Welcome to the Loss Prevention Foundation - helping build a solid foundation for loss prevention.

The Loss Prevention Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2006, by industry leading professionals to serve the loss prevention and asset protection industry. Our mission is to advance the loss prevention profession by providing relevant, convenient and challenging educational resources. We support this mission through our two certification programs, LPQualified (LPQ) and LPCertified (LPC), on-line educational resources and our loss prevention professional membership program. Our certification programs are designed to give individuals the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge about retail, business, leadership and loss prevention. Our membership program, anchored by our career, education and best practices centers, gives loss prevention professionals the resources they need to move their careers forward.


Why Certification?

The Retail Loss Prevention field, otherwise known as “retail security” in the past, offers a wide spectrum of career options and a tremendous potential for professional growth that makes this industry one of the hidden treasures of the occupational market place. Retail Loss Prevention is an excellent alternative to pursuing the traditional careers in criminal justice. Today’s successful Loss Prevention professional is a teacher and a trainer. They drive ideas and influence business models. They build programs, monitor compliance and manage change. They have the ability to impact millions of dollars to the bottom line profitability of the world's largest employers & of hundreds of other retailers. With the ever-changing landscape of the retail environment, every day offers a new challenge and a new opportunity.

Many retail companies have excellent loss prevention training programs however most loss prevention training programs are not enough for today’s competitive market. We recommend taking additional loss prevention courses such as the Loss Prevention Foundation’s on-line certification course and utilizing our loss prevention educational resources will maximize your career growth potential. The Loss Prevention Foundation’s career, education, college, best practices & savings centers have been developed by loss prevention professionals for loss prevention professionals!

Become a member of The Loss Prevention Foundation today and experience the thrill and excitement of gaining industry knowledge!