MONDAY 5 APRIL 2004 to FRIDAY 11 JUN 2004
Commence: 5 April to 23 April 2004
Break: 26 April to 30 May 2004
Recommence: 3 May to 11 Jun 2004
ALL LECTURES will proceed strictly from 08:00 - 17:00, unless otherwise determined by the director. (Coffee/Tea available from 07:30).
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Advance registration (enrolment) is necessary by 14 February 2004
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
 | Qualification: minimum Matric * |
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Minimum age of 21 years** |
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Good moral character |
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No criminal record |
*The Director reserves the right to consider requests for the waiver of admission requirements on an individual basis
CONFIRMATION OF ATTENDANCE
Students accepted for attendance will receive written confirmation, including registration and other relevant information
GRADUATION DIPLOMA - CERTIFICATION
Graduation from the basic examiners' course results in the student being issued an internationally accredited diploma from the American International Institute of Polygraph.
NOTICE
South African legislation, which will prohibit anyone who has not qualified at an officially accredited institution from practising as a polygraphist, is being pursued at present
COURSE CONTENT
This training provides the graduating student with the basic knowledge, skills and ability to administer and defend Physiological Detection of Deception (PDD) examinations for law enforcement, government and private purposes, in support of criminal and administrative investigations and pre-employment/security examinations. The curriculum and training methods are based on federal training and experience gained in part with the USA Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (DoDPI) and the Argenbright International Institute of Polygraph. A comprehensive curriculum and extensive hands-on training are hallmarks of this training programme. We train on both computerised and analogue instruments.
Subject matter includes:
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History of Polygraph (Detection of Deception) |
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Polygraph Instrumentation and Operations |
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Test Question Construction |
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Polygraph (Detection of Deception) Techniques |
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Polygraph Chart Evaluation (Test Data Analysis) |
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Pre- and Post-Test Interviews |
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The physiology of polygraph |
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The psychology of polygraph |
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Ethics in Forensic Psychophysiology (Polygraph) |
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Legal Issues concerning Polygraph |
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Preparing for Testimony |
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Polygraph Countermeasures |
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Polygraph Quality Control Procedures |
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Research |
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Report Writing |
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Eight written examinations and three performance evaluations |
VENUE
All training is planned for presentation at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation for out-of-town students is for their own account. Contacts and/or recommendations for B&B and guest house accommodation is available on request.
COURSE FEE
Fee is *US $5 000.00, excluding VAT, which includes a light lunch. A deposit of R5000.00 is required upon booking, with the balance payable in the first week of the course.
Cancellations later than two weeks (14 days) prior to commence of the course, will forfeit 50% of the deposit.
POLYGRAPH INSTRUMENTS
Course participants will have the opportunity to purchase polygraph instruments at a special rate for the duration of the course.
