International Foundation for Protection Officers

4 IFPO officials to speak at inaugural virtual Global Security Conference in June

Several International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) directors are scheduled to speak at the first-ever virtual Global Security Conference, touted as the "Ultimate Security Event." The coronavirus pandemic has caused a global paradigm shift in the manner in which individuals, companies and organizations communicate and Cerberus Consulting is at the tip of the spear with [...]

By |2020-05-31T08:05:19-04:00May 27th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 4 IFPO officials to speak at inaugural virtual Global Security Conference in June

IFPO Executive Director Sandi Davies in webinar on governments and private security

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh7SkAuzZRU&feature=youtu.be   IFPO Executive Director Sandi Davies was a panelist on a recent webinar sponsored by UK-based CIS Security. Here is the description of the webinar: Despite its numerical advantage and its role in protecting the national infrastructure very little has been heard from Governments (local and national) around the world about the important role [...]

By |2020-05-25T11:14:58-04:00May 25th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO Executive Director Sandi Davies in webinar on governments and private security

Security officers ignored as frontline workers during COVID-19 pandemic

For those of us in the security industry, it's a no-brainer that security officers would be overlooked; as The Forgotten Soldiers of the Invisible Empire, it's been that way for a long time now. Part of that attitude may stem from the belief among some that security professional are not first responders, when, in fact, [...]

By |2020-12-12T07:25:57-05:00May 25th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Security officers ignored as frontline workers during COVID-19 pandemic

Start your career in security with the IFPO’s certification courses

I. To launch your career, consider the Initial Security Officer Program (ISOP): This course provides online training to help improve the knowledge and performance of private security officers part of an initial training program. The training is designed to assist security agencies, and officers, to meet many of the published private security officer training guideline [...]

By |2020-05-24T07:32:24-04:00May 24th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Start your career in security with the IFPO’s certification courses

Train the Security Trainer© (Level I) 

The strength of a successful company resides in its supervisors -- those who mentor and train newly-hired and novice personnel.  But to achieve that, those supervisors must hone their skills in how to effectively deliver that information.  This 8-hour course achieves that goal, exposing supervisors to concepts such as self-development, lesson plan design and teaching [...]

By |2020-05-21T06:11:00-04:00May 21st, 2020|About IFPO|Comments Off on Train the Security Trainer© (Level I) 

Congrats to IFPO’s monthly scholarship winner for April!

The IFPO's April scholarship winner is Mary Walsh of Saint Cloud, Florida. Mary has chosen to take the Certified Protection Officer (CPO) course. Congratulations, Mary! The International Foundation for Protection Officers stands for professionalism and education. As part of that commitment the IFPO is now offering scholarships! To be eligible just fill out the online [...]

By |2022-05-19T11:44:00-04:00May 6th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to IFPO’s monthly scholarship winner for April!

Security chat with IFPO and Friends of Chuck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhQVuBzA6is Ted Czech, social media manager for the International Foundation for Protection Officers https://ifpo.org talks with Charles "Chuck" Andrews of Friends of Chuck about a new venture of his called SecurityTalkNow and an off-shoot called #JobTalk. They also discuss the benefits of obtaining an IFPO certification and the latest goings-on in the security industry in [...]

By |2020-05-03T09:42:30-04:00May 3rd, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Security chat with IFPO and Friends of Chuck

Security officer’s will to live helps him survives coronavirus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjNzZp2xdkw While we mourn the deaths of the security officers whose lives were taken by the coronavirus, here is a heartwarming story of triumph. Jay Bialkowski, a security officer in Connecticut was stricken with COVID-19, but his will; to survive is what got him through, according to one of his doctors. Hopefully, Jay has made [...]

By |2020-04-30T08:49:43-04:00April 30th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Security officer’s will to live helps him survives coronavirus

Looking for a job in security? Start with the IFPO’s Career Center!

Here is just a little of what you will find at the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO)'s Career Center: The Security Industry is vast and complex There are numerous aspects to it; most of which are unseen by the general public. Entertainment media generally don’t portray security personnel in an accurate manner. News media [...]

By |2020-04-27T10:03:56-04:00April 27th, 2020|About IFPO|Comments Off on Looking for a job in security? Start with the IFPO’s Career Center!

Castle Defense 360 launches Certified Security Operations Specialist course

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYqRItWDjq4 In March 2020, the International Foundation for Protection Officers https://ifpo.org/, announced a strategic partnership with Castle Defense 360 Security, a certified service disabled veteran-owned small business, known for its courses geared toward both first responders and the general public. In addition to the strategic partnership, Castle also announced its new course, the Certified Security [...]

By |2020-04-25T08:56:12-04:00April 25th, 2020|About IFPO|Comments Off on Castle Defense 360 launches Certified Security Operations Specialist course

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