Advanced Professional Certificate in Investigative Practice (APCIP)
Elevate your expertise in investigative practice with the Advanced Professional Certificate in Investigative Practice (APCIP).
In today's dynamic health and safety professional landscape, organisations rely heavily on skilled investigators to navigate complex civil, criminal, and regulatory investigations. However, conducting thorough investigations comes with its challenges - they can be both financially and temporally intensive. Therefore, ensuring that investigations are conducted to the highest standard is paramount.
Our Professional training in investigative practice is meticulously designed to empower you with the essential skills, knowledge, and procedures required to execute investigations at the pinnacle of best practices. By enrolling in the APCIP, you position yourself as a key player in reducing the inherent risks associated with investigations. Moreover, the course instils a standardised approach to investigations, ensuring consistency and excellence in the investigative processes across your organisation.
Delivered by the renowned experts at Bond Solon, the APCIP is not just a course; it's an investment in your professional health and safety competence. Priced at £285 + VAT per delegate per day of training, this program delivers unparalleled value by honing your abilities to navigate the intricacies of investigative work efficiently. Elevate your role as a health and safety professional by embracing the APCIP and become the beacon of excellence in investigative practice within your organisation.
The course, delivered by Bond Solon, is charged at £285 + VAT per delegate per day of training.
Learning Methods
Duration
Entry Requirements
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The dates for this course will be matched to your individual business requirements. Ready to get started? Why not get in touch to discuss dates.
Delegates who undertake 8 days of training and successfully complete the assessments, will be eligible for the Advanced Professional Certificate in Investigative Practice (APCIP).
In order to complete the qualification candidates must:
• Complete the mandatory modules:
Law, Evidence, Procedure and Best Practice (2 days) | Statement/Report Writing (1 day) | Courtroom
Skills (1 day)
• Complete a minimum of 1 of the following 3 modules:
Investigative Interviewing (2 days) | Case File Preparation (2 days) | Employment Law and
Investigations (2 days)
• And complete (if still required) a maximum of 1 of the following modules:
Collecting Electronic and Digital Evidence (2 days) | Advocacy (2 days) | Open Source Internet
Investigations (2 days)
Units
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Mandatory Module 1
Law, Evidence, Procedure and Best Practice (2 Days)
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Mandatory Module 2
Statement/Report Writing (1 day)
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Mandatory Module 3
Courtroom Skills/Giving Evidence (1 day)
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Optional Module 1
Investigative Interviewing (2 days)
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Optional Module 2
Case File Preparation and Disclosure (2 days)
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Optional Module 3
Employment Law & Investigations (2 days)
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Optional Module 4
Advocacy (2 days)
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Optional Module 5
Open Source Internet Investigations (2 days)
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Optional Module 6
Collecting Electronic/Digital Evidence (2 days)
Assessments
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Each 2-day unit is available for assessment.
Assessments are optional, but delegates who undertake 8 days of training (4 separate 2-day units) and successfully complete the assessments will be eligible for APCIP, awarded by the International Compliance Association (ICA) in association with the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS).
Course Length
- 8-Days
Learning Methods
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Virtual
Live-online, engaging and interactive classes -
On-Site
Professional HSE training delivered at your premises
This course equips delegates with essential knowledge of law, evidence and procedure for their day-to-day roles in conducting investigations. Delegates will learn how to gather evidence to best practice standards so that it is relevant, admissible and credible.
Delegates will learn how to improve
the content, structure and style of their statements/reports.
This training will provide delegates with the knowledge, skills and confidence to present evidence effectively.
This course will enable delegates to interview witnesses, obtain witness statements and interview suspects effectively and to best practice standards.
On this course delegates will learn the importance of compiling relevant case information to ensure best practice in case file procedure.
This course gives delegates a comprehensive understanding of how to carry out internal investigations in relation to both grievance and disciplinary processes, so that they are compliant with the legislation and achieve best practice in accordance with the Acas Code.
This course is designed to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills to prepare and present cases effectively.
The Open Source Internet Investigations course will provide you with the core skills to use the internet effectively as an investigative tool. It will enable you to quickly source information and gather evidence lawfully to further your investigations.
This course will give delegates an understanding of how to secure electronic/digital evidence so that it can be used.
training (4 separate 2-day units) and successfully complete the assessments will be eligible for APCIP,
awarded by the International Compliance Association (ICA) in association with the Alliance Manchester
Business School (AMBS).
Registering for the Advanced Professional Certificate
For candidates undertaking the 8-day Advanced Professional Certificate in Investigative Practice (APCIP),
there is a registration fee with ICA of £350 + VAT per candidate. This non-refundable fee is payable up front
at the time of booking your first module. This fee includes the registration with ICA, the marking fees for the
4 assessments, assessment board meetings and the award of the certificate
have 3 years to complete the qualification from start to finish.
Modules can be completed in any order.
In-house courses: If you have 5 or more colleagues we can deliver closed courses for your
organisation either through virtual classrooms (where appropriate) or face-to-face.
• Complete the 2 mandatory modules:
Law, Evidence, Procedure and Best Practice (2 days) | Statement/Report Writing (1 day) | Courtroom
Skills (1 day)
• Complete a minimum of 1 of the following 3 modules:
Investigative Interviewing (2 days) | Case File Preparation (2 days) | Employment Law and
Investigations (2 days)
• And complete (if still required) a maximum of 1 of the following modules:
Collecting Electronic and Digital Evidence (2 days) | Advocacy (2 days) | Open Source Internet
Astutis and Bond Solon are part of Wilmington plc.
These courses have been successfully delivered to a wide variety of public and private
organisations across the UK.
The courses are suitable for:
• Any personnel with a regulatory, fact finding, investigative, enforcement and/or
prosecution role within their organisation
• New investigators
• Experienced investigators
Professional Training in Investigative Practice
Develop your people for a better organisation
A range of comprehensive training courses and qualifications designed by Bond Solon specifically for personnel with investigative roles to enable them to carry out their work to best practice standards.
Bond Solon training courses blend both theory and practical application. Learners will acquire the necessary knowledge and then have the opportunity to practically apply the skills on the course, enabling them to ‘learn by doing’. All Bond Solon in-house courses are specifically tailored to meet the needs of the learners and the business objectives of the organisation. Bond Solon will devise relevant case study materials for use in practical exercises on the courses.
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Classroom - Expert tutor-led delivery, hosted in a professional training environment across 6-sites within the UK. Alternatively classroom training can be delivered on-site at your premises for multiple learners.
Virtual - The Virtual Learning Academy is the most modern approach to delivering live-online training without the need to travel
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