SFJ Professional Certificate in Fraud Prevention

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SFJ Professional Certificate in Fraud Prevention (Skills for Justice Accredited Level 4)

This course is open to UK, EU and international individuals working in the field of fraud prevention and investigation, or looking to develop a career in the area. No prior entry requirements.
This all-encompassing, highly practical course enables learners to understand and assess the risk of fraud facing their organisation, and develop, implement and communicate prevention strategies, including the effective fraud prevention campaigns and the harnessing of technology. Fully accredited and Ofqual-recognised. You’ll explore the nature of fraud and what motivates people to commit it, and learn a range of fraud indicators and how to identify them. You’ll delve into the role of technology, and how it can both enable fraud as well as be a defence against it. You’ll study the principles of fraud prevention, looking at the ways organisations can deter fraud through fraud risk management and counter fraud policies, and you’ll design and implement your own fraud prevention programme. You’ll also look at how to protect individuals through the delivery of fraud prevention advice and support, and learn how to plan your own successful fraud prevention campaign.

The course covers all the core techniques needed to introduce and maintain fraud prevention within an organisation across five core units. It includes an interactive case study which provides hands on experience and the provision of tools and templates that you can take away with them to use in your organisation and role, allowing you to put into operational practice what you have learned on the course.
The main objective of the SFJ Awards Level 4 Professional Certificate in Fraud Prevention is to enable you to understand and assess the risk of fraud facing an organisation, and to be able to develop prevention strategies. You will explore the nature of fraud, what motivates people to commit it, and how to identify fraud indicators. You will also consider how technology can both enable fraud as well as be a defence against it. Looking at the ways organisations can deter fraud through fraud risk management and counter fraud policies, you will develop skills to develop a fraud prevention programme, and, through targeted reviews of systems and procedures will be able to identify control and other weaknesses to disrupt existing frauds and prevent future fraud. You will also look at how to protect individuals through the delivery of fraud prevention advice and support, and learn how to plan a fraud prevention campaign.

· Gain a thorough understanding of fraud, including the types of fraud and the theories that explain the motivation for the fraudster. The unit also covers the range of fraud indicators and how they might be identified.
· Learn how organisations can deter fraud, including fraud risk management and counter fraud policies and plans. The unit also covers knowledge of fraud prevention programmes and how employees are protected when reporting concerns relating to fraud.
· Learn how individuals can be protected from fraud, the delivery of fraud prevention advice and the support available for victims.
· Understand how campaigns are used in fraud prevention and the skills to produce a fraud prevention campaign plan.
· From online retail platforms to data analytics and AI, explore how technology is used by criminals to commit fraud, as well as understand how it is used to detect and prevent fraud.

There is no exam but this accredited qualification is regularly assessed throughout your learning, with a final written assignment due six weeks after the final taught module, which will require self-study, to gain certification. Total estimated time to complete is c200 hours split between 9 half day tutor led online teaching sessions and independent study to complete any pre/post unit reading and assignments.

Successful completion of this course requires access an external online assessment. The online assessment platform may not be accessible from Civil Service department IT due to security restrictions. If you have any questions or believe you may be impacted by these restrictions, please contact support@governmentcampus.co.uk.