We offer practical, real-world training focused on workplace investigations, equipping professionals with the skills to navigate the investigation process confidently and conduct fair, effective investigations. Our training is available across Canada.
Building Stronger Workplaces.
Building Stronger Workplaces.
Workplace Investigation Training
Advanced Investigation Techniques Certificate
Created to help you become a better investigator, this certificate covers advanced subjects such as credibility, difficult witnesses, and more.
-
In this advanced course, we take the 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.
-
Who should you believe? This course is for anyone who has investigated allegations but struggled to make a finding. Learn about the science of lie detection, which approaches work and which don’t, and valuable tools to assist you in making decisions. Investigators will leave confident in making difficult credibility decisions. Participants will be provided with comprehensive materials explaining these concepts and tools to better support them in their investigative practice.
-
If someone at your organization says they’ve been sexually harassed or sexually assaulted, how should you investigate and establish the facts? These complaints can be uniquely challenging for internal investigators — but are more common than ever before. This hands-on, advanced-level training is a must for any frontline staff who may respond to and/or investigate such complaints.
-
If a student at your institution makes a report of sexual misconduct, how should you investigate and establish the facts? These complaints can be uniquely challenging for internal investigators — but are more common than ever before. This hands-on, advanced-level training is a must for any frontline staff who may respond to and/or investigate such complaints.
-
Increasingly, organizations are looking for trauma-informed workplace investigations, but what does this really mean? This course goes beyond the “buzzword” by exploring the ways in which trauma might impact every aspect of an investigation and an investigator’s ability to collect the best possible evidence from participants without the risk of re-traumatization.
-
Many employees are afraid to report misconduct or harassment to their employers. These bottled-up issues can quietly poison a workplace, and even explode. Workplace assessments are a proactive way of discovering whether there are problems in your organization, instead of waiting for them to come out. In this workshop, learn the right questions and techniques, and how to analyze and act on the results.
-
Our workplace investigation training programs can be brought to your organization, and tailored to your workplace or institution's specific challenges and training needs. This is often a very efficient, cost-effective way for multiple individuals to receive training and standardize their investigative processes. Offering sessions in-house also allows you to mix-and-match elements from any of the courses in our curriculum.
-
Interviewing witnesses can be the toughest part of an investigation, and sometimes our whole case hangs on the information that we may obtain from them. In this workshop, we help to shed light on the challenges we face when interviewing witnesses and provide strategies for dealing with them.
-
What do you do when your investigation takes an unexpected turn? Have you struggled with how to proceed when the normal steps don’t seem to apply? In this advanced course, we tackle the complexities that can complicate an otherwise traditional investigation. This course includes in-depth discussion of handling anonymous complaints, counter-complaints, complaints of reprisal, and more!
-
How do you investigate a case of racial discrimination or racial harassment? Have you struggled with navigating the unique challenges that arise in investigations involving racial harassment or racial discrimination? Do you know what information you need in order to make a determination or how to extract that information, without appearing biased?
-
Designed for investigators who have successfully completed our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, this year’s inaugural session will focus on the specialized skills & strategies required to effectively conduct a whistleblower investigation involving a non-human rights issue in the workplace. Through activities & a new, never-before-seen case study, participants will explore the intricacies of receiving & evaluating a whistleblower complaint, developing an appropriate investigation plan, & more…
-
If a complaint of workplace harassment is made, do you know how to respond, investigate, and report on it — legally and correctly? If you don’t, you are not alone. This 3-day course is a crucial primer for today’s climate. Investigate mock complaints (inspired by our work across the country) from start to finish, build your investigation skills, and learn how to avoid costly pitfalls. The third day focuses on mastering report writing.
-
Have you experienced complex disruptions in your workplace that have affected productivity, staff morale, and the overall feeling of safety in your workplace? In such situations, would you know how to restore your workplace, or where to start? This course is designed to teach an approach to restoration that is non-adversarial and focuses on rebuilding by considering the interests of employees and creating an environment that promotes safety and productivity.
Prefer an online course?
View our webinarsWhat Our Clients Are Saying
