree of authority on security issues both in the private and public sectors. Top police officers marvel at the depth of my professional knowledge.
- Biyi Adegoroye, CPO

The material was really clear and understandable. I would surely like to promote the IFPO on the islands of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. 
- Carson Gomez, Police Lieutenant, Dept. of Protective Services, Netherlands Antilles Police Force

I have found the SSMP Course very beneficial in my day-to-day duties as sergeant in a busy security department. The SSMP Course has facilitated better communication between my supervisor and myself.
-St. Kris A. Highballing, Patellae Co., Ohio

I really recommend this course to anyone who is in search of a class on security. The study guide is comprehensive and the references mentioned in each chapter make self-education really easy. 
-Renault dholes Tyco, ADT Belgium

 Sections on behavior, investigative techniques, and equipment are highly relevant.
-Herrick Modeler, DHL Denmark

The CPO program has given me wider insight into the security profession. The manual is very readable.
-Jan Colander, DHL Sweden

Your Certified Security Supervisor and Certified Protection Officer courses provided me with a condensed and comprehensive training. Gave me just the confidence and jump start I needed!
-Glen Hag er, CPP, CPO, CSS; IBM Security Administrator; Lexington, KY.

The CPO training course showed me how much I still had to learn, including issues of human behavior and the history of security work.  I gained a lot of useful knowledge from challenging and detailed technical sections.
-Millar Co ira DHL, Spain

I've done everything from basic door rattler guard to director of corporate security and I really value the professional certification process that you are putting into place.
- Kim Savvy, Charlemagne Inc., Everett, WA

The concept of Certified Protection Officer could revolutionize our industry. I salute your consistency and progressive attitude.

1. David A. Kirby, Security Officer, Vancouver, B.C.

I thoroughly enjoyed working each chapter. My basic security knowledge is much stronger and I am looking forward to the final exam for certification as a Protection Officer.

1. Kyle N. Cora, Sr., CPO, Security Supervisor, Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace

Good quality, interesting articles that are written for the security officer (I mean the guy or gal out there walking the beat).
- Stephen K. Hartley, Security Officer, Seattle, Washington

What security and protection officer managers, supervisors, and trainers are saying:

I greatly appreciate your tremendous effort to better the Security Profession.
- Ed Lays, Director of Security, Ward air International

The Certified Protection Officer material is probably the best training program that I have found for the continuing education of our security officers. Our senior officers are using your materials in a study group, deepening their knowledge of the material in preparation for their own CPO Certification. As a result of this exercise, we are reaping benefits that will increase the professionalism of our entire security workforce.
-Michael P. Wilson, Director, Quality and Training
Day and Zimmermann Security Services

Since 1997 I’ve trained countless security and private investigators using IFPO tools. Employers in the security and private investigator industries should seriously consider using IFPO educational resources and programs for employee training as a way to stay current in this rapidly growing business. I’ve taken the courses myself and highly recommend Crime and Loss Investigations (CLIP) to anyone who is considering a career in security management or law enforcement.
-Gary M. Williams, CPP CPOI, CSS, CPO
Advanced Security Services Edmonton, AB

We have used IFPO programs since 1988 and value their quality and continuous upgrading. IFPO has helped us meet the growing demand by government agencies for private security training. In hiring, we give precedence to professionally trained graduates of programs such as IFPO’s, and encourage them to contact us about a career in private security.
 -Erv Perry, Director of Operations, Lyndon Security Services, Southwestern Ontario

Using IFPO's Certified Protection Officer program, Hannon has graduated over 500 security and protection officers since 1994. We’re committed to IFPO and your training programs because they result in a high caliber of security officer. Thanks to IFPO, we are able to deliver a superior product. We are proud of our partnership with IFPO.
-Nicholas Luciano Vice President Hannon Security Services, Inc., Minnesota

IFPO is the cornerstone of our security training. It exposes our security staff to a wide variety of industry-related issues and prepares them for the high standards we expect of our staff, who have a high regard for the program and proudly display their certificates. I am a big believer in the IFPO and as a member of the International Advisory Council representing Canada, I am proud to be involved in an organization structured around the needs of the front line security officer and supervisor.
-Glen Kitteringham, M.Sc., CPP, FIISec, CSSM, CPO.
Senior Manager, Security & Life Safety Brookfield Properties New York, NY and Ontario

The Certified Protection Officer course has been the backbone of our curriculum for almost seven years. Many of our students, at the high school level, have gone on to security positions with solid growth paths, including the field of law enforcement.
New York State’s Technical Endorsement  for our programs is directly linked to students’ success in the IFPO!
- Bob Sternfeld, Instructor Criminal Justice Studies
Southern Adirondack Education Center, New York

Our department has implemented the Certified Protection Officer program as a mandatory requirement for our officers. It gives me a lot of pleasure to recommend The International Foundation for Protection Officers training programs to anyone in the security industry.
- Brad Ibarra, CSSM, CPO Protection Coordinator, Medtronics, Minneapolis

As a retired police officer involved in all types of police training at the college and the academy levels, I think that IFPO programs are second to none.
- Jerry Hutchinson, Instructor, Hannon Security, Minnesota

The Protection Officers Training Manual covered every aspect of protection officer work in such a structured and detailed way that I could immediately put the knowledge to use in our guarding procedures and training program.
-Werner Cooreman MAKRO Belgium

The Protection Officer Training Manual should be in the back pocket of every security officer and in the library of every security manager,.

1. Don P. Mattocks, Teaching Master, Georgian College, Ontario

Shell has adopted the Certified Protection Officer program as one of the standards for application to security services employment. Congratulations on an excellent program.
- David L. Ray, Security Manager, Shell Canada Limited

I am pleased to advise you that all responses to the Protection Officer Training Manual have been very positive and enthusiastic.
- Brian M. Angus, Metropol Base-Fort Security Group, Thompson, Manitoba

The CPO program was informative and thorough and met the needs of our organization at several levels.