As an institutional locksmith, you have specialized needs. Due to the nature and location of your job, the scope of your day-to-day work can be completely different from that of the average commercial locksmith. On top of that, your job titles, supervisors and customers are different from the commercial and residential side as well. You need education, information and networking tailored to those issues.
And ALOA knows this. That’s why we created a division just for you.
ALOA Institutional Locksmiths (AIL), a division of ALOA Security Professionals Association, Inc. (ALOA), is dedicated to increasing and enhancing the technical skills of its institutional members through networking, education and certification. By providing technical expertise and enhancing professionalism, we strive to provide a safe and secure environment for our employers, co-workers and patrons.
No matter your job title or which department you work in — maintenance, security, public safety, buildings and grounds, facilities management, etc. — AIL members provide a wide variety of locksmith and physical security-related services.
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While course offerings at each ALOA Annual Convention and Security Expo — and at other regional educational conferences throughout the year — below is an example of classes regularly offered to locksmiths and security technicians that will meet many of the educational needs of those who work in institutions.
Fundamentals of Locksmithing
Servicing Hollow Metal Doors and Frames
Advanced Breaking and Entering
Small Format Interchangeable Core Servicing
All About Exit Devices
Basic and Advanced Master Keying
Medeco Factory Certification
Perfect Raceway Qualified Personnel Program
Professional Lock Picking Techniques
Cabinet and Cam Lock Servicing
CCTV in the Real World
Life Safety Codes in the Means of Egress
Alarms for Locksmiths
Beyond the Panels in Access Control
Fire Door Inspector Training
Basic Safe Lock Servicing
The IPRP is designed to evaluate a participant’s technical ability, work experience and education with regard to the installation, servicing, maintenance and specifying of mechanical and electronic security and life safety hardware in an institutional environment. While the exam process focuses on the unique character of institutional locksmithing, it adheres to the same standards that has made the PRP such an esteemed certification program for over three decades.
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All members of AIL by acceptance and continuance therein, shall be deemed to have subscribed to the following Code of Ethics.
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