Professional Certified Investigator (PCI®) Requirements and Eligibility
Do you have advanced skills in conducting investigations? Are you proficient in case management, evidence collection, and case presentation?
If you can answer "yes," then you should seek the Professional Certified Investigator (PCI®) certification. The PCI designation is the ASIS certification for those whose primary responsibility is to conduct investigations. Professional investigators want those three letters - PCI - after their names to give them instant credibility and to help them edge out their competition.
Applicants who wish to take the PCI examination must satisfy certain security and/or educational requirements:
- Eligibility Requirements:
Five years of investigations experience with at least two years in case management.
ORBachelor's degree and four years of investigations experience with at least two years in case management.
ORMaster's degree and three years investigations experience with at least two years in case management.
For those currently credentialed with the Associate Protection Professional (APP) designation.
Four years of investigations experience with at least two years in case management AND hold the APP with no higher education degree.
ORBachelor's degree and three years of investigations experience with at least two years in case management AND hold the APP designation.
ORMaster's degree and three years of investigations experience with at least two years in case management AND hold the APP designation.
Professional Certified Investigators must adhere to the Code of Professional Responsibility, agreeing to:
Perform professional duties in accordance with the law and the highest moral principles.
Observe the precepts of truthfulness, honesty, and integrity.
Be faithful, competent, and diligent in discharging their professional duties.
Safeguard confidential and privileged information and exercise due care to prevent its improper disclosure.
Safeguard confidential and privileged information and exercise due care to prevent its improper disclosure.
Not maliciously injure the professional reputation or practice of colleagues, clients, or employees.
More detailed information, including definition of terms, eligibility and testing process is available on the ASIS International How to Become a PCI page.
