The leading qualification for investigators
The Advanced Professional Certificate in Investigative Practice (APCIP) is regarded as the leading professional qualification for personnel with an investigative role.
Over 7,000 investigators from a range of government agencies and commercial organisations have successfully completed this qualification.
This nationally recognised qualification is awarded by the International Compliance Association (ICA), the leading professional body for the global regulatory compliance community, in association with Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), one of the most prestigious post-graduate educational institutions in the world.
Learners are able to choose the pathway of modules making up the qualification to reflect the type of investigations they conduct.
The learner journey
Made up of 8 days' training, the qualification is broken up into four 2-day modules.
In order to complete the qualification learners must:
Complete the mandatory module:
- Law, Evidence, Procedure & Best Practice (2 days)
Complete at least 2 of the following modules:
- Investigative Interviewing (2 days)
- Employment Investigations (2 days)
- Case File Preparation and Disclosure (2 days)
- Statement/Report Writing and Giving Evidence (2 days)
And complete (if still required) 1 of the following modules:
- Open Source Internet Investigations (2 days)
- Collecting Electronic and Digital Evidence (2 days)
- Advocacy (2 days)
- RIPA and DPA (2 days)
- Conflict Management (2 days)
Modules can be taken in any order.
Methods of assessment
Each 2-day module has a post course written assessment attached to it, which is to completed and submitted a month following module attendance. In order to achieve the qualification, learners must attend four training modules, submit four assessments for marking
Timescales
Learners have maximum of two years in which to complete the qualification. Typically learners attend modules over a 4- to 9-month period to allow enough time to submit each post-module written assessment before attending the next module.
In-house training
If you have a number of staff we are able to deliver the programme either through virtual classrooms or face-to-face, using case studies contextualised to your type of investigation.
How to book
Please call us on 020 7549 2449 or email info@bondsolon.com
Need more information?
If you require any help or would like to discuss how Bond Solon can assist you in your training needs, please call us on: +44 (0)20 7549 2549 or email info@bondsolon.com