IPI Professional Investigators Certified Foundation Course

The IPI Professional Investigators Certified Foundation Course is designed for individuals who are currently working, or who aspire to work, as professional investigators within the private sector.

The programme is delivered online, and learners have up to 12 months to complete it. The course provides the essential underpinning knowledge required to competently and confidently undertake the role of a Professional Investigator.

The IPI require individuals to be able to read and write using the English language at Level 3 standard or where English is not their first language to produce a certificate of IELTS equivalence in order to be registered for an Award.

Course fee: £299.00

This includes:

Access to all four parts of the course
The Investigators Manual by David Palmer CIPI F.Inst.L.Ex - £75.00 when purchased separately (This is a digital download publication)

Registered students will be classified as Trainee Investigators whilst completing the course. On achieving certification, candidates can then apply for full membership (MIPI) of the Institute.

Note: Learners have 1 year from the date of registration to complete the course.

PART ONE

Characteristic of an Investigator
Investigation Method
Maintenance of the Investigators Notebook
Taking Instructions and Client Relations
Statement Taking for Investigators
Interviews Law and Practice
Case Management

PART TWO

Resources for Investigators
Incident Scenes and Exhibits
Tracing Investigations
Document Analysis
Reporting Procedures
Major Investigation Planning
Disclosure Provisions

PART THREE

Court Procedures
Investigation by Computer
Death Investigations
Burglary and Robbery
Surveillance and Recording
Legal Knowledge

PART FOUR

Fraud Investigations
Process Serving
Financial Enquiries
Criminal Defence Investigations
Road Traffic Accident Investigation
Arson Investigation
Sexual Offence Investigation
Self Management
Data Protection

Tutor

At the beginning of the course students are assigned a tutor who will guide them through the learning experience. Students will also have access to other tutors who each have their own area of expertise.

Course

The course is delivered in four parts, each part being made up of a number of modules. There are 29 modules in all. The course is based on an estimation that classroom learning for the material (plus some self-study) would take 39 hours. For this reason, the Institute considers that three months is a reasonable length of time for completion, while 6 months may be needed by those in full time employment.

Quizzes

At the end of each module students can test their understanding with short self-administered quizzes.

Skills for Justice Level 3 Award interactive quiz

Multiple Choice Questions

The multiple choice questions fall at the end of each part. The tutor must be satisfied that students have understood that part of the course before allowing access to the following part.

Assignments

In addition there are a number of assignments within each part which students will be asked to complete before the end of the course.

Library

There is an online library that provides an additional resource to fully explore the work of the professional investigator.

Please read our Frequently Asked Questions section for further information

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