| Name | Course Start Date | Course End Date | Course Cost $3,200 |
| Darwin CBD Intensive 10-day classroom 26th May to 6th June 2025 | 26/05/2025 | 06/06/2025 |
Cert IV in Government Investigations (PSP40416):
10 Day In-Person Sprint Certification
Get certified in as little as 2 weeks. Our industry-leading, face to face training programs, are running in your city. Learn the latest methodologies & processes to efficient investigations.
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LEVEL UP YOUR INVESTIGATIONS CAREER
Looking to work in government investigations in Australia?
ICETS has got you covered with a Cert IV in Government Investigations (PSP40416). This certificate is your ticket to an exciting and fulfilling career in this field.
With ICETS, you will learn our exclusive methodologies to complete your investigations with the most efficient structure, giving you the skills and strategies to put you in line for your next promotion.
Our Certificate IV in Government Investigations course is designed to get you certified in as little as 2 weeks. In this course, you’ll learn the tools of the trade and discover how to use them to:
- Complete investigations more quickly and efficiently, with free access to advanced Comtrac investigations software
- In-person face to face training with industry leading instructors
- Save time with our 10 day streamlined completion option and become certified faster
You’ll gain all the skills and knowledge needed to set up an investigation and conduct interviews and witness statements.
You’ll also discover how to gather information from external sources, prepare evidence, and write reports on investigations.
Once completed, this course can lead directly into our Diploma of Government Investigations (PSP50416).
“ICETS are specialists in investigations for government, with a team of industry-leading instructors who have direct experience working in your industry.
They understand what’s working in investigations today, as well as the unique government investigations environment you work in.”
WHY STUDY WITH ICETS
With an industry leading team of trainers who are highly experienced in investigations, you will learn how to become the top of your game and open up new career opportunities across a range of agencies.
10 Day
Sprint
You’ll complete the entire course in just 10 days with our unique sprint. Get certified faster with ICETS.
Choose Your
Learning Style
Speak to the ICETS team if you would prefer one of our distance learning or virtual classroom options.
Group
Discounts
Need your entire department trained? Get access to exclusive discounts for team learning.
Expert Investigations
Trainers
No other company has the industry experience and knowledge of the expert training team at ICETS.
As the preferred training provider to over 60 Commonwealth, State, and Local Government agencies, ICETS are your choice of experience when it comes to Investigative Compliance training.
Over 3,400 investigators have already completed our courses nationally, and gone on to experience higher salaries, career advancements, and run efficient and high quality investigations with their teams.
“Over 3,400+ investigators trained in multiple Commonwealth, State, Local Government agencies across Australia”
THE TEAM
Experience higher quality learning outcomes with education provided by the most experienced Government Investigations training team in Australia – each with extensive real world experience both working in, and teaching, Government Investigations best practices.
CORE UNITS STUDIED
When studying your Certificate IV in Government Investigations with ICETS, you will cover the necessary core units of competency below.
You will also receive tips, advice, and training from experienced investigators on top of the core study units, designed to help you become more efficient and structure investigations so that you:
- Save Your Own Time
- Produce Better Evidence Briefs
- Make Conducting Investigations Easier
- CORE PSPREG003 Apply regulatory powers
- ELECT PSPREG005 Assess Compliance
- ELECT PSPREG013 Undertake inspections and monitoring
- CORE PSPINV001 Plan and initiate an investigation
- CORE PSPINV002 Conduct An Investigation
- ELECT PSPREG009 Conduct search and seizure
- ELECT PSPCRT007 Compile and use official notes
- CORE PSPREG012 Gather information through interviews
- ELECT PSPREG006 Produce formal record of interview
- ELECT PSPREG008 Act on non-compliance
- ELECT PSPREG010 Prepare a Brief of Evidence
- CORE PSPINV003 Finalise an investigation
- ELECT PSPREG011 Give evidence
- CORE PSPETH002 Uphold & Support the values & principles of the public service
- ELECT BSBWHS301 Maintain workplace safety
TESTIMONIALS
"This would be one of the most professional courses I have ever done. I believe our group was the first to use the online / virtual platform and I found it perfect. Your facilitator Linda is a massive asset to ICETS. I really enjoyed everything. There were times the course made my brain hurt because it
was being used and I love that I was pushed outside a cushy comfort zone and learnt so much.
Nothing but praise and thank you."
Michelle Hemming, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
"Linda de le Harpe was fantastic, Linda gave our assessments back within hours and was so easy to talk to and listen to. I learnt so much from Linda and it was lovely to interact with other students around Australia. Linda is a real credit to your organisation as she spoke so clearly and made you feel included in everything we worked on."
Leanne Jager, My Leave, Western Australia
"This course had me learnt a lot of things from the course materials, assignments and our very knowledgeable and experience facilitator, Gavin. With what I had learnt in this ICETS training,
I hope that in the near future I will be a competent leader and investigator. I am so grateful for the opportunity to be enrolled in this program with ICETS. This had been tense, but a training that is worth doing. So on behalf of myself and my family, we would like to thank you."
Fred Topia, Overseas student Soloman Island Ombudsman
"It was easy and seamless to do this course virtually. AXcelerate was easy to navigate and user friendly. Linda showed how to get to a particular page for example Comtrac by screen sharing."
Ashwini Lochan, CPA Australia
"Linda was a sensational facilitator. She was articulate, knowledgeable, approachable and created a positive learning environment."
Reynolds Bone, Queensland Department of Environment and Science
"I really enjoyed the combination of theory and practice on line learning. I haven't experienced it before and was pleasantly surprised."
Carol Bowen, TAFE NSW
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
You can complete Cert IV in as little as 2 weeks with our face to face in-person course. Alternatively, contact us for information on attending our “virtual classroom”.
Typically, classes run Monday – Friday over 2 consecutive weeks. But we do have other flexible options – please book a call to discuss further.
Students can also learn at their own pace, with our distance learning option. In this case, each course unit takes about 4-5 hours to complete and there are 15 units in the course. You can study at a time convenient to you.
Yes! Please fill out the form and we’ll call you to discuss your options.
Yes! Please fill out the form and we’ll call you to discuss your options.
The course involves 15 units and a total of 34 assessments.
If you undertake our face-to-face in person course or virtual classroom, we allocate time in the course to complete the assessments, so there is no “homework”.
The course fee depends on the learning pathway you select. Please fill out the form and we’ll call you to discuss your options.
Yes we do offer payment plans! Please fill out the form and we’ll call you to organise this.
The Certificate IV in Government Investigations is aimed at an operational level. This qualification is the recommended course for operational investigators. The Diploma covers managerial aspects over operational skills. The Certificate IV in Government Investigations is not a prerequisite for the Diploma. Students wanting to enrol in the Diploma who have not completed the Certificate IV in Government Investigations qualification ideally will have advanced knowledge of operational investigative practices.
Yes you can RPL one or all units of competency in a qualification on our scope. You may RPL up to three units of competency whilst being enrolled in a course, without incurring any additional fees. Application of a full RPL of the Certificate IV in Government Investigations qualification costs $2,325.
After we have received your request for RPL, ICETS will email a pack which is made up of two separate documents. The first document details the competency requirements for every unit in the course package. The second document is the RPL application form. The application form is to be completed by the applicant addressing the requirements detailed in the form including evidence of competency for the unit/s you are applying for. The application form along with all indexed evidence is emailed back to ICETS for evaluation. Payment for an RPL application does not guarantee the application will be successful.
Applicants will have up to three attempts to prove competency.
From the commencement of the course, you have 12 months to complete the Certificate IV in Government Investigations. Enrolment extensions cost $250 for three months.
No, unless you have completed and passed all units of competency, you will not receive your qualification. Students will be provided time in the program timetable for assessment work.
For Individuals: We do not offer discounts on course fees, however, payment plans are available.
For specific organisation training programs: Discounts are offered for programs with 10 or more enrolments in a single transaction.
No, unfortunately we don’t have any government funding available as ICETS is a private Registered Training Organisation (RTO).
Yes, we offer personalised payment plans which require an initial deposit and then an agreed amount every month until the course fee is paid in full. The standard monthly fee is $500 with a variety of initial deposit amounts on offer. Note, ICETS will not issue a qualification if course fees are outstanding.
We have several payment options available to choose from once you have enrolled. Options available are electronic funds transfer, debit or credit card or payment plan. ICETS uses the secure EZYPAY payment portal. Full distance learning students who have not elected to pay their course fee via a payment plan must pay the full course fee before access to courseware will be provided.
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