The International CPTED Association (ICA) upcoming events

⭐ Intro to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) (13 Apr 2026)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Intro to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)

ICA Class A accredited course

April 13 @ 8:30 am - April 15 @ 4:00 pm

Knottwood Community Centre, 449 Knottwood Rd W NW, Edmonton, Canada

Cost: $495

Discounted rates of $395 are available for community league members and non-profits! Register early to secure your spot.

The KCL would like to sponsor one of our members. Please contact Kimberly Shaw at programs@knottwoodcommunity.ca for more information.

Have you ever considered how you could play a role in preventing crime within your community or organization?

We invite you to join CPTED Practitioners, John Beatson from CPTED Alberta, and Kimberly Shaw from Knottwood Community League for Introduction to CPTED.

This course is designed to help community leaders and organizations develop effective crime prevention initiatives using Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles. Learn how to reduce criminal behaviour through design and work towards International CPTED Association certification.

Key topics include the following:

Introduction to First Generation CPTED
CPTED Definitions & Strategies
Lighting for Safety & Security
4 CPTED Concepts
Landscaping
Second Generation CPTED
Barriers: Real vs Symbolic (Fencing, landscaping, and walls)
CPTED Report Writing
Traffic Calming
CPTED Exam

For more information contact Kimberly Shaw at programs@knottwoodcommunity.ca.

Website: Intro to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) – Knottwood Community

⭐ Designing Safe Communities with CPTED - Spring Semester (On-Line E-learning Class B ICA accredited course) (04 May 2026)

Mon, 04 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Designing Safe Communities with CPTED - Online E-course

(ICA CAP Accredited - Class B)

Spring Semester

4 May 2026 - 21 August 2026

CPTED Certification Class

Dr Randy Atlas offers a world-recognized CPTED Practitioners Certification program through Atlas Safety and Security Design Inc. and is accredited at a Class B level of the International CPTED Association (ICA) Course Accreditation Program. The professional version has 30 AIA-accepted Health Safety Welfare (HSW) credits for architects and is accepted as a continuing education credit course for law enforcement certification, urban planners, landscape architects, and security directors needing credits for their Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification from ASIS International. The course is offered every semester as an online E-Learning class that, upon your successful completion, issues a recognizable nationally accepted certificate signed by Randy Atlas, Ph.D., FAIA, CPP.

More information and the registration form is available here:

CPTED Course - Atlas Safety & Security Design, Inc.

⭐ Designing Safe Communities with CPTED - Fall Semester (On-Line E-learning Class B ICA accredited course) (24 Aug 2026)

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Designing Safe Communities with CPTED - Online E-course

(ICA CAP Accredited - Class B)

Fall Semester

24 August 2026 - 11 December 2026

CPTED Certification Class

More information and the registration form is available here:

CPTED Course - Atlas Safety & Security Design, Inc.

2026 ICA Canada–USA CPTED Conference (02 Oct 2026)

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT

2026 ICA Canada–USA CPTED Conference

A Landmark Joint Conference

The International CPTED Association is pleased to announce the first-ever joint CPTED conference of the ICA Canada and USA Chapters, hosted in Calgary, Alberta.

This international gathering will bring together CPTED practitioners, researchers, planners, police, designers, policy makers, and community leaders to explore how CPTED continues to evolve—and how it can make a meaningful difference in complex and rapidly changing urban environments.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THE INFORMATION SHEET HERE

Access the conference website HERE