Introduction to Fraud and Fraud Prevention E-Learning
Fraud costs UK businesses up to £190 billion every year. Investing in prevention is cheaper than the consequences of being a victim of fraud. Learn the basics of fraud prevention with this online short course and reduce risk within your organisation.
Description
The Highfield e-learning Introduction to Fraud and Fraud Prevention Short Course is designed to help your organisation understand the nature of fraud, how you may be vulnerable and its effects. It will give you the knowledge needed to reduce risk within your organisation and implement anti-fraud policies.
The course forms part of a suite of short e-learning course that focus on different types of economic crime, and is ideal for employees in busy workplaces who need to understand the issues around fraud.
Aims & Objectives
This course helps learners to understand:
- The definition of fraud
- Different types of fraud
- Legislation relevant to fraud
- The consequences of fraud for individuals, businesses and organisations
- The facts that explain how and why fraud occurs
- Circumstances that increase the likelihood of fraud occurring
- Fraud risk management
- Creating a zero-tolerance culture
- Anti-fraud policies
- Preventing and detecting fraud
- Fraud investigation
Intended For
Any employee who may be in a position where fraud is a potential risk, as well as their managers. It can also be used as a stand-alone module by anyone interested in finding out more about economic crime and the legislative requirements placed on individuals and businesses to combat it.
Mode for Delivery
Our e-learning is available to use on multiple platforms such as tablets, PCs and laptops. All you need is an internet connection. Learners simply log on to the Highfield Learner Management System (LMS) and work their way through the course, along with the scenarios that provide them with real-life context.
Learners are assessed at the end of the course by multiple-choice questions.
Prerequisites
No prior knowledge needed.