Introduction to Fraud and Fraud Prevention

This 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.

It’s estimated that the cost of fraud to UK businesses could be as high as ยฃ190 billion each year, with over 70% of fraud occurring in the private 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.

The course forms part of a suite of short courses that focus on different types of economic crime and is ideal for employees in busy workplaces who need to understand the issues around fraud.

This course covers the following areas:

  • 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 it's 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 is needed.

Duration:

20 – 40 minutes

How it works:

After purchasing the course learners will be contacted by our Learner Management Team and provided with a username, password and hyperlink to the Awarding Organisation’s Learner Management System along with instructions on accessing the course. The learner account will already be set up and after logging-in, learners will be able access 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.

Certification:

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

LOCATION

Our e-learning courses are delivered on demand and on-line.

When do they take place

All courses must be taken within 6 months of registration

How it works

After purchasing the course, learners will receive a link to the course by email. Following this link will allow them to access the course directly.

Price

£10.00

Learner details

pay in interest free monthly instalments: 12 x ยฃ0.83