CPP

Certified Protection Professional

Throughout the world, the CPP designation is acknowledged as the security profession’s highest recognition of practitioners.
It is evidence that an individual is “Board Certified in Security Management.” The CPP is awarded based upon experience and passage of an examination that provides an objective measure of an individual's broad-based knowledge and competency in security management.
In order to earn this credential, the individual had to comply with stringent eligibility requirements, including demonstrating that he/she had met certain education and/or work experience qualifications including employment for a minimum of two years in the security profession in a responsible charge position.
To maintain the credential, a CPP must apply for recertification every three years, at which time he must submit evidence of continuing professional development. This requirement has been instituted in order to maintain proficiency and credibility.
There are only 4,500 active CPPs in the world.
“This achievement demonstrates a level of professional expertise and a validation, by certification, of the knowledge needed for leadership positions within the industry,” said Geoffrey Craighead, CPP, Chair of the Professional Certification Board.
The Professional Certification Board of ASIS International (ASIS) is charged with improving the practice of security management through the testing and certification of security professionals who have met prescribed standards of performance, knowledge, and conduct.
ASIS, founded in 1955, is the preeminent educational organization for professionals responsible for security, with more than 32,000 members worldwide. By providing members and the business community with access to a full range of programs and services, and by publishing the security profession’s leading magazine—Security Management—ASIS is advancing security worldwide.
If you would like to know more about the CPP program or ASIS International please visit them at http://www.asisonline.org/