Training Program Descriptions
Basic Training
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Basic Training Program
Descriptions |
Schedule & Cost |
IG Investigator Training Program (IG-ITP)
Only available to participating OIG agencies
The IG-ITP is a 3-week basic training program designed to
provide required training to new Inspector General (IG) Special
Agents as recommended in the PCIE/ECIE Quality Standards for
Investigations. This program builds on the foundation provided
in the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's Criminal
Investigator Training Program (CITP) by introducing Special
Agents to the IG Act of 1978, as amended, and the multitude
of authorities, duties, responsibilities, and obligations
that stem from this Act. Instruction is provided by a variety
of subject matter experts from the IG community and the federal
government in the following topical areas:
- Orientation to the IG community
- PCIE/ECIE Quality Standards for Investigations
- Case Development
- Investigative Planning
- Interviewing Techniques
- IG Subpoenas
- Employee Rights and Obligations
- Represented Parties
- Employee Misconduct Investigations
- Workplace Searches
- Program/Benefit Fraud Investigations
- Contract Fraud Investigations
- Grant and Loan Fraud Investigations
- Civil and Administrative Remedies
- Suspension and Debarment
- Firearms training
- Use of Force training and judgment drills
- Defensive Tactics training and drills
- Risk and Threat Assessment
- Sources of Information
- Specialized Investigative Tools and Techniques
- Investigative writing
- Affidavits and Sworn Statements
- Case presentation
- Search Warrant preparation and execution
Practical skill application is at the heart of this
student-centered program that utilizes performance-based methodology.
Students are expected to "learn by doing" in a controlled environment,
participating in a variety of individual, small group, and large
group exercises. Most of these exercises are in the context of
simulated investigations that run throughout the duration of
the class. Students are mentored individually and in small
groups by experienced and active IG criminal investigators
who facilitate IG-ITP and provide realistic and timely insight.
Students should expect to spend some after-hours and weekend
time completing course assignments.
Student Comments:
"I thoroughly enjoyed the IG Academy. The training was excellent, and I truly appreciated the opportunity to work closely with investigators from other agencies. I am sure that you deliberately mix up the tables so that the investigators from the same agencies aren’t always together, and I hope you continue to do so. I learned new ways of approaching cases, writing reports, and interviewing, and I made some great connections for the future. Good luck with future classes. Hopefully I will be back for some advanced training from the IG Academy."
Who should attend IG-ITP:
Special Agents/Criminal Investigators:
a) with less than 5 years federal criminal investigative experience;
b) who have received minimal or no advanced IG training;
c) preferably within their first year of OIG employment,
recommended within 3-6 months of completing CITP;
d) who have successfully completed the FLETC's Criminal Investigator Training
Program (CITP) OR federal law enforcement training equivalent.
The training venue is the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center,
Glynco, Georgia. Tuition for FY09 is $3,376.
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Course numbers and dates offered:
IG-ITP 901 1/26 - 2/13/09 (FLETC/Glynco, GA)
IG-ITP 902 3/23 - 4/10/09 (FLETC/Glynco, GA)
IG-ITP 903 4/27 - 5/15/09 (FLETC/Glynco, GA)
IG-ITP 904 9/14 - 10/2/09 (FLETC/Glynco, GA)
FY-09
IG-ITP Costs |
Meals |
Lodging
* |
Misc. |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
$280.25 |
$702.24 |
$0.00 |
$3,376.00 |
$4,358.49 |
* GA and SC Lodging rate are estimates. Your agency will be charged at actual cost
which could vary from $11.80/night - $125/night at Glynco and $11.80 - $137/night at
FLETC/SC, Charleston, per student, depending on housing availability.
FLETC/SC, Charleston, depending on housing availability.
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IG Transitional
Training Program (IG-TTP)
The IG-TTP is a 3-day training program designed to provide
required basic training in IG-specific investigative issues and
techniques that will meet the needs of experienced federal criminal
investigators who have recently been hired by an Office of Inspector
General (OIG). This program builds upon the criminal investigator's
previous federal law enforcement investigative experience and advanced
training.
Instruction is provided by a variety of subject matter experts
from the IG community and the federal government in the following
topical areas:
- Introduction to the IG Community
- The IG Act of 1978, as amended
- PCIE Quality Standards
- IG Subpoenas
- Civil and Administrative Statutes and Remedies
- Employee Rights and Obligations
- Workplace Searches
- Represented Parties
- Grant Fraud Investigations
- Government Procurement Process and Fraud Schemes
- Program Fraud Investigations
- Specialized Investigative Tools
- Agent Liability
Student Comments:
"Good course for experienced 1811's."
"I think overall the classes were quite good and useful for those of us transitioning to OIG from traditional law enforcement."
Who should attend IG-TTP:
Special Agents/Criminal Investigators
(a) who have successfully completed the FLETC's Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP) or
its federal law enforcement training equivalent
(b) with more than 3 years federal criminal investigative experience, who have completed
another federal agency-specific basic (follow-on) training program
(c) who, preferably, are within their first year of OIG employment. (Note: It is recommended that
experienced agents attend IG-TTP within 3-6 months of beginning OIG employment.)
OR
OIG Special Agents/Criminal Investigators who have been so employed for 5 or more years
and have not received IG-specific basic training (IG-ITP or IG-TTP).
** This program is not recommended for non-federal agencies because of its specificity to the Federal OIG community.
Tuition for FY09 is $695
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Course numbers and dates offered:
IG-TTP 901 3/17 - 3/19/09
(FLETC/Glynco, GA)
IG-TTP 902 7/14 - 7/17/09 (FLETC/Glynco, GA)
FY-09
IG-TTP (GA) Costs |
Meals |
Lodging
* |
Misc. |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
$59.00 |
$147.84 |
$0.00 |
$695.00 |
$901.84
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* GA and SC Lodging rate are estimates. Your agency will be charged at actual cost
which could vary from $11.80/night - $125/night at Glynco and $11.80 - $137/night at
FLETC/SC, Charleston, per student, depending on housing availability.
FLETC/SC, Charleston, depending on housing availability.
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IG Basic Non-Criminal Investigator Training Program (IG-BNCITP)
The IG-BNCITP is a 2-week training program designed to familiarize
non-criminal investigators and Inspector General employees, other
than criminal investigators, with basic criminal, civil, and
administrative legal concepts and procedures, common fraud
schemes, and investigative techniques typical to the IG
community. IG-BNCITP is appropriate for federal, state/local,
and military inspector general personnel, who conduct,
participate in, support or assist criminal, civil, or
administrative investigations. This program has been well
received by general (non-criminal) investigators, auditors,
attorneys, analysts, evaluators, inspectors, hotline operators,
investigative scientists, etc.
IG-BNCITP is facilitated by experienced IG criminal investigators
from the field who share their expertise in small groups and
with individual students. Instruction is primarily provided
by subject matter experts from the IG community, the IG
Academy and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
This is an interactive program. Therefore, students will
conduct interviews, write an investigative plan and report,
and participate in a mock presentation of a criminal and administrative
case. Some topics covered in this program include common fraud
schemes, employee misconduct investigations, employee rights,
confidential employee complainants, administrative subpoenas,
interview techniques, investigative writing, sworn statements,
and criminal, civil, and administrative remedies.
Student Comments:
"Excellent training! FLETC and the IG Academy have lived up to their reputation of a top notch, best
in the country, law enforcement training center."
"This class was amazing to me, I learned so much more than I expected."
"Awesome class - my network grew exponentially."
"I believe that the material that I have learned in this course is invaluable in helping me to understand my position."
The training venue is the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia.
Tuition for FY09 is $2,729.
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Course numbers and dates offered:
IG-BNCITP 901 12/2 - 12/12/08 (FLETC/Glynco, GA)
IG-BNCITP 901 2/24 - 3/6/09 (FLETC/Glynco, GA)
IG-BNCITP 903 7/28 - 8/7/09 (FLETC/Glynco, GA)
IG-BNCITP 904 8/18 - 8/28/09 (FLETC/Glynco, GA)
FY-09
IG-BNCITP Costs |
Meals |
Lodging
* |
Misc. |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
$177.00 |
$443.52 |
$317.04 |
$2,729.00 |
$3,666.56 |
* GA and SC Lodging rate are estimates. Your agency will be charged at actual cost
which could vary from $11.80/night - $125/night at Glynco and $11.80 - $137/night at
FLETC/SC, Charleston, per student, depending on housing availability.
FLETC/SC, Charleston, depending on housing availability.
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Advanced Training Program
Descriptions |
Schedule & Cost |
IG Periodic Refresher Training Program (IG-PRTP)
Criminal investigators within the Inspector General (IG) community
must be aware of and adapt to the constant changes that occur
in the laws they enforce and the legal environment in which
they operate. This 3-day program was designed to meet that
need, and was specifically tailored to meet the "periodic
refresher training" requirements outlined in the Attorney
General Guidelines for Offices of Inspector General with Law
Enforcement Authority. As such, it covers the areas of the
law enumerated in the Guidelines with emphasis on refresher
instruction in the more important legal principles involved
in investigative work and trial, as well as an update on any
new case law. Instruction is provided by esteemed subject
matter experts from the IG community, Department of Justice,
other federal government and the private sector. Instruction
is provided by a variety of subject matter experts from the
OIG community and the federal government in the following topical
areas:
- Federal Criminal and Civil Legal Updates
- Legal Issues in Law Enforcement Interviews (rights, warnings, obligations)
- Trial Process - Evidence and Testimony
- 4th Amendment Update
- Investigator liability
- Electronic Law
- Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Actions
- Parallel Proceedings
- Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act
- Administrative Personnel Actions
- Administrative Hearings
- Administrative Investigations - a Defense Perspective
Student Comments:
"This was the best FLETC/IG Academy class I've been to."
"Probably the best prepared and interesting training I have attended. Very impressive."
"The overall instructors and class would be hard to improve upon."
"This program was very informative and interesting. The instructors were outstanding.
The topics covered were very pertinent and beneficial to me as a special agent."
Tuition for FY09 is $921.
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Course numbers and dates offered:
CA-IG-PRTP 09 1/21 - 1/23/09 (San Diego, CA)
C_IG-PRTP 901 3/10 - 3/12/09 (Charleston, SC)
WV_IG-PRTP 09 6/23 - 6/25/09 (Shepherdstown, WV)
CHI_IG-PRTP 09 8/11 - 8/13/09 (Chicago, IL)
FY-09
IG-PRTP (CA & CHI) Costs |
Meals |
Lodging
* |
Misc. |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
per diem |
per diem |
$0.00 |
$921.00 |
$921.00 |
FY-09
C_IG-PRTP (SC) Costs |
Meals |
Lodging
* |
Misc. |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
$59.00 |
$320.00 |
$105.68 |
$921.00 |
$1,405.68 |
FY-09
WV_IG-PRTP (WV) Costs |
On-Site (Meals & Lodging pkg)
at NCTC ** |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
$119 |
$921.00 |
$1,397.00 |
* GA and SC Lodging rate are estimates. Your agency will be charged at actual cost
which could vary from $11.80/night - $125/night at Glynco and $11.80 - $137/night at
FLETC/SC, Charleston, per student, depending on housing availability.
FLETC/SC, Charleston, depending on housing availability.
** WV Training takes place at the National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV.
Students lodging on site must participate in the NCTC Meal plan, which begins with dinner on the day
of check-in and ends with lunch on the day of check-out. Room blocks are reserved at local hotels at the govt rate.
Off-site lodging is available at the govt rate.
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IG Public Corruption Investigations Training Program (IG-PCITP)
The IG_PCITP is a 4-day training program designed to instruct
the investigator in the procedures, techniques and legal issues
associated with investigating allegations of employee and agency
corruption. This program will provide the investigator with
the fundamentals of working several types of internal and
public corruption cases. One hundred percent of recent
participants agreed that they would be able to use the
material learned to improve job performance. Topics covered
include:
- Public Corruption Statutes and Schemes
- Indicators of Public Corruption
- Considerations for Employee Interviews
- Source Development
- Special Concerns and Strategies
- Investigative Tools and Techniques
- Public Corruption Case Studies
- Case Management and Partnering
- A Defense Perspective
- Administrative Investigations
- Case Management and Partnering
- The role and responsibilities of various entities involved in public corruption investigations
Student Comments:
"Enjoyed and benefited from case studies; legal review of statutes was helpful;
learned new investigative tools and techniques - very worthwhile."
"This course is very good and the topics were excellent."
"Excellent, professional, relaxed, EXCELLENT!"
Tuition for IG-PCITP in FY09 is $1,182.
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Course numbers and dates offered:
IG-PCITP VA-901 9/30 - 10/03/08 (Arlington, VA)
C_IG-PCITP 901 1/12 - 1/15/09 (Charleston, SC)
C_IG-PCITP 902 5/19 - 5/22/09 (Charleston, SC)
CHI_IG-PCITP 09 7/14 - 7/17/09 (Chicago, IL)
FY-09
IG-PCITP (VA & IL) Costs |
Meals |
Lodging
* |
Misc. |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
per diem |
per diem |
$0.00 |
$1,182.00 |
$1,182.00 |
FY-09
IG-PCITP (SC) Costs |
Meals |
Lodging
* |
Misc. |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
$73.75 |
$400.00 |
$132.10 |
$1,182.00 |
$1,787.85 |
* GA and SC Lodging rate are estimates. Your agency will be charged at actual cost
which could vary from $11.80/night - $125/night at Glynco and $11.80 - $137/night at
FLETC/SC, Charleston, per student, depending on housing availability.
FLETC/SC, Charleston, depending on housing availability.
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IG Advanced Interviewing for IG Investigators (IG-AIIGI)
This 3-day training program is designed specifically for the
IG investigator and will provide the student with the ability
to better assess truth or deception by analyzing facts, interpreting
verbal and physical behavior, and evaluating the suspect's
answers to non-accusatory questions. Although the Reid style
of interviewing will be reviewed, this course provides the
investigator with a non-confrontational approach to the interview
that is especially useful in obtaining confessions, even from
individuals who are well-versed in the Reid technique. The
investigator will learn a softer, more conversational approach
to the interrogation, resulting in fewer denials and minimizing
the conflict between the suspect and interrogator.
Student Comments:
"I'll definitely use the interviewing techniques on the job along with being able to better read people who
are involved in my investigations. All of the training material was useful."
"The course was enlightening and provided new perspectives on conducting interviews. Overall,
FUN course!"
"The instruction received during this class was of the highest caliber and quality. The
instructor clearly knew the material very well and was able to deliver the material professionally."
"This was a great program, outstanding instructor. I would recommend this course to others."
Tuition for IG-AIIGI in FY09 is $890.
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Course numbers and dates offered:
IG-AIIGI VA-901 11/3 - 11/5/08 (Arlington, VA)
IG-AIIGI 1/21- 1/23/09 (Charleston, SC)
CHI_IG-AIIGI 09 4/14 - 4/16/09 (Chicago, IL)
WV_IG-AIIGI 09 7/21 - 7/23/09 (Shepherdstown, WV)
FY-09
IG-AIIGI FLETC/Charleston Costs |
Meals |
Lodging
|
Misc. |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
$59.00 |
$147.84 |
$105.68 |
$890.00 |
$1202.52 |
FY-09
WV_IG-AIIGI (WV) Costs |
On-Site (Meals & Lodging pkg)
at NCTC ** |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
$119 |
$890.00 |
$1,366.00 |
* GA and SC Lodging rate are estimates. Your agency will be charged at actual cost
which could vary from $11.80/night - $125/night at Glynco and $11.80 - $137/night at
FLETC/SC, Charleston, per student, depending on housing availability.
** WV Training takes place at the National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV.
Students lodging on site must participate in the NCTC Meal plan, which begins with dinner on the day
of check-in and ends with lunch on the day of check-out. Room blocks are reserved at local hotels at the govt rate.
Off-site lodging is available at the govt rate.
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Law Enforcement Ethics Instructor Certification Seminar (IG-EICS)
Ethics training for law enforcement officers/agents cannot be underemphasized. Consider some
recent research findings: In 2007, 6 in 10 government employees saw ethical misconduct at work.
25% of government employees said their culture at work results in unethical behavior. 75% of
undergraduate college students (2005-2007) reported they had cheated in college, and 50% reported
cheating in grad school (2006). In another study, 50% of resumes were found to contain false
information that was material (i.e. degree, job title, previous employment). The Federal Law
Enforcement Training Accreditation Board recently added a standard that requires all basic or
entry-level law enforcement training programs to include ethics training.
Participants completing this seminar become certified as Ethics Instructors by the National
Institute of Ethics (http://www.ethicsinstitute.com), a Congressional award winning,
nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to furthering ethics and integrity throughout
America. The mission of the National Institute of Ethics is to enhance professionalism through
ethical standards and integrity assurance training.
Students will learn the most effective teaching techniques, as well as ways to make critical
internal improvements in the ethical culture of your organization. Instruction in this
program is based on extensive research. Ethics and integrity should be stressed by
the leadership of law enforcement organizations on an ongoing basis, so consider
sending individuals in the supervisory ranks of your agency. This program is not
restricted to instructional staff.
Topics include:
- Employee Intervention Programs
- State-of-the art ethics leadership techniques
- The Process That Prevents Corruption
- The Ethical Decision Making Process
- Practical Training Problems and Solutions
- Attaining Leadership Commitment for Change
- Participant Video-Taped Teaching Exercises
- Implementing It Back Home
- Solutions to the major causes of corruption
- Overcoming cynical students.
Participants receive a comprehensive 370-page participant manual, including Copyright
permission for use within your own agency, as well as lesson plan, written pre-test
and post-test, PowerPoint presentations, and research findings on CD.
Student Comments:
"This class was one of the best I have had in 22 years of law enforcement."
Tuition for IG-EICS in FY09 is $620.
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Course numbers and dates offered:
IG-EICS-901 2/2 - 2/6/09 (FLETC)
FY-09
IG-EICS Costs |
Meals |
Lodging
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Misc. |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
$88.50 |
$221.76 |
$158.52 |
$620.00 |
$1088.20 |
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Auditor Training Program
Descriptions |
Schedule & Cost |
IG Interviewing for Fraud Auditors (IG-IFA)
This 3-day training program will provide the auditor, analyst,
evaluator, fraud examiner or inspector with tools to conduct
more effective interviews, in order to better prevent and detect
fraud. This training is recommended for senior or experienced
auditors engaged in fraud-related audits. In this class,
students will learn to assess verbal and non-verbal behavior
and become more effective at obtaining information in person,
as well as via telephonic interviews. Instruction will consist
of non-confrontational interview techniques, fraud indicators,
methods to assess fraud vulnerability, common fraud schemes,
and how to elicit potential fraud leads. Students will be
taught Fraud Vulnerability Assessment Questions that can and
should be used in every audit. These questions are uniquely
structured, non-accusatory, non-threatening, information
gathering, and designed to identify indicators of fraud.
Instruction will show how these questions can flow naturally
in the audit, without undermining the overall objective of the
audit.
Student comments: "This course is perfectly suited to apply to our current work in
deterring and detecting fraud with grant recipients. I am recommending it to our grant fraud teams."
“Great speakers! I was fully engaged in the material and learned skills that I can/will apply throughout my future.”
IG-IFA tuition for FY09 is $890.
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Course numbers and dates offered:
IG-IFA 901-VA 10/15 - 10/17/08 (Arlington, VA)
IG-IFA 3/17 - 3/19/09 (Charleston, SC)
WV_IG-IFA 6/23 - 6/25/09 (Shepherdstown, WV)
CHI_IG-IFA 09 9/1 - 9/3/09 (Chicago, IL)
FY-09
IG-IFA FLETC/Charleston Costs |
Food |
Lodging
|
Misc. |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
$59.00 |
$147.84 |
$105.88 |
$890.00 |
$1202.72 |
FY-09
WV_IG-IFA (WV) Costs |
On-Site (Meals & Lodging pkg)
at NCTC ** |
IGA
Tuition |
Total
per student |
$119 |
$890.00 |
$1,366.00 |
* GA and SC Lodging rate are estimates. Your agency will be charged at actual cost
which could vary from $11.80/night - $125/night at Glynco and $11.80 - $137/night at
FLETC/SC, Charleston, per student, depending on housing availability.
** WV Training takes place at the National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV.
Students lodging on site must participate in the NCTC Meal plan, which begins with dinner on the day
of check-in and ends with lunch on the day of check-out. Room blocks are reserved at local hotels at the govt rate.
Off-site lodging is available at the govt rate.
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