Investigation Compliance And Enforcement Training Systems

Investigation Compliance & Enforcement Training Systems (ICETS) works closely with Commonwealth, State and Local Government agencies which have a compliance monitoring and investigation role within the public sector.

WHY DID WE DECIDE TO DEVELOP THE ICETS TRAINING PROGRAM?

Two reasons really. The first is that when I did a few of these courses I found myself skipping over course content because it was ‘dated’ or no longer relevant to modern investigation skills. The private training firm I worked for had been around for 13 years and was quite reputable, but like many training companies, was founded and managed by people who left the ‘investigation arena’ years ago. Not wanting to offend, but the majority of them were ‘out of touch’. 12 months later I bought the company and began a process of evaluation and redesign of the investigative skills programs.

The second reason was that a common theme was coming from many of the investigators participating on the course. That thought process was ‘we rarely go to court or prosecute and just continually send out scary letters. So why do we need to know how to investigate to criminal standard’. I realised that there was a definite need for a change in the mindset of a lot of public sector investigators.

You see, as an investigator, you need to understand that the importance of a good investigation is not just to prosecute but to ensure compliance. Many companies, especially those with a million or billion dollar profit line, don’t comply with legislation out of fear of getting a warning letter, they do it out of a fear of prosecution and penalty.

So if you can’t prosecute, then your probably can’t enforce compliance. That can be a problem if your role is compliance enforcement.