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…
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…
Professional Development Webinar: Effective Interviewing With Jason Lawrence
This month’s PICA Professional Development webinar featured special guest, Mr Jason Lawrence. Jason is a former senior police detective and has also worked in an investigative capacity with one of the world’s biggest mining companies. He now consults to organisations in building investigative capability and…
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…
Do you want to make a difference? A Certificate IV in Justice Studies can take you places!
A few weeks ago we introduced a Certificate IV in Justice Studies to our range of specialist accredited programs. Here at the Professional Investigators College of Australasia, we’re all about providing career pathways for our students. We do this through our nationally accredited training programs…