Certification
Retailers Benefit from Solution Providers Scholarships Applications Due in February
2011
is already shaping up to be full of opportunities for retailers to expand their education and loss prevention skills with the Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF). Vector Security recently announced they would increase their LPQualified (LPQ) and LPCertified (LPC) scholarships for retailers from twenty last year to thirty this year. The scholarships include all course and exam certification fees. This increase was primarily due to the overwhelming response and interest they received from retailers about completing their certification through LPF.
by Amber Virgillo Virgillo is a contributing editor for LossPrevention. She can be reached at 770-335-4891 or via email at AmberV@LPportal.com.
managers, leaders, educators, social scientists, accountants, statisticians, high-level executives, and, of course, investigators.”
Scholarship Recipients
Several retailers have taken advantage of the scholarships from Vector as well as from other solution provider partners of LPF, including LexisNexis, ADT, eBay, KPMG, IBM, Iverify, InstaKey, Stanley, The Zellman Group, Agilence, Security Resources, Wonderlic, and Palmer, Reifler & Associates. Jeffrey Levitt, Panera Bread. “I am very impressed when a private organization looks beyond increasing profits and supports an organization like LPF and identifies individuals like myself, who are not even current Vector customers, to assist them in furthering their personal development,” said Jeffrey Levitt, CPP, senior manager, asset protection for Panera Bread/Paradise Bakery. “I believe this has long lasting impact on the industry. While I have not yet completed the LPC, I have communicated within my organization that I received the scholarship and proudly advertise, even on my business card that I am a member of LPF.
“I am very impressed when a private organization looks beyond increasing profits and supports an organization like the LP Foundation and identifies individuals like myself, who are not even current Vector customers, to assist them in furthering their personal development.”
Vector Security Increases Scholarships
“When we began our scholarship program three years ago, we did so with two clear intentions in mind,” said Michael T. Grady, executive vice president of Vector Security. “First, we wanted to support an educational process that would create additional value to the LP profession. Second, we wanted to offer LP professionals a funding source to achieve either certification, without the need for the funding to come from them personally or from their employers “Launching any professional certification program requires a lot of funding, time, and effort,” Grady explained. “Many fail due to lack of sincere continuous support and interest. Knowing the long-term value of this endeavor, we wanted to continue to support the program in any way possible to help guarantee its viability and prove its worth in the eyes of the retail industry.” “Mike and his team have worked hard to promote and help validate our programs,” said Gene Smith, president of the Loss Prevention Foundation. “They have been there from the start and are a remarkable example of how a solution provider who serves the retail LP industry can make a difference to the people who work within it. Vector gets it. They realize that today’s LP professionals are expected to be sharp, technically savvy business
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- Jeffrey Levitt, CPP, Senior Manager, Asset Protection, Panera Bread/Paradise Bakery “I am a huge believer in the Foundation,” continued Levitt. “I am a charter member and proud be a part of a group with such a prestigious membership. While I also have a CPP, I believe my association with the LPF is more focused and relative to what I do on a daily basis.” Adrian Nowalk, Radio Shack. “Being an LPQ Vector scholarship recipient has greatly helped in my career,” said Adrian Nowalk, CFI, regional LP manager for Radio Shack.
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