Why a Certification?

Gang Specialist Certifications

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Why Get Certified?

Certification is like a value-added to someone's credibility. A certificate is tangible proof of the fact that a specific individual has attained particular skill sets from a recognized institution, and he or she has a "Professional Excellency" within that specific field.  A certification is a proof of competitive and robust knowledge related to something.

How will a certification help me?

Professionalism: This certification is a source of improving the professional capability of those personnel who are serving in the fields related to gangs and better the image of this field with relation to the general public. This program:

• Promotes the skill of leadership.
• Enhances credibility.
• Attracts candidates with high potential in this field.

Benefits of certification

Many territories or jurisdictions share this view of having highly qualified and professionally trained staff with abundant knowledge in the field of gang enforcement. Therefore, this program offers certain benefits, including:

• Setting a high benchmark related to an individual's performance.
• Betterment of skills' efficiency and field-related knowledge.
• Enriching personnel with professionalism in the field of gang enforcement.
• Improving the reputation of this field and officers in the eyes of the public.
• Helping agencies in the recruitment and retention of qualified personnel in the field of gang enforcement.
• Encouraging the maintenance of high benchmarks of performance by the agencies.
• Encouraging the maintenance of high standards of performance of the staff by the agencies.

A certified gang specialist will have a competitive advantage over other non-certified contenders whenever a vacancy pops up in your agency, and when there are no sureties related to the applicants.

Today, the criminal justice industry requires highly competitive skills, and it has become a mandatory thing to be updated, educated, and trained. This certification will help candidates in showcasing their skills. Time has changed, and there are high hopes attached to this profession of gang enforcement.

Universally, specific professional skills are required in every profession, but how an employer can assess skills in a particular individual. That is why a certification works as an investment in the "capital" of your profession or career. It will have a decisive role in your future and career development.

Certification is not only an added credential for a practitioner; it can be the "adrenaline" for a successful career. Although every state has not made it mandatory for officers to be professionally certified, the National Center for Gang Training appreciates that personnel who have professional certifications under their belt related to this field.

Private security companies, contractors, and agencies are focusing on necessary additional steps to make sure that their current staff personnel is also motivated to ensure that they are equipped with the latest skills and knowledge related to this field.

A national certification offers many benefits because having a national certification:

• Gives you a competitive advantage over your peers.
• Representation of highest professional benchmarks related to the field.
• Helps you get credibility and prominence.
• Can boost up the chances of promotion/employment.
• Imparts your commitment to professional Excellency.
•  Works as reassurance for public and agencies.
• Differentiates certified professionals from non-certified professionals. 

To attain the status of certified professional, you have to fulfill the individual requirements of certification as well as the code of ethics of the National Center for Gang Training must be upheld.

A firm dedication has been shown by The National Center for Gang Training to ensure the establishment of new benchmarks related to professional competencies, information sharing, and education so that you can meet the criteria and exceed the institution's expectations. 

If you think you have got what it takes to get a certification, enroll yourself in the program, and join the "winning team" by getting certified.

Food for thought

Be noted that being a certified specialist does NOT mean that you are an expert too.

Specialist 

Specialization in a field is like having a tangible asset in the shape of a degree or a certification. For instance, specialization means having a recognized degree as a specialist in the field of medicine.

Expert

Expertise is an intangible asset, and a person can be treated as an expert when his/her expertise is recognized or admired by others. For example, a doctor will be accepted as an expert when a panel of highly qualified officials recognizes him/her as an expert.