Fraud Investigation Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the legal and regulatory framework governing fraud investigations in South Africa.
• Analyze allegations of fraud to determine the appropriate investigative approach.
• Demonstrate the ability to gather, preserve, and present evidence in a legally admissible manner.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of fraud prevention and detection controls within an organization.
• Implement investigative techniques, including interviewing, document analysis, and data mining.
• Design a comprehensive fraud investigation report and communicate findings to stakeholders.

Target Audience

This course is designed for individuals involved in financial oversight, risk management, internal audit, or those aspiring to become fraud examiners or forensic investigators. It is also suitable for managers and professionals who may be required to respond to allegations of fraud within their organization.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions provide hands-on experience in evidence handling, forensic analysis, and investigation management. Learners will apply theoretical knowledge to realistic scenarios, enhancing their skills in a controlled environment.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Evidence Handling and Chain of Custody — Learners will practice documenting, preserving, and storing physical and electronic evidence, ensuring proper chain of custody. (4h)
• Practical 2: Financial Statement Analysis and Red Flags — Using financial statements of fictional companies, learners will identify anomalies indicative of fraud and calculate key ratios. (4h)
• Practical 3: Digital Forensics and Data Recovery — Learners will use forensic software to image a hard drive, recover deleted files, and extract metadata from documents. (4h)
• Practical 4: Mock Investigation and Reporting — In a simulated fraud scenario, learners will plan, conduct interviews, collect evidence, and produce a final investigation report. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.