THE OSINT FOUNDATION COURSE FOR PUBLIC AUTHORITIES

A FOUNDATION TRAINING FOR THE LAWFUL PROCESSING OF OSINT INVESTIGATION (III) FOR PUBLIC AUTHORITY PERSONNEL

The LOT-F-X (LE) is a Live Online Training in 2 Modules, that teaches Law Enforcement Officers the knowlwdge, techniques and skills to prepare for the processing of lawfully safe and effective online investigations.

This short course is the first 2 modules of the 10 module OSINT Practitioner course. It is adviable to take this course before taking the 3 module Social Media Course.

MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE LOT-F-X (LE)

No previous experience is required. For experienced III practitioners with good computer skills.

A Live Online Training (LOT) course.

For each module of the course, two items of training material are provided.

1. A Help Notes & Links file in PDF. One for each module.
The pages in this file correlate to the slides in the LOT with step-by-step process descriptions and links to all of the online resources covered in the module.
Trainees do not spend any time taking notes. All the notes they will ever need a provided. Trainees can focus on the LOT.

2. After each module, a video recording of the LOT is provided. Never miss a thing with an Axeten Live Online Training.

Course Code Class: LOT-F-X

CPD Credits: 8 Hours

TRAINING OBJECTIVES OF THE OSINT FOUNDATION COURSE

The training teaches Public Authority Officers how to prepare for lawfully safe and technically effective online investigations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE OSINT FOUNDATION COURSE

The trainee will have acquired the knowledge and skills to prepare for the safe and effective processing of online investigations.

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LOT-F-X PRICE: £149 per delegate  PAY NOW

For prices and payment in Euros & USD: PAYMENT GUIDANCE

MODULES COVERED IN THE OSINT FOUNDATION COURSE

MODULE 1 : THE LEGISLATION AND OPERATIONAL SECURITY

Understanding the relevant legislation and how to comply with it so that the investigation is lawful and can be relied on in a legal process.
Deploying safe Operational Security so that the officer, the employer and the simple investigation are not compromised.

 

MODULE 2 : ONLINE USERS & PROCESSING PERSONAS

This is a foundation module that provides essential information relating to processing opportunities of online users and the lawful creation, deployment and management of processing personas.

 

A new course starts approximately every 2 months.

The Online III / OSINT Training has 2 modules delivered in a term of 2 weeks with 2 Live Online Training events.
 

Live Online Training (LOT) events are delivered on Wednesdays.

Start Notice: By e-mail, each delegate is sent a reminder, 24 hours and 1 hour before the upcoming Live Online Training commences.

Each Live Online Training is delivered in the morning, within the UTC 0 time zone.

Axeten has the capacity to deliver in other time zones.

The typical duration of a LOT is 180 minutes. 30 Minutes is for the Module Test.

Each Live Online Training will commence with a Q&A session; so delegates can ask any questions about the course and any previous module.
After that, the trainer will cover the salient points of the current module in some detail.
Processing modules are packed with real-time live demonstrations.

Trainees can interact with the trainer. Where the trainer sets a task, the trainee can share their screen to display their processing of the task.

At the end of the course, monthly updates to changes in the OSINT space are provided by e-mail to each delegate who subscribes to the monthly OSINT newsletter.

The Live Online Training is delivered through three platforms, concurrently. They are the privacy aware BraveTalk and either Zoom or Microsoft Teams

With BraveTalk, we provide one URL to connect and the same URL works for all modules on the course.
It is not necessary to download and install the Brave browser. You can connect with any browser, though Brave is a Chromium Browser and so BraveTalk does work better on another Chromium browser.
Learn all about browsers in module 3 of the Online OSINT Training


Zoom is not not privacy conscious. Even though Axeten has a premium account, Zoom will try to collect data about people connecting to the LOT.
So why do we use it? Because its popular and people rely on it.

Each LOT can be accessed from your office, from the delegate's home or even from a mobile device.

However, to fully participate and to process any tasks set by the trainer, during the Live Online Training, it's always more productive to use a desktop computer with two displays.
With one display, you can observe the training and on the other display, you can process any tasks set by the trainer.

All assessment is online with multiple choice questions.

At the end of each module, the trainee can take a Module Test.
Where all Module Tests are passed with a score of 70% or more
there is no need to take the Final Exam.

If a pass mark to not achieved on any Module Test, the trainee can take the Final Exam.
At the beginning or during the course, the trainee can decide to use the Module Tests only for practice
with the intention of taking the Final Exam at the end of the course.

Module Tests have only 3 or 5 questions and 30 minutes are permitted to complete the test.
The Final Exam has about 10 questions and the time allowed is 60 minutes.

Where the course is passed, a Certificate of Achievement is awarded with CPD credits.
The trainee can elect to have the average Module Test score or the Final Exam score display on the certificate.

Where the course is failed, but the trainee has attended all of the Live Online Training events, a Certificate of Attendance is awarded.

Each Live Online Training is recorded. This is a video recording.
All delegates and in particular, those that are not able to attend a Live Online Training, can request a copy of the recording.
There is no additional fee for the recording service.

TRAINING MATERIAL MAINTENANCE

Twice a year, Axeten conducts a complete review of all of the training material.
Any significant update located during any review is applied to the training material.
All review and update activity is recorded and signed off by a director.

 

LIFE LONG LEARNING

The best and most cost effective way for you to stay up-to-date is to subscribe to the Life Long Learning programme.

 

NEWSLETTERS

The monthly Axeten OSINT Newsletter provides info about new tools, techniques and resources.
The best of these are built into the next OSINT Updates course.
Subscribe to the OSINT Newsletter.

 

NEW COURSE INFO

Bookmark this page and check for new course dates or subscribe to the Axeten Training Newsletter.

 

TWO TYPES OF DEFERRAL


1. An organisation may purchase multiple seats in one purchase order, but defer the use of those seats until a later course.

2. A practitioner that starts a course, may for any reason, suspend their participation in the course and defer to a later course.
On the later course, the practitioner can pick-up from where they left off, or start the whole course again.

Scope: A Safe & Lawful Social Media quick Checks Training Course covering the salient matters

Audience: Any person with a valid remit

Jurisdiction: No limitations

Format: One Live Online Training each week with Help Notes.

Duration: 2 weeks.

Technical Requirements: No specialist equipment is required, just a standard desktop or laptop computer with a good Internet connection and a Firefox Browser. A webcam and a microphone are optional.

Data Protection: Each organisation and all its trainees, that take the training are responsible for protecting the data that might be processed during the training. Do not leak data to corporate interests. To do this, avoid the use of the Chrome or Edge Browsers.

Copyright: Each recipient of the training is obliged to protect any digital asset provided by Axeten. There is no right to distribute the material to anyone else. This includes people inside your organisation.

Security: Each recipient of the training, and any purchasing organisation, is obliged to ensure that all computers and devices used during the course, are not compromised, so the material is not distributed unintentionally.

Accreditation: All courses are accredited by The CPD Group.

Sign-up: Please contact Axeten to sign-up for the training or to request more information.

A OSINT Foundation Training
For Public Authorties
Course Code: LOT-F-X-26-10

A Safe and Effective Foundation
for OSINT Investigations

CPD Credits: 8 Hours
Starts on:
Wedneday 16 Oct 2026
Last live online training:
Wedesday 23 Oct 2026
Weekly LOT start time: 9am UTC
Duration:

2 modules over 2 weeks

Price: £149 per trainee
A OSINT Foundation Training
For Public Authorties
Course Code: LOT-F-X-27-01

A Safe and Effective Foundation
for OSINT Investigations

Starts on:
Wednesday 13 Jan 2027
Last live online training:
Wednesday 20 Jan 2027
Weekly LOT start time: 9am UTC
Duration:

2 modules over 2 weeks

Price: £149 per trainee