INDUSTRY TRAINING PROGRAMS

Advanced forensic application (EOI)

We are taking expressions of interest for our advanced forensic training program. Contact us to register your interest.

Register interest

Our advanced forensic training offers advanced professional development for graduates and industry professionals who want to expand their knowledge in forensic science and enhance their current employment opportunities.

Grow your forensic skill set

  • Further your understanding of the multidisciplinary approach to modern forensic science.

  • Enhance your ability to use data generated from forensic science evaluations over the course of an investigation.

  • Gain the skills to utilize forensic science analysis in an investigation and learn how data can be used in a legal setting.

  • Learn about the appropriate evidence identification requirements, collection process, and preservation of unique material.

  • Develop skills to better understand and interpret reports generated from crime and crime scenes.

Who will benefit from this training?

  • Professionals currently working in a forensic or investigative role looking to expand their knowledge base for improved professional outcomes and opportunities.
  • Students with an undergraduate diploma or equivalent in science wanting to understand the world of forensic science.
  • Institutions, law enforcement agencies and the judiciary looking to up-skill their staff with practical and specialised forensic training delivered by forensic practitioners.

Taught by real-world practitioners with global recognition and extensive in-the-field experience.

Training structure

Our training is 100% online and available worldwide. It uses dynamic content delivery that enables flexible learning and interaction with educators. All lecture content is pre-recorded and available to students online. Tutorials are live and interactive with an open door policy for communication with practitioners. Laboratories will be delivered online. 

Group training can be arranged with in-person delivery that includes hands-on workshops. Please contact us to discuss this option further.

Available modules (download brochure below for full module overview)

  • Forensic anthropology
  • Forensic DNA
  • Forensic entomology
  • Death scene investigation
  • Forensic chemistry
  • Wildlife forensics
  • Food forensics
  • Supply chain forensics

Download training brochure

We recommend this training for the following career roles

Police Officers (various ranks), Law Enforcement Agents, Science Technicians, Crime Scene Technicians, Private Investigators, and Defence Force Investigators.

Meet your expert training team

Professor Ian Dadour
Forensic entomology and death scene investigation
Professor Ian Dadour has specialised in insect ecology, forensic entomology (FE) and myiasis research for over 35 years. His involvement in numerous homicides led to his current research and training in FE, including taphonomy, decomposition, entomotoxicology and aquatic FE. Ian has over 150 publications and co-completed numerous PhD Master students, attended an extensive number of crime scenes, submitted expert reports and presented evidence in a number of trials globally.

Cameron Scadding
Food forensics and supply chain forensics
Cameron Scadding is a forensic and analytical chemist with extensive knowledge of complex forensic investigations. He has specific experience and expertise in food fraud, supply chain security, traceability, and managing supply chain risks. Cameron has published numerous work on provenance science and provenance determination. In 2016, he founded the scientific technology company Source Certain, which specialises in provenance verification services.

Associate Professor R. Chris O’Brien
Forensic anthropology, wildlife forensics and death scene investigation
Associate Professor R. Christopher O’Brien is a forensic taphonomist who specialises in animal scavenging and its impact on the decompositional process. His initial background in anthropology led to his interest in forensic science, ecology and the wildlife aspect of forensics. He was the founder and Director of the Center for Wildlife Forensic Research and has sat on the federal advisory board for wildlife forensic science in the United States.

Professor R. John Watling
Forensic chemistry
Professor R. John Watling has been an applied Analytical Chemist since 1974. He holds degrees in Mining Geology and Geochemistry and a PhD from the Imperial College London. John has over fifty years of experience in instrument design, applied analytical chemistry research, mineral exploration research, government service and consultancy. John pioneered the scientific provenance determination concept that was later developed into TSW Trace®.

Associate Professor Guan Tay
Forensic DNA
Associate Professor Guan Tay is an academic and researcher with a background in genetics and forensic science. Guan completed his PhD in immunogenetics, where he developed innovative techniques to match patients requiring transplants to suitable donors. Guan has held positions at numerous international institutions, taught extensively on genetics and published work in numerous peer-reviewed journals.

We are taking expressions of interest for our advanced forensic training program. Contact us to register your interest.

Download training brochure

Register interest