LPQ Course Information

The Loss Prevention Foundation offers two online preparatory courses for the LPQ and LPC exams. Below is information about the LPQ course.

Introduction

Course Summary

Read our Course Summary: The LPQualified Course was designed with input from 150 loss prevention professionals from 75 of today’s leading retail companies. The courses' purpose is to educate entry level and junior retail managers on what today's top executives in retail consider the fundamentals of retail loss prevention. If you want to learn what your leaders want you to know, this is the course for you.



The top reasons managers and manager candidates take our LPQ course:

  • Enhance your performance by gaining knowledge!
  • Put yourself above your competition!
  • Add LPQ designation to your name & resume!
  • Invest in your education!
  • Improve your potential to get promoted!
  • Demonstrating your understanding of core competencies!
  • Demonstrate your desire to learn!
  • Increase your marketability!

The LPQualified designation certifies that the holder has successfuly passed an exclusive LPF certification course designed as a benchmark education for entry level loss prevention professionals: Loss Prevention Managers, Supervisors, Veterans, Store Managers, College Students, Select Hourly Employees or for those who are interested in entering the loss prevention profession. It is also an excellent refresher course for multi-unit LP Managers.

To download information on the LPQ program, please click here.


What do I learn? What do I learn?

Read the entire course outline. The LPQualified Course is composed of 3 modules (totaling 25 sections) of the most comprehensive presentation of what it means to succeed in the "business" of retail loss prevention. Our team of recognized industry leaders and educators, created a broad based curriculum focusing on the retail environment, becoming a successful business person, and loss prevention basics and tools.



Module 1: Retail Environment

Module 2: Becoming a Successful Business Person

Module 3: Loss Prevention Basics and Tools

Practice Exam: An online 100 question practice test to help you understand what you learned and what the official proctored exam will entail.

While some topics are going to look familiar to you, you will be pleased to discover much of our course content points out well documented universal principles. Upon learning what the course teaches, each enrollee must then sit for a separate proctored exam to complete the certification process.


Find out more about how the course material is taught. To effectively educate you on the material we have published, we offer a "Slide Share" presentation. In this presentation are actual screen shots of the course material and a simple demo of the sign-in process. If, after reviewing this material, you then have any questions, please feel free to contact us.



The coursework will be delivered online and will include 500 pages of detailed reading as well as 65+ video demonstrations of concepts covered in the reading. Each module includes review questions, practical applications and a practice exam at the end of the course.


You can start by registering and paying for the course and or exam. While you are not required to take the LPQualified coursework to take the exam, it is the best study tool available to assist you in passing the LPQualified exam. In order to earn your certification, you must pass the LPQ proctored exam offered at remote locations throughout the US & Canada.


While you are not required to purchase the LPQ coursework prior to taking the exam, it is the best study tool available to assist you in passing the exam.

In order to earn your certification you must take and pass the LPQualified exam!

Our summary brochure is a general introduction to the steps require for obtaining your LPQ certification. Feel free to download this brochure if you only need a glance at the process.

Our comprehensive brochure is a complete breakdown of the steps required for certification. If you are satisfied that the course content is right for you and you are seriously intending on taking the course, then download our "road map" to certification and learn what specific steps are needed at every milestone of the process.

EXAM

The exam is composed of 100 multiple choice questions which was developed by the exam committee and is based on the LPQ content and the above outlines. It will be offered on a regular basis at select locations throughout the Us & Canada. All exams will be offered in a computer based format and will be proctored.

U.S.- For more information on the LPQ exam click here.

Canada- The LPQ proctored exam is not available in Canada.

PRICING: *Course and exam costs may be deductible on your personal income taxes if they can be classified as an non-reimbursed job expense.

The LPQualified coursework - $495 (USD)*
The LPQualified exam - $250 (USD)*

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  • One missed payment will result in cancellation of the plan. The remaining unpaid balance will be due immediately and services will be subject to cancellation for non-payment.
  • Should it become necessary for LPF to retain an attorney or collection agency to secure payment of any amount due, I will be responsible for all collection costs and legal fees.
  • Since we are not for profit, we cannot be as flexible as some for profit organizations with refunds or payment cancellations. Enrolling in a payment plan is a benefit that few offer and you are agreeing to make all of the payments.
  • Unfortunately, we cannot accept cancellation or stopping your payments.

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Refund Policy: Unfortunately, there will be no refunds.

The Loss Prevention Foundation began offering scholarships in July of 2007. To learn more about LPF’s scholarship program and how you might apply click here.

For more detailed answers to any questions you might have please visit our FAQ page or email us.

1 Year License- LPQ

  • Purchase of courseware is a license agreement
  • Applicants can request license extensions and may be granted extensions if they fall into the following categories;
    • Military deployment
    • Medical/Accident
    • Hardship situations
    • LPF reserves the exclusive discretionary right to reject any request for extension.
    • Job change will not be a situation qualifying for an extension

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