Diploma in Investigation en sécurité privée AEC is a diploma in Fire, Justice & Security programme taught at Cégep Gérald-Godin in Montréal, Canada. The programme runs for 11 months, delivered in a hybrid format.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Fire, Justice & Security
Duration: 11 months
Delivery: Hybrid
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This AEC (attestation d'études collégiales) programme trains private investigators, giving graduates access to the official private-investigator permit issued by Quebec's Bureau de la sécurité privée. Coursework covers investigation case management, rigorous file-building, communication and interview techniques, detection of fraudulent behaviour, and social-media investigation methods. The programme runs 11 months in hybrid format, combining weekday evening classes with alternating Saturday sessions. It suits candidates interested in justice and the law, comfortable analysing problematic situations and working with people, and able to conduct research and observation outside their comfort zone. Admission requires a Diploma of Secondary Studies or training judged sufficient by the cégep, plus one of the general AEC conditions such as an interruption of full-time studies. Particular conditions require passing a motivation interview and presenting a certificate confirming no judicial record. Graduates work as investigator-analysts, surveillance operatives, and undercover agents, primarily countering fraud, embezzlement and other harmful conduct.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Open to candidates holding a Diploma of Secondary Studies, or training judged sufficient by the cégep, who also meet one of the general AEC conditions (Diploma of Vocational Studies, an interruption of full-time studies, or coverage under a cégep-employer agreement or government programme). Particular conditions require passing a motivation interview and presenting a certificate attesting to the absence of a judicial record. Selection may include a written French-language test and/or a selection interview.
