International Foundation for Protection Officers

Subscribe to the IFPO’s newly-launched YouTube channel!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qKjS-fYNdY&t=309s Subscribe to the International Foundation for Protection Officers YouTube channel for exclusive videos on security training and education, plus all fo the latest news in the industry. Get certified and take your security career to the next level! The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is dedicated to providing meaningful and cost effective security [...]

By |2020-04-20T06:41:31-04:00April 20th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Subscribe to the IFPO’s newly-launched YouTube channel!

Security Special: Bundle & save on IFPO Membership and CPO Traditional

IFPO March Special: One Year of IFPO Membership AND CPO Traditional for $250.00! As a complimentary thank you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering a limited time offer for the month of March and is eligible until 3/31/2020. *** ORDER YOURS TODAY! *** ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the IFPO Monthly Scholarship! The International Foundation [...]

By |2020-03-06T07:20:34-05:00March 6th, 2020|About IFPO|Comments Off on Security Special: Bundle & save on IFPO Membership and CPO Traditional

What legal powers do security officers really have?

Randy A. Martens is a Certified Protection Officer (CPO). We don’t know Randy but can tell you he has raised a serious issue, that many security and protection officers face day in and day out. Randy said, “One of the leading questions asked by security professionals nationwide is, “What power do I really have?” In [...]

By |2020-03-05T05:49:54-05:00March 5th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on What legal powers do security officers really have?

Security book available now: The Professional Protection Officer from the IFPO

The Professional Protection Officer: Practical Security Strategies and Emerging Trends Sandi J. Davies, Executive Director, International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) Lawrence J. Fennelly, Expert witness and consultant in security, Litigation Consultants Inc. KEY FEATURES: • Offers trainers and trainees all new learning aids designed to reflect the most current information and to support and [...]

By |2020-03-10T19:15:50-04:00March 2nd, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Security book available now: The Professional Protection Officer from the IFPO

*** WANTED! *** IFPO looking for contributors for its Insights newsletter

Calling on the security industry! Want to get your message in front of the IFPO's exclusive membership family? Well, here's your chance! IFPO Executive Director Sandi Davies is now accepting the following contributions to the IFPO Insights newsletter: -- Articles -- Training Tips -- Job Openings -- Classifieds -- Advice Columns In exchange, the IFPO [...]

By |2020-02-21T11:12:11-05:00February 21st, 2020|About IFPO|Comments Off on *** WANTED! *** IFPO looking for contributors for its Insights newsletter

Just released – The IFPO’s The Professional Protection Officer

New for 2020 is The Professional Protection Officer - Practical Security Strategies and Emerging Trends, edited by International Foundation for Protection Officers Executive Director Sandi Davies and IFPO Board of Director Chairman Lawrence Fennelly. This work is the backbone of one of the IFPO's most popular and successful certifications, the Certified Protection Officer course.  For [...]

By |2020-03-04T05:39:28-05:00February 19th, 2020|About IFPO, Books, News|Comments Off on Just released – The IFPO’s The Professional Protection Officer

16 people fatally shot by security officers in first 5 weeks of 2020, privateofficer.org says

Image from Kat Wilcox https://www.pexels.com/photo/crime-scene-do-not-cross-signage-923681/ Privateofficer.org and its blog, Privateofficerbreakingnews, provide great statistical information, including security officer deaths and security officer-involved shootings. Below you will find their latest post on shootings and/or deaths that involved security officers in 2020. The last line is worth repeating here: "However, of the shootings chronicled thus far [...]

By |2020-02-11T05:55:13-05:00February 11th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 16 people fatally shot by security officers in first 5 weeks of 2020, privateofficer.org says

Bundle & save with the February IFPO special: Get the CSSM and membership for one low price!

IFPO's February Special is a combination deal -- one year of IFPO Membership AND the Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM) program for $275.00! As a complimentary thank you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering a limited time offer for the month of February and is eligible until 2/29/2020. About the [...]

By |2020-02-07T07:56:32-05:00February 7th, 2020|About IFPO|Comments Off on Bundle & save with the February IFPO special: Get the CSSM and membership for one low price!

Getting started as a security officer? Order the Initial Security Officer Program today

Are you just getting into the security industry? If you are, you want to launch your career in the right way, with the proper knowledge and skills to build a foundation upon which more advanced training can be based. That is precisely why the the International Foundation for Protection Officers designed the Initial Security Officer [...]

By |2020-01-28T20:55:02-05:00January 28th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Getting started as a security officer? Order the Initial Security Officer Program today

‘Gold standard’ An IFPO testimonial by Evan Gillespie, CPO, SSMP

The International Foundation for Protection Officers recently conducted this short interview with Evan Gillespie, CPO, SSMP, where, in his own words, he discusses the benefits of an IFPO certification: -- When did you start your career in security and what motivated you to do so? I started my security career in 2009 during my freshman [...]

By |2023-05-22T13:00:56-04:00January 26th, 2020|About IFPO|Comments Off on ‘Gold standard’ An IFPO testimonial by Evan Gillespie, CPO, SSMP

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