This is a specialized credential or certification for those who work or wish to work as internal financial wrong doing detectives or practice as independent detectives. It is mostly suitable for those who have good foundation in accounting, finance, and auditing. These skills plus investigative skills makes one a competent Financial Detective.
The following modules are covered for the CFD accreditation:
- Introduction to Financial Crimes
- Forensic Accounting
- Investigative Techniques
- Legal and Regulatory Frameworks
- Financial Analysis and Reporting
- Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
- Intelligence Science in Financial Investigations
- Cybercrime in Financial Contexts
- Ethics and Professional Standards
All the above subjects or modules must be completed before one can become CFD via examination route. No certificates are issued for individual subjects. Those with several years investigation experience and training, can also become CFDs without coursework on the above after passing the prior learning and experiential assessment
- 6 to 36 months.
- It much depends on you and the time you will spend on study per day. You can also get exemptions for individual modules if you qualify.
- Undergraduate Degree and above or;
- 5 five years’ experience in investigation related field and or;
- Master Class Participation Certificate.
1. DISTANCE LEARNING (SELF STUDY)
You will learn via distance learning until you graduate without attending classes and you are advised to tune into
2. a). LIVE LECTURES on IICFD Inc – YouTube on topics relevant to forensic investigation skills training. Please subscribe and then tune in every day Sunday to Friday in the mornings and evenings. If you miss live streaming, please replay and watch.
b). INTERACTIVE ONLINE DISCUSSIONS on forensic investigation in every forth night or month where you will meet with experienced practitioners that will not only answer your questions but also share their practical investigation experiences.
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- Private Investigations
- Criminal Investigations
- Fraud Audit
- Forensic Accounting
- Forensic Audit/Investigation
- Tracing of hidden Assets
- Money Laundering Investigation
- Expert Witnessing
- Preventive Controls
- Anti- fraud/corruption training.
- Government regulatory agencies like Anti-Corruption and Revenue collection Agencies
- Law enforcement
- Auditing/Accounting firms
- Security Firms
- Cooperative Societies
- Consulting firms
- Banks
- Insurance
- Universities
- Civil Aviation Authorities of Government and many more.
Those that have considerable amount of relevant prior training and experience can become CFD via rigorous assessment as in the following calculator.
Prior training and experience calculator