Our story

Education that respects the work you do.

Protective and investigative work calls for judgment, responsibility and continued learning. We believe professional training should reflect that.

From Front Line to Criterion.

Front Line Consultants began offering online education in 2020, when the pandemic made traditional training difficult to access. Minnesota agencies still needed to train their people. Moving education online helped meet that need.

Criterion continues that work with training for protective agents and private detectives, tools for employers and a place for learners to retain their completion records.

Our aim is straightforward: make professional education accessible, relevant to the work and useful beyond the day a course is completed.

What we focus on

A practical standard for professional education.

Clear course information

Training hours, course categories and approval details help learners and employers make informed choices.

Useful administration

Organizations can purchase and assign training, follow progress and access their completion records.

Records worth keeping

Criterion connects course completions and certificates to a learner’s professional account.

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