Online training course

Fraud Prevention

Fraud is any act of deception carried out for personal gain or to cause a loss to another person or organisation. In the workplace, fraud can occur at
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Overview

An invoice arrives from a familiar supplier with a request to use a different bank account. A colleague must decide whether the change is legitimate before authorising payment. Situations like this put fraud prevention directly into the working day. Fraud Prevention examines deliberate deception and the checks that can interrupt it. For employers, the value lies in making verification a normal part of how work gets approved.

Why this Training Matters for your Organisation
Familiar names and urgent deadlines can discourage employees from questioning a request. Fraud awareness gives them a reason to look more closely when something does not fit, even during an otherwise routine transaction. Consider where your business relies on an individual accepting information at face value. The learning offers a starting point for examining those decisions and the controls around them, with attention to how concerns reach the people responsible for acting.
Who Should Attend
Prioritise employees who authorise transactions or handle information that others rely on:
  • Finance staff and colleagues processing payments.
  • Purchasing teams and employees maintaining supplier records.
  • Department heads and those responsible for internal controls.

Certification, CPD, and Records

The programme carries CPD certification with a value of 3 points. A digital completion certificate is issued that day once the learner passes, ready to retain in their training record.

Course Content and Learning Outcomes

Participants investigate how fraud operates before considering how an organisation can interrupt it. The syllabus addresses:

  • Financial fraud and identity misuse. The learning also addresses cyber-enabled deception and wrongdoing originating inside an organisation.
  • Warning signs and behavioural indicators that warrant attention. Assessing exposure helps employees recognise situations where further checking matters.
  • Fraud controls and organisational policies. These measures give prevention a place within established business processes.
  • Appropriate responses to suspected activity and awareness of reporting responsibilities. Ethical conduct underpins the approach throughout.

Duration and Delivery

Allocate 2 to 3 hours per participant. The material is accessed entirely online, with audio narration throughout and no journey to a classroom. Moreover, the training can be customized according to client as for its title and modules.

Assessment and Completion

Completion depends on a perfect score across 20 multiple-choice questions. Marking is automatic, so there is no wait for a tutor to release the result. Unsuccessful attempts do not incur a fee; the learner may try again without a limit on retakes.

Team and Company Bookings

Payment approval often involves more than one department. Booking the colleagues on either side of an authorisation creates an opportunity to discuss where checks occur and how exceptions are handled.
Enrol an Individual / Book for your Team
  • Start with the employee whose role carries responsibility for checking requests.
  • Extend the booking across the functions involved in approving expenditure and maintaining records.
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