A New Pathway For School Students
Is your high schooler still wondering what to do? This question is common around the dinner table for students in grade 11 and 12. It’s often a source of heated discussion, frustration and disappointment. What are you going to do with your life? What do…
Careers & Employment Expo 2023
Don’t miss… South Australia’s biggest careers & jobs event – Careers & Employment Expo May 12 & 13 at the Adelaide Showground. If you’re going to be in Adelaide on May 12-13, don’t miss the chance to attend the Adelaide Careers & Employment Expo held…
3 Surprising Reasons To Choose A Career As A Private Investigator
Are you considering a career as a private investigator? Here are 3 Surprising Reasons To Choose A Career As A Private Investigator: Diverse job opportunities: Private Investigation is a growing field spanning across many industries. From animal protection to insurance fraud to surveilling cheating spouses, Private…
51,000 reasons to consider a career in Work Health and Safety
A career in Work Health and Safety (WHS or OHS) can be wide and varied. From entry level safety officer positions to executive level management roles, safety is a big part of every organisation, large and small. And, of course, safety investigators play a key role…
Merry Christmas from Professional Investigators College of Australasia
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a great new year! We have had a really big year this year at PICA, and no doubt you have too. Next year we are going to continue our professional development, and continue making pathways for your development…
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. No doubt you probably want to just put your feet…
Skip tracing: what Harry Bosch can teach us
Many of us involved in private investigation work will at some stage be called upon to locate someone. Whether that’s a debtor, missing person or as part of a factual or surveillance investigation. Often referred to as “skip tracing,” being able to find the subject…
Are you ready for the new WHS obligations relating to psychosocial hazards in your workplace?
Worker’s mental health has been in the spotlight for a long time, not only in terms of good leadership, organisational culture and HR management, but also relevant to Workcover claims, lost productivity and turnover. Now, the management of employee mental health and wellbeing is legislated….
What ‘Saving Private Ryan’ can teach us about investigation
I recently watched (again, for the 79th time) the 1998 epic war film starring Tom Hanks and Matt Damon, Saving Private Ryan. And if you didn’t know, or have recently returned from Eastern Siberia, the movie depicts a WWII US Ranger squadron tasked to find…
Managing aggressive and difficult customers
October’s PICA professional development webinar featured Mr Jason Lawrence, expert in tactical communications. Jason is not only an experienced communicator in managing aggressive and difficult clients/customers, but also a career investigator with both the military and state government departments. The ability to deal with angry…