Nationally Recognised Investigative Qualifications

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.

ICA

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.

AMBS

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 Law and 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 2549 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