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ISP Exam

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Industrial Security Professional (ISP)
Certification Exam

John Waller, Industrial Security Professional (ISP) will be proctoring the ISP exam for eligible* candidates who attend his "Understanding NISPOM Requirements" class.  The two-hour ISP exam will be taken on-line only and will be administered on Friday afternoon immediately following completion of the class.  You will be responsible for registering with NCMS ISP to take the exam in advance (for more information on registering for this exam see the link in the "Questions?" section below).

Please note that the ISP Exam covers one hundred questions, these form the "core" of the exam.  All Candidates complete those questions.  An additional 10 questions are on electives chosen by the Candidate.  There are four elective areas — COMSEC/TEMPEST, Counterintelligence, Intellectual Property, and Operations Security (OPSEC).  The Candidates each choose two electives and must answer five questions from each of those areas.  Please be aware that the Understanding NISPOM Requirements course does not specifically provide the information you will need to answer the questions in the electives section of the exam.  To get the information you will need on these electives please visit the ISP Exam FAQs on the NCMS ISP website.

Questions? To register for the exam, obtain information about what the exam covers, or get answers to any other questions we recommend that you visit the Industrial Security Professional Certification page on the NCMS website or get additional information from the "Eligibility" block below.

If you desire to take the ISP exam, please let us know when you register for the class.

 

  * "Eligibility" as defined by the ISP Exam Brochure:

Experience
•  At least five years experience in industrial security.
•  Candidates must be working  in security at least part-time as part of their job description (a minimum of 10% of hours worked).

Recommendation
•  A written recommendation is required from a supervisor. If the candidate does not have a supervisor, he or she should contact their chapter chair for further guidance.

Application/Payment
•  A completed application, along with payment in full, must be received at least 30 days prior to the scheduled test date, whether the test will be hard-copy format or on-line. Note: you must have arranged for a proctor (John Waller in this case), along with a time/date for the test before submitting your application. This information is to be included on the application.
•  Candidates taking the test on-line will receive test taking instructions from the National Office upon approval of application and will need to register as a user with Thomson-Prometric prior to taking the test.  The proctor will receive the eligibility code that will be used for taking the test along with a packet of proctoring materials.

 

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