Professional Private Investigator - Certificate
If you have an interest in starting your own business or working as a private investigator, the growing field of private investigations is for you. Private investigators are used by law firms, corporations, insurance companies and other private and public entities. You will learn skills such as how to locate people using open sources of information, conduct investigations, constitutional law application, background checks and current investigative practices to prepare you to succeed in careers such as private investigator, corporate and private security, process service and insurance claim investigator. This certificate will give you a great foundation to go on and earn your private investigator's license and be a successful private investigator.
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Program Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition: $962, Books: $15, Supplies: $0
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Estimates based on in-state residency. Please visit the following URL to learn more about tuition and fees for this program. https://www.nwtc.edu/admissions-and-aid/paying-for-college/tuition-and-fees?ProgramCode=615047
Curriculum
The Professional Private Investigator Pathway Certificate is comprised of two classes totaling six credits which prepare the learner for a career as a private investigator.
8 Week 1
8 Week 2
Course Descriptions
Learners will internalize and apply the foundations of human interaction including universal truths; development of voluntary compliance, cooperation, and collaboration; owning their own weaknesses; and, knowing when to act. Students will apply professional communication skills, including arbitration, mediation, and ethical intervention in a simulated criminal justice setting.
Course Typically Offered: Fall SpringThis course will advance your communication skills by understanding what the words spoken, written communication and non-verbal communication means. This class will explore how to determine if the message is congruent or what the signs of deception are within the message.
Course Typically Offered: SpringPrivate investigators are used by law firms, corporations, insurance companies and other public and private entities. This course covers the basics of locating individuals using open sources of information, ethical considerations for investigators, constitutional law application and current investigative practices as preparation for success as a private investigator, corporate and private security or insurance claim investigator. Includes lessons on developing a business and marketing plan and preparing for the Wisconsin Private Detective license exam.
Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring