Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
From ASIS International
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What you'll learn
You prepare for a senior board exam across seven security management domains, from investigations and personnel security to information security and crisis management, aimed at people with five or more years leading security work.
- Security principles and practices
- Business principles and practices
- Investigations and personnel security
- Physical and information security
- Crisis management
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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$580 and upUpfront cost. Full details below.
- Time
- Exam of 200 scored + 25 unscored multiple choice questions
- Before you start
- Full time security role; five to seven years of related experience with at least three years in responsible charge of a security function.
- How you are tested
- Proctored exam
- Renewal
- Recertification required; cycle not verified here.
- Full cost details
- Exam fee $580 ASIS member / $910 nonmember (US); retake $480
- Where it applies
- International; US pricing shown
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Sources and what we verified
ASIS CPP page ↗ASIS fees ↗What we verified: ASIS page gives slightly different experience phrasing in two places.
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