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…
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…
Fancy a career in the Justice System? PICA’s new Certificate IV in Justice Studies may be just what you need!
COVID has left many feeling like a career change, a promotion, or even to pursue the sort of work they’ve always wanted. For many, thoughts of a job where they can serve the community, undertake different roles and move from the mundane – where everyday…
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…