Associate Protection Professional (APP)
From ASIS International
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What you'll learn
This entry level board certification tests whether you understand security fundamentals, risk management, business operations and response management, and is meant for practitioners with about a year of paid security experience.
- Security fundamentals
- Risk management
- Business operations
- Response management
Source: the provider's official page ↗
Is this right for you?
- Level
- Advanced Experienced professionals ready for a senior credential.
- What you get
- A certification employers can verify, made for the top of your résumé and your LinkedIn profile.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced.
- How to use it
- Put it at the top of your résumé and under Licenses and certifications on LinkedIn, with the verification link so hirers can confirm it in seconds. Name it in every application that uses this skill, and send it straight to recruiters and hiring managers.
- Why it's worth it
- Accredited by ANAB under ISO/IEC 17024. Source ↗
What you will pay$300 and upUpfront cost. Full details below.
- Time
- Exam of 100 scored + 25 unscored multiple choice questions
- Before you start
- Full time security related employment; one or more years of related compensated experience (or six months with an approved related certification).
- How you are tested
- Proctored exam
- Renewal
- Recertification required; cycle on ASIS How to Recertify page (not verified here).
- Full cost details
- Exam fee $300 ASIS member / $620 nonmember (US); retake $250; application fee nonrefundable portion $160 if denied
- Where it applies
- International; US pricing shown
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Sources and what we verified
ASIS APP page: eligibility and exam structure ↗ASIS Apply for Certification: exam and retake fees ↗What we verified: Fees from ASIS apply page. Recertification period not verified.
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