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WZ Certified or WZ Trained

How do I become WZ Certified?

Our instructors are often asked, “How do I pass the Wicklander Certification?” The term “WZ Certified” was created by the industry and generally references the fact that an individual has completed either the Level I Investigative Interview Techniques or the Criminal Investigative Interview Techniques course. In our materials, we refer to this as #WZTrained. The term “WZ Certified” is most often utilized by employers to express their preferences that potential job candidates have completed WZ training courses throughout their careers.

Every attendee that successfully completes a WZ seminar receives a certificate of attendance.  WZ instructors do not pass out the certificates at the start of a seminar, they pass out the certificates at the end of the program and personally thank each attendee. Attendees must be present for at least 90% of the seminar to receive a certificate.

These certificates do not certify expertise in the techniques taught at the seminar.  These certificates indicate an attendee completed the training program. WZ offers post seminar exams for employers who wish to verify the information an attendee has learned and retained.  These tests can be purchased for individual attendees or licensed to organizations that wish to test employees in greater numbers.

The industry standard for certifying expertise in investigative interview techniques is the Certified Forensic Interviewer designation. Created by The Center for Interviewing Standards and Assessment and offered through the International Association of Interviewers, the CFI designation applies to interviewers in the private sector, human resources, and law enforcement.  This designation is achieved by passing a comprehensive exam covering 15 content areas and maintained by earning recertification credits.  For more information on who qualifies for the CFI exam, how to take the CFI exam, and how to maintain the certification please visit CertifiedInterviewer.com.

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