Application for Designation as a Certified Security Consultant - for non-members of the IAPSC DESIGNATION AS A CERTIFIED SECURITY CONSULTANT (CSC) The International Association of Professional Security Consultants has created the Certified Security Consultant designation for professional, independent security consultants. The CSC reflects a high level of professionalism, knowledge, and integrity and is the recognized standard for Security Consultants. The CSC demonstrates your depth of knowledge, professional objectivity, skills as a security consultant, and level of integrity. In keeping with the professionalism of the IAPSC, the CSC qualifications are designed to screen out product-affiliated salespeople who call themselves security consultants. The CSC requires a combination of experience and education, as well as independence (professional objectivity) and adherence to a Professional Code of Ethics. No grandfathering of CSCs will occur. The CSC is a professional designation that separates you from the competition. Business professionals recognize the value of certification, especially one that has the backing and credibility of the premier security consulting association. Earning your certification consists of meeting the qualification and an internet-based 100-question multiple choice examination which includes consulting practices, security management, and business ethics. The objective exam is hosted on a secure internet server and your score will not be shared with anyone outside the IAPSC ’s management company or the Professional Certification Committee . A formal plan for re-certification has been developed and is consistent with other professional certifications. Re-certification will be required every three years for a nominal re-certification fee. CSC Eligibility Requirements To view the eligibility requirements please visit this page. For additional information, please visit https://iapsc.org/about/about-csc/. Note that every field marked with an asterisk * in the form below is required to submit your application. Contribution Amount * Application Fee - $ 500.00 Total Amount Application Form Preferred mailing address * Home Office Name * Company Name * Position / Title * Full Address (Office) * Phone Number * Fax Email Address * Website Full Address (Home) * Please describe your security consulting experience as a sole practitioner or otherwise self-employed - including those who have established their own corporate entity. Please include the name of the practice, business, or corporation, the date the practice or business was founded, and the total years you have spent as a sole practitioner or self-employed as a security consultant. Security Consulting Experience * Verification of experience shall be submitted in the form of three (3) validated references from clients, employers, or other consultants with whom you’ve partnered: Client/Employer/Consultant Name * Name of Contact * Title of Contact * Full Address * Telephone * Email Address * Dates of Service * Type of service(s) * Client/Employer/Consultant Name * Name of Contact * Title of Contact * Full Address * Telephone * Email Address * Dates of Service * Type of service(s) * Client/Employer/Consultant Name * Name of Contact * Title of Contact * Full Address * Telephone * Email Address * Dates of Service * Type of service(s) * Please enter your security consulting experience in a consulting business in which you had no proprietary interest, but served as a consulting employee such as functioning in a verifiable internal consultant capacity, as defined by the IAPSC. Name of business * Full Address * Telephone * Email Address * Executive who can verify employment * Job Title * Length of employment (from/to (month/year)) * Name of business * Full Address * Telephone * Email Address * Executive who can verify employment * Job Title * Length of employment (from/to (month/year)) * If security consulting experience is unverifiable, applicants may submit evidence of work product in the form of deliverables (survey report, written opinions or schematics/drawings) from five (5) projects/clients and project completion date. Client names and other identifying information may be redacted from each sample prior to submitting to the Professional Certification Committee for consideration. Work product will be accepted at the discretion of the Professional Certification Committee. Work product evidence Each candidate for certification shall submit documentation of an earned baccalaureate or Higher degree from an accredited college or university. For your highest degree only, please provide the name and address of the college or university attended, the years of attendance, the major field of study, and the degree awarded. Highest degree description * Please upload a true copy of your college or university transcript, or a copy of your degree. Copy of Transcript/Degree * Eight (8) years of direct, broad security management experience (eg security director, manager, etc.) may be accepted at the discretion of the Certification Committee as the equivalent of a degree. The degree requirement may also be replaced with a combination of experience and certification at the discretion of the Certification Committee. For example, a CPP or CISSP and four (4) additional years of experience or a PSP and six (6) additional years of experience may replace the degree requirement. Educational replacement is at the discretion of the Professional Certification Committee. Do you have any arrangement or agreement, written or otherwise, wherein you do or might receive any compensation or other valuable consideration for referrals (other than referrals made to consulting clients who have engaged you)? * Yes No Do you own or are you employed by or receive compensation from any company which sells security products, goods, merchandise, equipment, etc.? * Yes No Do you own or work for any company which provides any alarm monitoring or central station services? * Yes No Do you own or work for any company which provides security manpower services including those which provide contract or non-contract guards, strike task-forces, body guards, security supervisors, etc.? * Yes No Do you perform “turn key” work involving security products or equipment where you buy security products for re-sale or installation? * Yes No Do you, or does your firm act as a “middle man,” distributor, or manufacturer’s representative for any security product or service? * Yes No Do you or your firm engage in detection of deception, truth verification, etc. through the use of polygraph, psychological “pen and paper” exams, voice stress or handwriting analysis, or other means? * Yes No Do you conduct investigations (other than diagnosing client problems or expert work in litigation) or use terms like “investigator”, “detective” or “investigation” on your stationery, literature, or marketing materials? * Yes No If you answered YES to any questions above, please explain (also, please state if you are required by law to be licensed as a private investigator in order to perform security consulting services): Have you ever been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, as defined by Black’s Law Dictionary? * Yes No Each candidate for certification will demonstrate significant and measurable contribution to the security industry. Examples of contributions include, but are not limited to security-related presentations or public speaking; publishing; teaching; serving in a responsible charge position for a security industry association (officer, board member, committee chairperson). Each contribution must be security-related and verifiable (with evidence provided as an attachment to this application). Other contributions may also be accepted at the discretion of the Professional Certification Committee. A minimum of three Significant and Measurable contributions must be demonstrated in the five (5) year period prior to application and attached as evidence of contribution. Significant and Measurable Contribution * Please upload evidence of 3 Significant and Measurable Contributions (eg, copy of published work, seminar program, etc.) * In consideration for the IAPSC reviewing and acting upon my membership application, I fully release the IAPSC, its officers, members and employees from any and all claims arising out of the processing, review and action on this application. Release of IAPSC * I Accept By clicking "I Accept" below, I hereby certify that all information on this application and any attached supporting materials is/are true and correct. I further affirm that I am an independent, non-product affiliated security consultant (or an internal consultant) and am not currently engaged in any activity contrary to the rules, Code of Ethics and Bylaws of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC) nor, if accepted, will I do so during the time I am certified as a CSC. 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