The Physical Security Professional (PSP) designation is the certification for those whose primary responsibility is to conduct threat surveys, design integrated security systems that include equipment, procedures and people, or install, operate and maintain those systems.

Applicants who wish to take the PSP examination must satisfy certain security and/or educational requirements:

• Five (5) years of experience in the physical security field
  
• High school diploma or GED equivalent

More detailed information, including definition of terms, eligibility and testing process is available on the ASIS International How to Become a PSP page. Do you have advanced skills in conducting investigations? Are you proficient in case management, evidence collection, and case presentation?

If you can answer "yes," then you should seek PCI certification. The PCI designation is the ASIS certification for those whose primary responsibility is to conduct investigations. Professional investigators want those three letters - PCI - after their names to give them instant credibility and to help them edge out their competition.

Applicants who wish to take the PCI examination must satisfy certain security and/or educational requirements:

• Five (5) years of investigations experience, with at least two (2) years in case management
• A high school diploma or GED equivalent.
  

Professional Certified Investigators must adhere to the Code of Professional Responsibility, agreeing to:

• Perform professional duties in accordance with the law and the highest moral principles.
• Observe the precepts of truthfulness, honesty, and integrity.
• Be faithful, competent, and diligent in discharging their professional duties.
  
• Safeguard confidential and privileged information and exercise due care to prevent its improper disclosure.
• Safeguard confidential and privileged information and exercise due care to prevent its improper disclosure.
• Not maliciously injure the professional reputation or practice of colleagues, clients, or employees.

More detailed information, including definition of terms, eligibility and testing process is available on the ASIS International How to Become a PCI page.

The Professional Certified Investigator (PCI) designation is evidence that an individual is "Board Certified in Investigations." It is awarded based upon experience, education, and passage of an examination that provides objective measure of an individual's broad-based knowledge and competency in investigations. Ongoing professional development is required in order to maintain the credential. These individuals explain why they opted to become a PCI.