Course Description

This comprehensive course provides a rigorous foundation in the core principles of fraud prevention, detection, and investigation. It addresses the growing global challenges of financial misconduct, internal control failures, and regulatory non-compliance. Participants will gain practical skills in analyzing financial statements, conducting effective interviews, and navigating legal evidentiary standards. Utilizing an interactive methodology, the curriculum ensures that professionals can implement robust fraud risk frameworks immediately. By the conclusion, learners will be empowered to protect organizational integrity through proactive strategies and advanced investigative techniques.

Course Objectives

  • Analyze the psychological drivers and motivations behind occupational fraud
  • Evaluate organizational internal controls to identify structural vulnerabilities
  • Formulate effective fraud detection strategies for diverse financial environments
  • Conduct professional-grade forensic interviews to extract critical information
  • Implement best practices for managing legal evidence and chain-of-custody protocols
  • Apply advanced data analytics to uncover hidden patterns of malfeasance

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for internal auditors, compliance officers, risk managers, forensic accountants, and legal professionals seeking to enhance their expertise in fraud detection and investigative protocols.

Course Agenda

Day 1 – Foundations of Fraud and Criminology

  • Understanding the Fraud Triangle and its evolution
  • Classification of occupational fraud schemes
  • Analysis of common perpetrator profiles
  • Reviewing ethical dilemmas in the workplace
  • Overview of global regulatory environments
  • Hands-on: Analyzing case studies using the Fraud Triangle model

Day 2 – Financial Transactions and Internal Controls

  • Detecting asset misappropriation through ledger review
  • Identifying risks in procurement and accounts payable
  • Evaluating corporate internal control frameworks
  • Recognizing red flags in financial statements
  • Implementing Segregation of Duties (SoD) strategies
  • Hands-on: Worksheet exercise in mapping internal control gaps

Day 3 – Investigation Techniques and Interviewing

  • Planning the fraud investigation process
  • Techniques for obtaining non-financial documentation
  • Psychology of truth vs. deception
  • Structure of successful forensic interviews
  • Recording and documenting evidence properly
  • Hands-on: Role-play simulation for conducting an admission-seeking interview

Day 4 – Digital Forensics and Legal Standards

  • Understanding digital evidence acquisition
  • Legal requirements for admissibility in court
  • Managing chain-of-custody documentation
  • Data mining and software-assisted fraud detection
  • Reviewing cyber-fraud vulnerabilities
  • Hands-on: Simulation using a data-matching verification worksheet

Day 5 – Reporting and Fraud Prevention Culture

  • Communicating findings in formal reports
  • Developing organizational whistleblowing programs
  • Strategies for promoting an ethical culture
  • Q&A session regarding professional certification
  • Developing personal action plans for the field
  • Hands-on: Drafting an investigation summary report based on provided case notes

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • ​40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
  • 20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.