This train-the-trainer course is designed for investigators who wish to become trainers in computer crime.

Hosted by the CBI Academy in Ghaziabad, India, the newly updated training programme ran for the first time in its revised format in Ghaziabad, India, over a three week period in the spring of 2008.

About the trainers and trainees

Seven experienced European trainers brought a variety of skills and expertise to the course. Three of the trainers are academics, two of them have a Masters degree in cybercrime and the other two are trainers in cybercrime in their countries.

Taking part in the course were trainees from four countries in the Asia and South Pacific region (India, Maldives, Philippines & Macao). Of a total of 18 participants – all of whom were already high tech crime investigators – 17 completed the course successfully.

Course content

The three-week course combined academic study and practical skills. The first two weeks covered the technical syllabus, while the third week applied the knowledge to the classroom situation, and focused on the practical techniques required in delivering lessons.

Successful graduates of the course will be able to run common training courses in their country in the future and also as INTERPOL high tech crime trainers. With further support and development trainees will be able to deliver the technical course.

The training course and all supporting materials are delivered in English and designed for students who are already cybercrime or IT forensic investigators in their own countries. The primary purpose of the course is to enable those with existing technical knowledge and skills to become proficient trainers.

Acknowledgments

The train-the-trainer module was primarily developed and delivered by University College Dublin based on updated training material from the European AGIS project and from the Europol Working Group on the Harmonization of Cybercrime Training (EWGHCT).

We would like to thank these organizations for their contribution and management of the programme, and for their continued dedication and commitment.