Do you have the passion to be an investigator? Do you have it in you to learn the ropes and put the abilities in practice? Do you want to be a person who is known for a vast range of knowledge, analytical ability, quick response, deep thinking, and precise observation? Do you want to be a self – made person? Do you visualize yourself as a person who can operate in the Physical, the emotional and the cyber realm; balancing all three comfortably? Or, if not yet, would you like to become one? The skills you develop as an Investigator are what help you become all these and not just be good at investigation.

This is the course that would enable you to take on the Profession with absolute confidence. On completion of the course and securing a min of 50 % marks in the 4 Quiz a Certificate of Successful Completion would be given

Requirements

ü Should have Cleared Class XII / Higher Secondary School / Senior High school / equivalent education level

ü Knowledge of English language is necessary.

ü There is no other Prerequisite for the course as it is easy to understand and follow.

What you would learn

1. Characteristics of the Profession

2. Skills to be developed for investigative work

3. Legal provisions for the Profession (only about India)

4. Ethics and Accountability

5. Information Gathering and Research

6. Sources of Information, including Informants

7. Evidence collection and handling

8. Tips on methods to collect IT artefacts

9. Process of Investigation; Entire sequence, stepwise

10. Tips on conduct of Witness Interview

11. All types of investigations and how to conduct them

12. Cyber investigations and various techniques

13. Surveillance

14. Documentation and suggested formats

15. Liaison and how to build it

Applicability of this course

• The knowledge acquired from this course would make you a Mature and Confident Investigator ready to work with any organization.

• However, Private practice of the Profession is dependent on getting a Licence as a Private Detective/Private Investigator.

• Please be aware that mere knowledge of the subject is not a guarantee for issue of a licence by the Government of your State. There are other conditions to fulfill which you would have to get from your state government and satisfy those conditions. The conditions that are required in India are enumerated in the course. Most countries would have similar conditions; but not limited to these.

Course Description

It is an enormous subject to learn. Unlike machines that are configured to operate a particular function and can be repaired if they do not; human beings are configured to handle the vagaries of life and nature in ways limited only by their imagination. Investigation into Human Activity deals with Humans essentially as also with associated Technological tools and every other aspect on the earth that gets associated with that person, in that timeline. Human Beings cannot be configured like machines nor repaired like them. Investigation deals with deducing how and why some human beings have done what they did and proving it without their help. Hence, learning in the profession of Investigation is a lifelong process; also, because society, technology, culture and all aspects related to human life keep evolving continuously. Yet one needs to have a starting point where the essential elements of a Profession are learnt without having to spend years getting to know them by one’s own experience. This course covers all those aspects for taking up the Profession of an Investigator.

Once you grasp the Fundamentals and get a holistic view of the Profession, there would emerge the requirement of getting deeper into each aspect. It is always better to learn from other’s experience; it helps move further ahead from the previous professional. Exclusive, advanced Courses for those would be available in future. Short capsule courses would be available on my website too.

In this profession I have learnt a lot by experience and that means several successes and also some failures. One learns more from failures than from successes.

Why chose this course?

This course draws from the experience gained over two decades both as a member of an Investigative team and as a Team Leader. Having handled Policy matters on such issues at Head Quarter level enriched the experience at another level. Therefore, this course provides, in a short period of time, what it would otherwise take years to learn.

It helps you to start with the background knowledge necessary for the Profession and begin, from a higher level.

While giving an insight on how to conduct an investigation it would also let you avoid mistakes and foresee difficulties; giving you a head start to success in your endeavors.

Additional benefits of this course

Interestingly, the skills developed for this profession are also very useful in daily life. One becomes more Alert, observant, quick thinker, better analyser of situations. Reacts faster, is more confident and courageous yet mature and grounded.

These are Life Skills that are very useful in a fast-moving world. The Insights into cyber Investigations enables you not just to use the Cyber Realm for Professional successes but also gives you the intuitive ability to keep your daily forays into the cyber realm safe and secure.

How long would it take to complete this course?

ü The course is divided into 25 comfortably paced modules.

ü 25 short video lectures with an average time of 10 mins each

ü Reading material of 25 modules with an average reading time of 15 min each, available as downloadable PDF text

ü At an average of 2 ½ hrs per week a Total of 4 weeks or faster

This course can be done at one’s own pace but it would be better to complete it in a flow.

Finally

Grasping and imbibing the essential aspects is important because when one gets into the work, these aspects need to be in the subconscious so as to keep you on the right side of law and point you in the right direction to progress.

So, go ahead and use the knowledge to get ahead not just in the Profession as an Investigator but also, in life as a whole.