IFPO launches Approved Training Center scheme (ATC) and announces Halifax based GPT Academy as the first Approved Training Center in the UK.

Education and certification are central to the International Foundation of Protection Officers’ (IFPOs) mission of professionalising the security sector.

To support learners of the global certifications, CPO (Certified Protection Officer), CSSM (Certified in Security Supervision and Management) and CPOI (Certified Protection Officer Instructor), the IFPO is launching the Approved Training Center scheme (ATC). 

All ATCs will be Corporate Members of the IFPO and the people delivering the Training will hold the top level CPOI certification.

IFPO is delighted to announce that the first Approved Training Center in the UK is Halifax based GPT Academy.

IFPO chooses GPT

GPT already offers a wide range of security and safety training programmes, including those required to hold an SIA licence: it supports many regional and national organisations.  GPT Head of Training, Peter Clarke, wanted to be able to deliver the IFPO certifications because it supports his ethos of training security professionals in the UK market. His commitment to creating a better standard of security personnel in the UK security sector is shown throughout his team’s dedication when delivering the SIA course in the UK.

Mike Hurst CPP CPOI, IFPO Europe, Regional Director, welcomed GPT’s appointment as an Approved Training Center, the first in the UK, saying how impressed he was with their commitment to offering security professionals a clear educational path, supporting career development and leading to the ability to deliver better security.

IFPO UK is a not-for-profit, professional membership association which provides professional learning opportunities for security practitioners, to impart the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to maximize job performance and enhance career potential.   The UK website, www.IFPO.UK,  was launched in July 2020.  The UK Director is Mike Hurst CPP CPOI and he is supported by an Advisory Board of experienced security professionals.

The International Foundation for Protection Officers was established in 1988.   The Chief Executive Officer is Sandi Davies, who has held the role since 1992. 

IFPO has members in 68 countries and has security professionals in 56 countries studying its educational programmes.

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