Introduction to Fraud and Fraud Prevention

Description

The Stepping Stones e-learning Introduction to Fraud and Fraud Prevention 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 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.

What will you learn

Introduction to Fraud and Fraud Prevention

It is estimated that the cost of fraud to UK businesses could be as high as £190 billion each year, with over 70 per cent of fraud occurring in the private sector and over 20 per cent in the public sector.

An increasing number of companies are experiencing fraud, or finding they need to invest more to prevent it. Ensuring your organisation understands the different types of fraud and how to prevent it is vital, and will help you protect your business and employees from the serious consequences fraud can result in.

Areas Covered

  • 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

Who Is It Aimed At? 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.

Prerequisites No prior knowledge needed.

How it Works: Our e-learning is available to use on multiple platforms such as tablets, PCs and laptops. All you need is an internet connection. Learners who wish to enrol will receive their log in details via email after purchase that will direct them to their course. Learners are assessed at the end of the course by multiple-choice questions.

Certification: Learners will receive a e-learning completion certificate, which is downloadable upon successfully finishing the course.

Why Choose Stepping Stones E-learning? We make the most complex of subjects easier to digest through media and content-rich exercises that motivate and engage learners. All of our e-learning uses interactive exercises and gaming combined with media-rich content, interactive scenarios, and relevant photography and illustrations. Content is provided by industry-leading experts. What that means for your learners is stimulating and engaging content they’ll respond to and, most importantly, remember.

Key elements of our e-learning courses are:

  • interactive exercises/gaming
  • media-rich content
  • interactive 3D scenarios
  • content provided by market leading experts
  • relevant photography and illustrations
  • multi-generational content and style

We’re happy to let our course speak for itself.

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