Overview

Today's successful security supervisors must have effective human resources and emergency management expertise as well as sound judgment and practical skills. They must keep pace with change, improve their knowledge, and share their experience with others.

The Certified Lodging Security Supervisor (CLSS®) designation provides recognition for these skills. Recognized worldwide, the CLSS® designation is the lodging industry's highest acknowledgment security supervisors in the hospitality industry.

Course Prerequisite

Because individual backgrounds vary widely in the hospitality industry, applicants may pursue the CLSS® designation through one of two options:

Plan A emphasizes an education background and Plan B emphasizes industry experience. All plans require documented evidence of experience and successful completion of a comprehensive examination.

Plan A Eligibility -- Education Emphasis

• At least a 2-year degree from an accredited institution OR successful completion of the Educational Institute's Security and Loss Prevention Management course
• Current full-time employment in a CLSS® qualifying position* with at least three months of full-time experience in one or more such positions

Plan B Eligibility -- Experience Emphasis

• Current employment in a CLSS® qualifying position* with at least six months of full-time experience in one or more such positions

*A qualifying supervisor is a person who supervises two or more individuals; has responsibilities for security issues at property-level; has job duties that are at least 20 percent supervisory in nature and include such tasks as scheduling, training, interviewing, disciplining, inspecting, and conducting performance reviews; makes decisions and judgment calls while performing daily duties; and has input on hiring and firing decisions within a department.