Private Investigator Training

Course details

If you've ever wanted to learn more about how to become a private investigator, then Stratford's private investigator training course is for you!

Both corporations and individuals often call upon private investigators to help them conduct research and perform a variety of detailed investigations. Stratford's training can help you learn the skills you need to work toward an intriguing career as a private investigator.

This well-rounded course offers instruction on a number of fundamental techniques such as problem solving, interviewing skills, research formats, stakeouts, surveillance and more. View the complete private investigator training course outline. 

Private Investigator Training Career Forecast

Learn more about private investigator jobs with Stratford.

• There are a number of private investigator jobs in today's job market that need to be filled by energetic inpiduals with an eye for detail and interest in security. Stratford's unique private investigator jobs training can help you learn usable skills and knowledge regarding duties involved in a variety of private investigator jobs. 

Private Investigator Jobs and YOU…

• Private investigators often have an area in which they specialize, ranging from computer forensic investigators to corporate and retail private investigator jobs. Private investigators must be discreet, have an understanding of technical equipment, and be knowledgeable about different types of law, among other qualities. 

Stratford's private investigator jobs training could lead to employment with:

• Law enforcement agencies
• Corporations
• Security companies
• Inpiduals
• Retail stores
• Hotels

According to the U.S. Department of labor, the median annual earnings of salaried private detectives and investigators is approximately $45,740.*

Private Investigator Training Course Outline

Introduction to Investigation and Law Enforcement

• History of Law Enforcement
• The Criminal Justice System
• Types of Evidence and Their Usefulness
• Interviewing Techniques
• Principles of Interrogation

Introduction to Conducting Private Investigations

• The Ethics of Being a Private Investigator
• How to Conduct Research, Interviews, and Surveillance
• How to Manage the Products of an Investigation
• The Law of Public and Private Investigations
• Accident Investigations
• Background Investigations
• Criminal Investigations
• Domestic Investigations
• Fraud and Financial Investigations
• Insurance Investigations
• Missing Persons Investigations
• Undercover Investigations

Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook Volume 1

• The Successful Investigator
• Case Initiation
• Conducting Thorough Investigations
• Expanding Investigative Efforts
• Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Systemic Weaknesses
• Summary Reports

Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook Volume 2 

• The Investigator's Toolbox: Resources, Tools, and Techniques
• Interviewing
• Case Planning
• Large-Scale Investigations
• Making Presentations
• Providing Testimony
• Closing the Case
• Personal and Professional Growth