Victoria Police Investigators Development Course
The Victoria Police Centre for Investigator Training (DTS) is conducting a 10 day Investigators' Development Course open to both government and private investigators commencing on the 12th of April, 2010. The course is being held at the Airlie Police College, Leadership and Development Centre situated at 260 Domain Road, South Yarra.
Students attending this course will receive tuition in contemporary investigation methodology and the legislative framework surrounding investigative practice. Cognitive interviewing techniques, together with interactive practical learning exposure are utilised extensively during the course with a view to expose participants to practical conundrums whilst maintaining relevancy to their investigative vocation.
The course curriculum also provides for a full day visit to the Victoria Forensic Science Centre which is accompanied by presentations from the relevant practitioners from the specialist sections including DNA, document examination, fingerprints.
The cost per person attending this 10 day course is $4800.00 (including GST). This incorporates all tuition costs; bound comprehensive notes; all lunches, morning teas and a formal course dinner and liaison function.
Interested parties for this or future courses should contact Detective Senior Sergeant Bryce PETTETT direct on 9566 2153 or email: bryce.pettett@police.vic.gov.au
Course headings have WWW links if available.
(If you have information about suitable courses, please contact the National Secretariat)
For Security Business Licence holders the following institutions have a variety of courses on the subjects of investigations, security business and risk management.
 Australian Institute of Public Safety
International Security Training Institute
Latrobe University
Fraud Investigation Program - Masters, Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate
La Trobe University's Fraud Investigation Program, a joint initiative between Victoria Police (Major Fraud Investigation Division) and the University, is designed to create a more secure corporate environment. Major white-collar crime will affect most large organisations at some time and the program aims to increase the professional effectiveness of people in a wide range of employment. This includes accountants, auditors, senior managers particularly in large corporations and financial institutions, solicitors, people in investigative bodies within government departments and those involved in corporate governance. Participants will benefit from this course by increasing the potential for detecting fraud; obtaining skills to identify, safeguard and apply practical remedial action; ensuring that internal control, audit, and senior finance staff have up to date information and providing access to better safeguards and prevention mechanisms for large organisations.
Monash University
Bachelor of Business (Law)
The law is the backbone of business. It regulates financial transactions and marketing processes, and it regulates those engaged in companies and partnerships. Business law is also at the frontier of developments in e-commerce as established regulations are brought to bear on cyber transactions.
Monash recognises the fundamental importance of business law and taxation in a rapidly changing commercial world and seeks to provide graduates with extended skills in these areas.
This degree will prepare students for a wide range of employment opportunities, both in Australia and internationally, including business consulting, business management, business marketing and trade practice compliance, human resources and employment law, stock and securities markets, the banking and finance sector, government regulatory bodies, government revenue agencies, and paralegal and legal administration.
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business (Banking & Finance)
This double degree is ideal for those seeking a career in the banking and finance industry focusing on legal aspects of the sector. The Monash law degree will teach you the concepts, procedures and reasoning surrounding the Australian legal system, as well as a range of universal skills such as problem solving, presentation techniques and analytical skills. You will undertake a number of compulsory units including criminal law, administrative law, property law and torts and also choose several elective units allowing you to focus on a specific area of law, or undertake units from different legal disciplines so you can gain a broad understanding of issues across the legal spectrum.
The business degree allows you to complete major and minor sequences in banking and finance by studying units such as investments and portfolio management, money and capital markets and treasury management.
As part of this degree, you can also choose law related elective units which complement your business studies, such as Australian banking law, advanced taxation law, regulation of financial products and markets and shareholders' rights and remedies.
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