Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
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LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Course details
COURSE FEE
$1,250 (before tax)
*A 10% discount is offered if you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time.
BUNDLE & SAVE
Explore our Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate and learn how you can bundle multiple courses.
DURATION
This is a one-day course, running from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST/EDT).
PREREQUISITES
Registrants for Report Writing must have attended Workplace Investigation Fundamentals before they can attend this session.
About this course
In this advanced course, we take learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process, and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
What you'll learn:
- How to draft allegations, which set the foundation for the report
- Tips for outlining/summarizing the investigation process in the report
- How to summarize evidence in a way that ensures critical information is included and extraneous evidence is excluded
- How to craft precise, concise, and effective factual findings and policy conclusions
- About different forms of reports, such as executive summaries, anonymized reports, and tailored versions provided to the parties
- How to write (and be kind) to the ultimate reader of your report
Certification
This course is part of our Advanced Investigation Techniques Series. To receive the Advanced Investigation Certificate, complete the Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course and all 3 of the following courses:
plus 1 of the following courses:
Accreditation
LSO Accreditation: This program is eligible for up to 6 Substantive Hours
About our facilitators
Christine Thomlinson Christine Thomlinson is the President of RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc. ("RTW"). After more than 30 years conducting workplace and institutional investigations, she now focuses primarily on the work she finds most meaningful: training and consulting. Christine leads the development of RTW's curriculum, ensuring it remains practical, nuanced, and grounded in real-world investigation experience. She is the co-author of Human Resources Guide to Workplace Investigations, now in its second edition and a foundational text for HR professionals and investigators across the country. In March 2026, Christine received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law.
Learn more about Christine here.
Registration
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