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Fraud Investigation

About the program

The Fraud Investigation programs have been designed with the key objective of working with the business community to increase the awareness of fraud-related offences. "A very in-depth, dynamic course and the grounding it gave me was tremendous." - Jacqueline Wood

Organisational benefits
Organisations will benefit from this course by:

• increasing the potential for detecting and thereby preventing fraud from occurring in the organisation
• having trained staff who can identify, safeguard and apply practical remedial action to the most vulnerable areas within the organisation
• ensuring that internal control, audit and senior finance staff are in possession of the most up to date information
• providing access to better safeguards and prevention mechanisms for large organisations
• saving thousands of dollars by avoiding costly time delays, overlap and duplications between the in-house staff and the external professionals who are often called in to investigate a white collar crime
• having staff who are formally accredited with a valuable professional qualification from a major university

Professional accreditation
Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate in Fraud Investigation are eligible for:

• 10 credit points towards full membership of the Certified Fraud Examiners Association, US
• up to four subjects credit may be granted towards the Master of Business Administration at La Trobe University
• membership of the Australian Institute of Professional Investigators

Convenient city location
Fraud Investigation at La Trobe is taught out of the Melbourne (City) Campus, 215 Franklin Street, located on the city fringe, close to the bustle of historic Queen Victoria Market.

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