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Fraud Examiner

QCTO Aligned Audit-ReadyFASSET
NQF Level
NQF Level 8
Credits
255
Duration
—
SAQA ID
101868
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Official QCTO Registry Profile

Source: SAQA / QCTO registry
SAQA ID
101868
Min Credits
255
Registered
2018-09-12
Re-registration
2025-12-30
Field
Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies
Sub-field
Finance, Economics and Accounting

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Curriculum Alignment MatrixCRN ZA-SDP-2026-089
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Overview & Scope

Programme Profile

Target Designation
Certified Fraud Examiner Practitioner
Competency Focus
Master specialised practical applications, safety criteria, and regulatory mandates required of a qualified Fraud Examiner.
Academic Weight
Full national recognition at NQF Level 8 yielding 255 credits upon successful PoE verification.
Work Opportunities
Deployment across As a qualified fraud examiner, you can find employment opportunities in Finance, Accounting, Auditing. Your skills will be in demand across both public and private sectors, and you may also choose to work as an independent contractor or start your own business in this field. operations under FASSET scope.
Audit Objective
Bridges operational skills deficits under the governing FASSET quality matrix.
Value Proposition
Measurable, legally compliant skills that optimise productivity, satisfy Workplace Skills Plans (WSP), and unlock B-BBEE scorecard weight.
Introduction▾

The Fraud Examiner is a Occupational Certificate set at NQF Level 8, comprising 255 credits. This qualification has been carefully developed to provide you with the essential knowledge, practical skills, and workplace experience needed to excel in your chosen field. Whether you are starting your career or looking to formalise your existing expertise, this programme offers a structured pathway to competence and recognition.

Purpose▾

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Fraud Examiner. A Fraud Examiner prevents, detects and deters fraud by identifying unusual trends and fraud indicators in organisations' processes and operations, determines whether organisations have adequate internal controls and fosters an adequate control environment to mitigate fraud risk. Conducts investigations of civil or criminal fraud, white-collar crime and identified fraud indicators. A qualified learner will be able to: • Create and establish an anti-fraud culture. • Monitor and advise on legal elements related to affixing blame as a result of fraud investigations. • Investigate and report on fraud findings. • Identify and investigate fraud schemes in the occupational environment.

Entry Requirements▾

Entry Requirements: • Level 7 qualification and the additional legal requirements as elaborated in the notes section.

SAQA Rationale▾

The South African Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is a recognised South African professional body, representing and governing fraud examination professionals in South Africa. The South African Chapter represents the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in South Africa, which is the world's largest anti-fraud and white-collar crime organisation and premier provider of training and education in these areas. Fraud Examiners are committed to reducing white-collar crime worldwide and inspiring public confidence and objectivity within the profession. This occupational qualification will be replacing the existing historical qualification (67269: Advanced Certificate Fraud Examination). This qualification is aligned to the international agreed minimum standards for fraud examiners and is aimed at providing practitioners with the necessary knowledge, skills and work exposure to perform as fraud examiners in a variety of settings and sectors. The qualification's External Integrated Summative Assessment will also be acknowledged as the required examination for the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation. The qualification is aimed at providing the learner with the required competence related to fraud prevention, detection and deterrence. As such someone with this qualification will be part of an international fraternity of people trained to identify the warning signs and red flags that indicate evidence of fraud and fraud risk, protecting the global economy by uncovering fraud and implementing processes to prevent fraud from occurring. Fraud Examiners are leading the fight against fraud worldwide. This qualification increases people's employability with its alignment to the international standard for anti-fraud professional. The qualification could thus either serve to augment a wide variety of occupations with an anti-fraud focus or the qualification could provide access to employment as a Fraud Examiner.

Learning Assumed to be in Place & RPL▾

Entry Requirements: • Level 7 qualification and the additional legal requirements as elaborated in the notes section.

Exit Level Outcomes▾
  • Create and establish an anti-fraud culture to prevent and deter fraud.
  • Apply legal elements related to affixing blame as a result of fraud investigations.
  • Investigate and report on fraud findings.
  • Identify and investigate financial transactions and fraud schemes in the occupational environment.

Learning Material Included

  • Learner Guide (Theory and Knowledge Modules)
  • Facilitator Guide
  • Workplace Logbook
  • Formative and Summative Assessment
  • Assessor Guide & Marking Memorandum
  • SETA / QCTO Alignment Matrix
  • Administrative & Onboarding Pack
  • Implementation Plan

Moderator-Ready Curriculum Breakdown

10 modules · 195 credits

Theory, regulatory and safety knowledge. Each row carries the registered module code, NQF level and credit weight used for formative assessment rubric mapping.

  • 242215000-KM-0110 cr

    Fraud Prevention and Deterrence

    NQF Level 7

  • 242215000-KM-0230 cr

    Law and Legal Fraud Principles

    NQF Level 8

  • 242215000-KM-0330 cr

    Fraud Investigation Techniques

    NQF Level 8

  • 242215000-KM-0430 cr

    Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes

    NQF Level 8

Sub-total credits100
QCTO & FASSET AlignedSAQA 101868

Qualification 101868 · Curriculum Architecture

Occupational Certificate: Fraud Examiner · NQF Level 8 (255 Credits)

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§ 01

Three Curriculum Pillars

100
Credits

Knowledge Modules

Classroom & E-Learning

KM-01 to KM-04 · 4 modules
  • Facilitated lectures & self-study
  • Written question banks
  • Formative comprehension checks
95
Credits

Practical Skill Modules

Simulated Line Tasks

PM-01 to PM-06 · 6 modules
  • Simulated line tasks
  • Observation rubrics
  • Structured task sheets
0
Credits

Work Experience Modules

On-the-Job Production

WM-01 to WM-00 · 0 modules
  • On-the-job rotation
  • Mentor logbooks
  • Workplace sign-offs
§ 02

Evidence & Audit Pipeline

Learner Portfolio of Evidence (PoE)
Owner · Candidate
▾
1
Admin & Registration

ID, learner contract, induction pack, POPIA consent.

2
Knowledge Evidence

Written assessments & question banks — KM-01 to KM-07.

3
Practical Evidence

Task sheets, observation rubrics, assessor photos.

4
Workplace Evidence

Logbooks, mentor sign-offs, supervisor letters.

Assessor Master File
Owner · Registered Assessor
▾
5
Assessment Reports

Judgements, learner feedback, remediation agreements, appeals log.

Internal Moderation & Quality File
Owner · Moderator / SDP
▾
6
Moderation Evidence

10% sampling matrix, HACCP/LOTO compliance sheets, SDP sign-off.

§ 03

Final Accreditation Gateway

Step 1
Statement of Results

Issued by the accredited Skills Development Provider once internal moderation is signed off.

Step 2
EISA Readiness Declaration

Provider submits declaration + PoE to the Assessment Quality Partner (AQP).

Step 3
National Qualification Certificate

QCTO awards the SAQA-registered certificate on successful EISA outcome.

Learner Certified · Uploaded to National Learner Records Database (NLRD)

Audit & Compliance

Evidence & Audit Pipeline

From portfolio assembly to external sign-off — the exact route your evidence travels.

  1. Step 1

    PoE Assembly

    Learner evidence, formative records and logbook entries filed against the alignment matrix.

  2. Step 2

    Internal Assessment

    Registered assessor judges each KM/PM/WM outcome using the supplied instruments.

  3. Step 3

    Internal Moderation

    Sampling and verification of assessor decisions, with remediation loop before submission.

  4. Step 4

    External Moderation

    SETA/QCTO desktop audit and certification upload against registered credits.

Broken Standard vs i2Graduates Standard

The measurable delta between improvised material and an audit-ready suite.

Broken Standard

i2Graduates Standard

Curriculum Mapping

Photocopied guides with mismatched outcomes

4 KM + 6 PM + 0 WM modules mapped to NQF Level 8

Assessment Bank

Missing formative and summative assessments

Pre-validated assessment bank per module

Alignment Evidence

No alignment matrix — audit fails

FASSET alignment matrix included

Facilitation

Facilitators improvise Fraud Examiner delivery

Facilitator scripts + learner activities per credit

Portfolio of Evidence

PoE gaps flagged in moderation

PoE templates that survive external moderation

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Pricing & Delivery Tiers

Base licence from R82 750

Digital Master Suite

Editable master files, licensed to your SDP

  • Learner Guide, Facilitator Guide & Assessment Suite
  • Workplace logbook + alignment matrix (editable)
  • Instant digital delivery under institutional licence
  • Free minor corrections for 12 months
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Turnkey Print & Bound Package

Printed, bound and couriered per learner

  • Everything in the Digital Master Suite
  • Full-colour print, wire-bound learner packs
  • Per-learner PoE folders and dividers
  • Nationwide courier with tracked delivery
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Full Enterprise Accreditation Bundle

Assets plus accreditation support end-to-end

  • Everything in the Print & Bound Package
  • Bespoke QMS build mapped to your scope
  • Moderation dry-run + written remediation report
  • Brand & metadata integration across the suite
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Complementary Services

Optional add-ons that harden your accreditation scope before an external audit.

Bespoke QMS Build

We author your Quality Management System — policies, procedures, records, matrices — mapped to your accreditation scope. From R18,500.

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Moderation Consultation

External moderation dry-run on your PoE + delivery pack. Written report with fixes before your real audit. From R4,900.

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The i2Graduates Quality Guarantee

Every page of this bundle is checked for sequence and structural accuracy — no missing pages, no shortcuts. You get pre-validated assessment instruments ready to survive rigorous compliance moderation, wrapped in a curriculum your facilitators will enjoy teaching.