What you need to know
Entrance Requirements
To enrol for the Corporate Investigations Investigative Auditing Certificate, you only need your passion for investigation. There is no need for matric or equivalent qualification, anyone can apply regardless of their education background.
This programme is taught in English. That means students who are interested should be able to read, write and understand the language.
Accreditation
There is no body of accreditation for this course. However, holding this qualification will open doors for you that would have otherwise remained closed without the qualification. It will also increase your credibility for employment.
Assessment Structure
To pass your course, you need to complete and pass all the assignments given to you and submit your PoE (Portfolio of Evidence). There are no examinations for this course, only subject tests.
Assignments can be completed in the comfort of your own home. All the tests and assignment are set up by Skills Academy. Plan your studies accordingly
Subject Outcomes
Interested in knowing what you will learn with this course? Below is what you should expect to learn and understand at the end of your course:
Subject | Description |
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Introduction to Business English | This subject is designed for students who are either at an early stage in their careers or students who have not yet started working. The aim of the course is to give you a good general knowledge and understanding of the use of English in business situations. |
Incident Scenes | Incident Scene module will teach you how to conduct an initial investigation and enable them to interview suspects, witnesses, and complainants found at the incident or crime scene. It will also teach you how to take down statements and keep records of information obtained. |
Empowerment | Unit standard based – can be upgraded |
Identification | Identification is probably the most important method in forensic investigation. An investigator must have the ability, when listening to the victim to identify the crime and when visiting the scene to identify clues and physical evidence which could be used to solve the crime under investigation. |
Criminal procedure | In this subject you will learn about the country’s criminal law and its processes.You will learn how to determine whether or not a company's process is against the law or complying with it and what steps to take should it be non compliant. |
Corporate Investigations Investigative Auditing | The purpose of this module is to teach skills in writing reports on fraud, how to use the professional and academic conventions and formats appropriately. |
Investigative Sciences Introduction | Bridging subject, compulsory for distance learning students (Not credit-bearing) |
Forensic Science Introduction | Bridging subject, compulsory for distance learning students (Not credit-bearing) |
Mathematics and Statistics Introduction | Introductory Mathematics and Statistics aims to provide you with necessary mathematical and statistical skills that you need to be able to carry out any form of investigation. |
Study Upgrade
On completion of this course, you can enrol in any of our other investigation courses and policing.