Fraud Awareness Training for Employees

Fraud training provides staff with essential knowledge to identify, prevent, and address fraud in the workplace. This training enables employees to recognise potential fraud indicators, understand the motivations behind fraud, and effectively report and manage incidents. 

Fraud is a widespread, affecting businesses of all sizes and industries, and the costs are staggering. Fraud up to £25,000 can cost an average £24,574 to deal with due to investigation costs, staff absence, disciplinary costs, damage to reputation and more. 

By investing in fraud awareness, your organisation can enhance resilience, reduce financial risk, and foster a culture of integrity and trust among employees. 

Who should take this course?

Fraud Awareness Training for Employees is suitable for all employees in organisations across every sector.

Please note that we also offer Fraud Awareness Training for Managers which is tailored for those who have management or supervisory responsibility for staff.

Course duration

This fraud awareness course takes approximately 25-30 minutes to complete. 

Course aims 

By the end of fraud training for employees, participants will be able to: 

• Define fraud under the Fraud Act 2006 and identify different types of fraud affecting the workplace.
• Understand the “fraud triangle” and the factors of pressure, opportunity, and justification that can lead individuals to commit fraud. 
• Recognise the potential impacts of fraud on individuals and organisations, appreciating the far-reaching consequences. 
• Outline both employer and employee responsibilities in preventing fraud, ensuring alignment with organisational policies and legal requirements.
• Identify behavioural, operational, and financial signs of potential fraud and follow established reporting procedures with accuracy and confidentiality. 
• Describe the process and protections involved in whistleblowing, including relevant legislation under the Employment Rights Act 1996. 

Course compliance

Our SCORM compliance means you can be confident that we deliver high-quality, effective eLearning and assessment tools that integrate into professional learning management systems.

Our courses are SCORM compliant which means they can be integrated as part of your existing LMS or used as part of our SHINE learning management system.

Learn more about our health and safety accreditations.

Benefits of fraud training for employees 

• Provides employees with the skills to detect and prevent fraud, helping to minimise financial losses. 
• By understanding legal responsibilities and reporting processes, employees can support your organisation to meet regulatory standards, reducing legal and reputational risks. 
• Establishes a culture of honesty and transparency, fostering a workplace environment where employees are supportive of ethical practices. 
• IOSH Approved, CPD Certified and SCORM Compliant training. 
• Fraud training for employees can be completed at the participant’s own pace, at a time that suits them. 
• Interactive training to keep participants engaged throughout. 
• Multiple choice quizzes so participants can check their understanding as they go. 
• Summaries at the end of each section to enhance understanding. 

How is it delivered?

Fraud training for employees is delivered online or through a computer network to each trainee at their desktop, laptop or mobile device.

We can also provide the course to be integrated into a SCORM compliant LMS.

Training can be completed at the employee’s own pace by “bookmarking” and recording progress and returning to the training later.

SHINE – Compliance record keeping

The Praxis42 Digital Platform SHINE is our advanced eLearning management system and helps organisations deliver effective online learning for their employees.

A cost-effective tool for compliance record-keeping, SHINE allows you to view and manage employee training records easily. Individual training certificates can be printed as proof of compliance for audits or visits from enforcing agencies.