A practical course that helps you recognise common fraud risks in candidate screening and take steps to reduce them.
“Fraud can happen even in well-intentioned screening teams when common risk indicators are missed or misinterpreted. This course explains the types of fraud threats you are likely to encounter and gives you practical tools and awareness so you can identify risk early and improve the integrity of your screening process.”
This CPD certified Fraud Awareness in Pre-Employment Screening course, delivered by a UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP) registered provider, is designed for professionals and organisations responsible for recruitment, HR, compliance and vetting practice. It provides clear, practical guidance on how to recognise and respond to common types of fraud in recruitment, including identity manipulation, document falsification and other deceptive practices that can compromise hiring decisions.
Written by screening and fraud prevention specialists with extensive industry experience, this online training explains how to identify key fraud indicators, assess documentary evidence with confidence and implement risk-aware screening controls that support safer recruitment outcomes. Learners will gain confidence in applying consistent, proportionate checks, interpreting warning signs effectively and building screening processes that are defensible and compliant.
Suitable for HR professionals, recruiters, compliance teams and hiring managers, this course supports safer and more reliable recruitment decisions. It helps organisations strengthen pre-employment screening by embedding fraud awareness and prevention strategies that align with recognised UK screening standards and best practice.
✅ Course duration: 1–2 hours | ✅ CPD Points Awarded: 1 Point
• Introduction to fraud risks in recruitment and pre-employment screening
• Learn how fraudsters manipulate identity, history and documentation
• Understand common deception patterns and application inconsistencies
• Ideal for HR, compliance, recruitment and safeguarding teams
• How fraudulent applications are created and why they succeed
• How to identify false information, red flags and suspicious patterns
• How to carry out deeper checks to validate identity and history
• How to close verification gaps that allow fraud to go undetected
• How to build a more resilient, fraud-resistant screening process
• Reduces risk of hiring unsuitable or deceptive candidates
• Strengthens verification, compliance and safeguarding processes
• Improves recruitment accuracy and decision-making
• Helps prevent reputational, financial and operational harm
• Suitable for all sectors that rely on accurate pre-employment checks
A focused one-to-one or small group coaching session for up to 10 attendees, delivered by Graham and Vivianne Johnson, specialists in vetting, screening and recruitment risk. This personalised session is tailored to your organisation’s challenges, processes and priorities, providing practical guidance, expert insight and real-world solutions to strengthen compliance, reduce risk and support confident hiring decisions.
Fraud is increasingly common as applicants use digital tools to manipulate documents, histories and identity information. Strong screening is essential.
Yes. You will learn key indicators of deception, suspicious patterns and practical ways to investigate inconsistencies.
Absolutely. The course explains fraud risks in clear, accessible terms suitable for HR, compliance and recruitment teams.
Yes. It covers identity manipulation, forged documents, false credentials and misleading claims that commonly appear in applications.
Yes. You will receive a CPD certified certificate awarding 1 CPD Point upon completion.
Fully Accredited Courses and UKRLP Registered
Our courses are independently accredited and your certificates are accepted for audits and CPD records. You recieve your CPD Certified Certificate of completion once the course is fully completed
CPD Certified Provider
UKRLP Registered Training Provider
Expert-Created Course by Graham and Vivianne Johnson