Best practice training for investigators
Last week we facilitated our second in-house and virtual intensive Certificate III in Investigative Services to a range of students in our Sunshine Coast training facility, and remotely across the country. At the Professional Investigators College of Australasia (PICA), our aim is to provide the…
TED: Ask the right questions, get the right answers.
There’s a fair bit of research around about questioning techniques and the usefulness of asking open ended questions. It doesn’t matter whether the interviewee is a complainant, witness, respondent or party to a dispute or conflict. In the case of investigative interviewing, there’s evidence…
Keeping safe in hostile environments
Government compliance and investigation officers are on the front line of customer contact. Sometimes, however, this contact is not always pleasant and presents a risk both to the officer themselves and the organisation. While physical and psychological injury is a risk to any customer service…
Private Investigator helps with termination matter
Australian private investigators work across many industries and fields, government and corporate. There’s the usual tasks of factual and surveillance investigations, but within these there are a multitude of things a PI can be used for. It’s not just about CTP, insurance and cheating partners….
What’s a “Local Laws” investigator (and other roles… like Croc Wrangler)?
Investigators in Australia cover a myriad of different occupations and span across many different industries, both government, corporate and private. Becoming a licensed private investigator opens a world of different experiences. Mind you, like any profession, there can be boring roles too. A quick check…
Announcing our support of Destiny Rescue
This year brings new perspectives on life and business for everyone coming out of COVID. New ways to work, new ideas and new direction. And it’s no different for the Professional Investigators College of Australasia (PICA) and The Forensix Group. It’s time to give something…
Surveillance careers in the spotlight
Becoming a private investigator in Australia can open up many different job roles and exciting opportunities. Many doing their Certificate III in Investigative Services have questions about the availability of work after getting licensed. And it’s a good question! After all, who’d want to spend…
Investigating using image analysis
This week Italian police located a fugitive that had been on the run for 20 years. Gioacchino Gammino, a member of a Sicilian mafia group, had escaped a Rome jail in 2002 and in 2003 was sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder committed several…
Five essential study tips for the holidays
Holidays are often a good time to get stuck into your study, to catch up or even to start a course. This can prove difficult when trying to get motivated, particularly after a tough year. Let’s face it, there haven’t been any tougher years than…
Interview With Harriet From MyKludo
Harriet Witchell Founder and CEO of MyKludo. In this interview, Paul from Professional Investigations College Australia (PICA), interviews Harriet on her past history as a former Police Officer and her transition into becoming and working as a Private Investigator. Paul and Harriet also discuss MyKludo…
What you need to know about “elementisation.”
It’s elementary: why investigation and compliance officers need to know about “elementisation.” A recent case in the Planning and Environment court (Serratore & Anor v Noosa Shire Council [2021] QPEC 21) highlighted the importance of investigators and compliance officers knowing about “elementising” evidence. And it…
Full Interview With Corrine
Watch Now – Corrine sharing her experience of gaining her Cert III in Investigative Services with PICA and kicking off her investigation career.