INVESTIGATION SKILLS
The Pointy End of Workplace Investigations: Making Findings & Report Writing
Learn how to weigh finely balanced evidence, avoid sitting on the fence, and deliver findings that are impartial, well-reasoned, and legally sound.
- Designed and taught by experts in the field with extensive investigative experience
- Immersive, interactive and practical training with your industry peers
- Access to best practice investigation templates
Let us help you navigate the complexities of weighing evidence and report writing.
Conducting Sexual Harassment Workplace Investigations
$995+GST
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By the end of this 2 x 1/2 day workshop, you’ll know how to conduct a fair and legally sound sexual harassment workplace investigation.
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Conducting a Sexual Harassment Workplace Investigation
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PUBLIC WORKSHOP
The Pointy End of Workplace Investigations: Making Findings & Report Writing
$595+GST
By the end of this three-hour workshop, you will understand how to structure reports to ensure clarity and demonstrate procedural fairness and analyse evidence in your writing rather than simply repeating it.
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Online | 3-hour, small-group immersive session
9am – 12pm (AEST)
When the evidence gathering stage concludes, the most critical—and often most challenging—stage begins: making findings and writing a clear, defensible report. This workshop equips Investigators with the skills to weigh finely balanced evidence, avoid sitting on the fence, and deliver findings that are impartial, well-reasoned, and legally sound.
What You’ll Learn
This immersive session blends legal principles with practical techniques for decision-making and report writing. You’ll step into the shoes of an investigator with a case study and evidence to hone your skills. You’ll learn how to confidently reach a decision and move beyond summarising evidence to analysing it, and how to write reports that are neutral, person-centred, and trauma-informed.
Workshop Highlights
- Learning Objectives
- Understand why your job is to make a decision—not to defer or dilute findings—and how to do so with confidence
- Staying impartial and recognising unconscious bias
- Structuring reports to ensure clarity and demonstrate procedural fairness
- How to analyse evidence in your writing rather than simply repeating it
- Using neutral, unbiased, and trauma-informed language
- Practical Application
- Work through a case study where you will:
- Weigh conflicting evidence and make findings
- Learn how to use precise, professional investigator language to clearly demonstrate your reasoning—showing why certain evidence was given more weight and why some accounts were preferred over others
- Draft a section of a report that demonstrates analysis, not just summary of the evidence
- Apply best-practice principles for tone, neutrality, and person-centred writing
- Be provided with a template report
Interactive & Practical
This is not a lecture. It’s a hands-on, scenario-based workshop led by experienced Q Workplace Solutions investigators. You’ll leave with practical tools and confidence to tackle the most complex part of any investigation.
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Spots are limited to ensure a highly interactive experience. Book your place here.
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“Thank you for the Masterclass on conducting effective investigations. I enjoyed the delivery and content, feeling better equipped to handle an investigation more thoughtfully. The tools and tips you provided will go a long way to helping me prepare when a situation next arises."
Deputy Director Human Resources - (Tertiary Education Sector)
Workplace Investigations: Principles and Practice
Own the essential guide for HR professionals, employment lawyers and workplace investigators. Edited by Paula Hoctor and Kerryn Treadwell.
