IFPO SECURITY OFFICER / GUARD TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is dedicated to providing meaningful and cost effective security training for security guards and protection officers. We believe that education is a necessary and essential part of professional security training and the security officer's background. IFPO serves individuals, security companies, and organizations that have their own private security staff. Our students and members benefit from the recognition and standing that the prestigious IFPO certification conveys.

IFPO membership is available for both individuals and corporations, and we offer a "Members Only" area on this web site with extensive information on all aspects related to security training and protection work.

Our security training programs are designed to work on their own or as part of an organization's existing curriculum. Frequently, institutions of higher learning will include our security training programs in their courses of study.
Certified Protection Officer (CPO) Program

The CPO program is designed for protection officers and security guards that are intent on improving their individual security skills. Successful CPO's find that the program significantly improves job performance and job enjoyment by providing an increased knowledge of the personal roles, jobs, duties and responsibilities of the security officer.

We invite you to explore our web site to learn all about IFPO, and to contact us with your questions and comments.

The Professional Protection Officer Training Manual

is a comprehensive security training guide and instructional text which covers all the subjects essential to effective training of protection officers. There are 12 security training units with each unit broken into chapters written by leading security trainers and professors. Incorporated in the manual are self-quizzes at the end of each chapter, plus several diagrams and illustrations. A protection officer Instructor's Guide is also available. Supplementary Instructor's resources and or learning tools are also available which include instructional information, learning objectives, useful training exercises and test resources. The Professional Protection Officer Training Manual is published by Butterworth-Heinemann and consists of 45 chapters written by some of the security industry's foremost professionals.