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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

 

Detailed Working Manual

 

Each Nationwide Investigations Franchisee receives our 'Franchisee Guide' – a fully comprehensive and detailed working manual covering every administrative and operational aspect of our business developed through over 44 years of practical experience, skill and in-depth knowledge.

 

Operational Training

 

With our one-to-one training programmes, this offers you the opportunity to learn not only the fundamental knowledge but also the very necessary basic “know-how” to be able to confidently enter the profession both as a professionally qualified private investigator, but also as an independent business person running your own private investigation agency, the franchise training encompasses the following:

 

• An Introduction to Private Investigation
• Qualifications and Personality
• Categories of Work
• Sources of Information
• Tracing Missing Persons
• Surveillance Techniques
• Interviewing and Interrogation
• Taking Witness Statements
• Locus Quo Accident Investigation
• Theft and Fraud Investigations
• Undercover Investigations
• Criminal Defence Investigations
• Effective Team Contribution
• Process Serving and Affidavits
• Litigation Support
• Giving Evidence and Courtroom Skills
• Repossessions
• Status Reports
• De-bugging of Premises and Communications Systems
• Audio and Video Surveillance
• Specialised Electronic Equipment
• Counterfeit Product Investigation
• Foreign Assignments
• Forensic Science in Investigation
• Understanding the Polygraph

 

Business Training

 

New Franchisees also acquire the fundamental knowledge in business procedures which are an essential part of managing their own agencies
successfully and profitably:

 

• Getting Started
• Office Premises
• Communications
• Equipment
• Business Structure
• Banking and Finance
• Computer Systems
• Data Protection Act

• Consumer Credit Act
• Accounts and Book-keeping
• Taxation, VAT and NIC
• Price and Charging Policy
• Employment of Staff
• Credit Management
• Sales and Marketing
• Direct Mailing
• Directory Advertising
• General Advertising
• Sales Presentation
• How to Charge Clients

 

Official Qualification

 

The Nationwide Investigation franchise training includes the obtaining of your Edexcel BTEC Advanced Private Investigation Level 3 Diploma providing you with an official qualification in investigation in preparation for licensing.  See Q.2 on the questions page for licensing information

 

 

 

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