Who Can Take CTI Courses?
Police Officers – An individual who is a recognized, sworn peace officer with a municipal, provincial / state or federal organization.
Special Constables – An individual who is a recognized, sworn peace officer with either a municipal, provincial / state or federal organization.
Provincial or Federal Investigators – An individual who is currently employed with a recognized provincial / state, or federal, ministry or agency that conducts provincial or federal investigations.
Analysts & Researchers – An individual who is currently employed with a recognized municipal, provincial / state or federal agency or law enforcement service that conducts investigations.
Corporate Investigators – An individual who is currently employed at a recognized company, or institution, that conducts investigations and is recognized by that province or state as a legitimate investigator. Examples would include insurance companies.
Private Investigators – An individual who holds a valid, ministry or state issued private investigators license, and is currently employed by a ministry or state recognized security company.
Instructor Expectations
Taking an online course will be considered the same as attending an in-classroom course.
Students are expected to:
- Complete each course section
- Complete each course quiz
- Complete the final exam / quiz
- Complete the course by the designated end date specified by the instructor
- Advise the instructor of any issues that might prevent the student from completing the course by the specified end date
Each student will be provided with:
- A specified course end date
- A weekly “friendly reminder” alert
- A final week “friendly reminder”
- Full access to the instructor between the hours of 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM PST (full access means that the instructor will return all emailed questions, concerns or comments within 30 minutes of receiving the student’s email)
Evaluation Methodology
For each course, after each section there will either be a short quiz or scenario to reinforce the student’s understanding of the concepts being taught.
The final “exam” will be a realistic investigative scenario that the student may encounter and will require you to employ all of the modules covered in a course in order to satisfactorily “solve” the file.
Non-Completion by Course End Date
Any student who does not complete the course by the specified end date will:
- Not receive a Letter of Completion / Certificate
- Not be issued a refund for the course
Students signing up for non-college courses also have an expectation of completing the course within the designated time frame.
Delaying the Start Time of a Course
Sometimes, for whatever reason, a student is unable to start the course right away even though they have paid for the course.
We provide a 6 month grace period. This means that the student has up to six months to “hold” the course. After the six months the course will be closed and a refund will be applied as long as the student has not logged into the course.
If, within that six months, the student begins the course but does not continue in the course a refund will not be issued. Once you log into the course and proceed through the first Unit you are deemed to have started the course and the time limits are now in effect.
What You Will Need for CTI Courses
We specialize in investigating the Internet and social media. Because of this, we require students to create social media profiles either before, or during, the course. Each course description advises the student which social media accounts will be required to complete the course.
Mandatory:
- A laptop or desktop – NOT a tablet or smartphone – running the Windows, MAC or Linux operating systems
- Be able to install programs on your laptop or desktop (computer Admin access). By “programs” we mean Chrome extensions and Firefox add-ons
- The Chrome or Firefox web browser
Check each course description for the necessary accounts:
- A Gmail account – you can create one during the course
- A Twitter account – you can create one during the course
- A Facebook account – you can create one during the course
- A LinkedIn account – you can create one during the course
- An Instagram account – you can create one during the course
- A TikTok account – you can create one during the course
- An Outlook email account – you can create one during the course
What CTI Courses DO NOT Cover
- Computer forensics
- Seizing electronic devices
- Child exploitation files
- In-depth legal issues