Zakon have been delivering ABE training to the GLAA, as well as disclosure and court skills training since January 2018 and our team have seen almost 100 of their investigators, most of whom have several decades of Police Detective experience. We were pleased to be able to return and resume this training this week. The training was led by Simon Smith who is a PIP accredited detective, advanced interviewer and interview advisor and was supported by another assessor (advanced interviewer, trainer and former Chief Inspector) and professional actors for assessed scenarios which concluded the week. The training team not only have extensive practitioner experience but also legal and investigation degrees/masters. Here is a small sample of some of the feedback: -

“Trainer has extensive knowledge in the subject and transferred it to the course in and easy to understand format”

“Very knowledgeable, easy to understand and gave a different perspective to my interview skills obtained during a previous career”

“I now have a full understanding of the legal requirements and directed to resource for future reference”

“The use of actors was fantastic, made the interviews very realistic, couldn’t have done this with colleagues”

“Trainer very knowledgeable and gave very clear explanations to all questions asked”

“The course will allow me to interview vulnerable witnesses with confidence, it was well structured and very interesting”

“Excellent, a thorough knowledge and subject matter expert”

“The best training that I’ve had in my three years at the GLAA”

“Trainer was very knowledgeable and shared freely with participants”

“The course was comprehensive and covered all relevant aspects of Abe in relation to my work, especially as the scenarios were written for my role”

“Trainer was excellent, passionate and a subject matter expert”

We look forward to our next course following the summer break. You can find out more about the fantastic work of the GLAA here https://www.gla.gov.uk