Assessing the Evidence: From Interview to Final Reports

Virtual Delivery, Central Time

2-Day Program – July 23-24, 2025

PRICING & DATES – 2-DAY PROGRAM

Event Dates: 

July 23-24, 2025
Assessing the Evidence: From Interview to Final Reports
$1,250.00 + GST (2 day program)

Since 1990 Hill Advisory Services Inc. has been investigating cases of harassment / discrimination / bullying/ sexual harassment and workplace violence in industries across Canada.  We provide training to human resource staff and internal investigators in the same safe, reliable and respectful techniques that we use to conduct fair, thorough and effective investigations. Our entire course is built around the concept of a formal case of harassment/discrimination/bullying/sexual harassment and provides hours of professional development on how to properly plan, and execute a thorough investigation.

A Certificate of completion is provided at the conclusion of the program.

“Each night when asked by my wife how it went, I described the course as incredible, intense, and informative. The scenario you provided us to work on, the template for addressing and working with groups, as well as the timing and pace of the course were felt by me to be outstanding. In short, I thought all levels 1, 2 & 3 were masterfully done and want to say thank you for teaching me so much about conducting an investigation.” – Client Testimonial

Assessing the Evidence: From Interviews to Final Reports

2-day program

The morning is spent working in a variety of group settings, from large group facilitated presentation to small group discussion on topics such as:

• Prima Facie
• Formal vs Informal, what to consider
• Internal vs External
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Investigator/Overall process

In the afternoon, you will work with a real harassment case and attend a kick off meeting with an Investigator assigned to investigate the complaint.  The afternoon group work includes addressing In case concerns, how to deal with objections and concerns raised during the investigation process.  Other topics covered are:

• Scope Creep
• Capacities of Investigators and Support
• Timelines and potential complications
• Overall process: Disclosure, Confidentiality, Assessing Evidence; Procedural Fairness,
• Credibility Assessments, Balance of Probabilities

The morning is spent working in a variety of group settings, from large group facilitated presentation to smaller group discussions and tasks. We present the Final Report and Analysis building blocks and concepts important to a well written, and defensible report and finding including: the evidence compilation, the final report, the introduction, essential building blocks, structure, flow of evidence, credibility assessments, and writing conclusions that are based on the evidence.

Participants are provided with information blocks from the actual cases and are asked to prepare a final report conclusion from the materials and based on the templates and group work completed. The facilitator will review a small sample of the assigned task and provide feedback, direction and course correction, as required, ensuring that all essential elements have been covered.

Participants are then asked to complete their assigned section of the report, taking feedback into account. Each group will present their findings to their “supervisor”, played by a professional actor and seasoned investigator, who will probe the work with questions and comments. Some important areas covered are:

• How to distill voluminous information into its essential elements to aid in understanding and communication.
• How to write clear, concise, defensible conclusions.
• How to structure findings.
• How to present a policy analysis to a fact set.
• How to communicate findings.
• How to accept feedback and assimilate it into a draft.
• How to plan next steps when deficiencies are found.