Professional Certificate Programme

Professional Certified Investigator

Get the skills and qualifications that will make you stand out among other ambitious professionals in security.

Duration:

3 months

Course Start Date:

January 25th, 2025

Learning Mode:

Physical or Online
Nothing matters but the facts. Without them, the science of [criminal] investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.
Blake Edwards

Overview

As a private detective or investigator, your main task is to help your clients and firm gather information. The information you gather as a private detective or investigator is what is then analysed to solve mysteries and uncover facts.

You can also be asked to coordinate protection services, carryout pre-employment screening, investigate peoples’ backgrounds, investigate cases of missing persons, assist lawyers make their cases and journalists write their stories. Corporate organisations might also need you for their proposed partnerships and negotiations.

This Professional Certified Investigator programme is for you if you like to know about people, enjoy gathering details and working with gadgets, and you like to uncover hidden facts.

Learning Outcome

This programme will give you the skills and certificates necessary to work as an investigator and as a detective.

With the CIAPS International Professional Certified Investigator qualification, you will get the skills and qualification that will make you stand out among other ambitious professionals dedicated to the prevention of crime and fraud, carrying out background checks, information gathering, monitoring and surveillance.

At the end of the course, you will be guided into the process of successfully finding jobs and progressing in various organisations and industries or setting up your own Investigation Firm.

Course Content

  • Introduction to Investigations and Investigators
  • Psychology of Crime
  • Private, Public, Commercial and International Cases
  • Methods of Investigations
  • Managing Public and Private Records
  • Fraud Investigation, Detection and Prevention
  • Efficient Communication Skills for Investigators
  • Strategies for Efficient Surveillance
  • Gadgets for Investigations
  • Setting up and Managing Investigation Business

Where you can work

This course has been designed with the clear objective of training passionate, dedicated professionals who will be capable of covering leading roles in commercial and industrial organisations. Depending on your experience and interests, you will graduate from the programme with the required competency and confidence to work in a variety of organisations such as:

  • Accounting Firms
  • Banks
  • Embassies
  • Insurance Firms
  • Law Firms
  • Media
  • Multinational Companies
  • Private Detective Firms
  • Security Agencies

Attendance and Duration

This is a 12 weeks hands-on, innovative and dynamic programme that focuses on the formative elements of investigative operations. Graduates from the course will leave CIAPS with a very clear understanding of the essential features of what it takes to be a professional investigator and how to find jobs in various organisations and industries or setting up their own Investigation Firms. During the programme each student will experience different areas related to being an investigator and detective.
Registration Fee
100
Tuition Fee
1200
Flexible Payment Method
  • You can register now and pay your Tuition fees later
  • 30% Down Payment for tuition fee (spread the balance over the duration of the course)
  • Installment payment plans are available for tuition fee.
Cost
  • Registration Fee:
    100
  • Tuition fee:
    1200

Includes tuition, learning material, and ancillary facilities.

Applicable Discounts

Save up to 50% on your Tuition Fee.

If you qualify for all discounts, you can pay as little as

600
for your Tuition. This does not apply to the Registration fee.

  • Early bird Discount (15% of tuition fee): Complete 50% of the tuition fee before course start date to be eligible for this discount.
  • Referral Discount (15% of tuition fee): If a former CIAPS student referred you to CIAPS, you can include his/her CIAPS student number as the discount code in the registration form to be eligible for this discount.
  • Unemployment Discount (20% of tuition fee): This discount is available to applicants who are unemployed.

You can claim any or all of these discounts in the Registration Form when applying for the course.

The CIAPS Advantage

Learn from the best

Our faculty are top professionals in the field.

Flexible study times

You can choose to have your classes on weekdays (Monday to Friday) or weekends (Saturday and Sunday).

Develop practical skills

During the programme, you will experience different areas of this field's roles and projects that help you build skills.

Career support

We have a team of competent and passionate professionals available to assist you with career guidance, CV preparations and registrations with international professional bodies.

Enabling learning environment and friendly staff

Learn and grow in a comfortable learning environment with great welfare services.

Earn an international certificate

CIAPS is an internationally recognised professional graduate school. Earning our certificate makes you competitive locally and globally.

Applicants for this course should have a first degree or equivalent (Bachelors, HND). Having a good grade is a major advantage. Applicants without such qualifications may apply, but their applications will be subject to a more complex process and they will be required to demonstrate their ability to successfully follow the programme.

In all cases, applicants will be tested by CIAPS through written assessments and verbal interviews. Applicants will be deemed successful only if they are judged to possess a good mix of:

  • Imagination and creative thinking
  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability and willingness to learn
  • Sense of responsibility and ability to work in a team
  • Resilience and stability
  • Integrity and respect for others

*Applicants are highly advised to have access to a laptop or equivalent

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