Course Ratings and Testimonials
Specialized Live Courses Spring 2023
We just completed a series of specialized live courses in Australia and New Zealand! Read some of the latest testimonials below:
‘I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the course and thank you again so much to yourself for all the work that you did to make it happen. As well as to Eric for making the trip and sharing so much of his experience in framing and using the Insider Risk pathway – it was invaluable!’
‘I thoroughly enjoyed the CPIR course as it assisted me in developing a greater understanding of what exactly an insider threat is. The content was engaging and interesting, particularly the section on conspiracy theorists.’
‘The course was brilliant and so very interesting.’
‘We had one staff member who said it was her “best work day ever” after day one – high praise indeed! We all found the training illuminating and Dr Shaw inspiring and the case studies and practical tasks he presented with us very informative.’
Insider Risk Custom Course
We recently tailored and presented a 12-hour version (4 hours/day over 3 days) of our in-person Advanced Course to a group of experienced insider risk analysts. Participant mean ratings for this program are displayed below:
SPRING 2024 COURSE FEEDBACK
( Intro) “Extremely informative course. High recommended. I found the course content highly relevant to our industry and has provided me with invaluable knowledge. Thank you”
( Intro) “Extremely informative course. High recommended. I found the course content highly relevant to our industry and has provided me with invaluable knowledge. Thank you”
(Intro) “Great Class in general. The use of time and case studies to review material was well placed in the class”
(Intro) “Fascinating course content made incredibly engaging using these really intriguing case studies.”
(Advanced) “Really enjoyed the course and all of the materials provided!”
(Advanced) “All the material, including case examples were great! Thank you for a great class!”
Spring 2023 Course Feedback:
(Intro) “Superb course for those with knowledge of insider risk and those new to the subject matter. I will highly recommend within our organization for those working in this area.”
(Intro) “I would highly recommend the course. The content was fantastic and delivered in an easy to understand manner, with all additional documentation easy to access.”
(Intro) “A great course! For example: Variation in learning, humorous teachers, interesting cases, structure and ideas about how to work with/apply a program and a small group with "break out rooms".
(Advanced) “The course was excellent and top notch. My only regret is that I didn't take it sooner. I look forward to reviewing and applying the principles. This will definitely be a work-in-progress. Thank you!!!!
(Advanced) “A great mixture of academic knowledge and actual craftsmanship with cases. Great!”
Fall 2022 Course Feedback:
(Intro) “Fantastic course. I will certainly be doing the advanced course next time. Dr Shaw is clearly an expert and is able to convey complex information in a clear and easy to understand manner. Also, a well-run course from an administration and communication perspective.”
(Intro) “Very helpful to my current position. Increased my knowledge to perform my duties. Very much looking forward to advanced course. Thank you!”
(Intro) “Material was presented in a clear, approachable, and practical manner. Using actual cases was interesting and enhanced the material and interacting with other students enabled additional and more in-depth conversations.”
(Intro) “This is the best online course I have done to date. The structure, content, delivery and learning environment was fantastic. I would certainly recommend this course to others – thank you!”
(Intro) “For anyone that works in the insider threat space, this course should be a prerequisite or part of the on-boarding process .”
(Advanced) “Thank you for the great course! Really enjoyed the combination of theory, case studies and immediate practical application. Thank you for creating a psychologically safe environment and encouragement to ask questions and provide comments. Organisation and administration of the course was excellent. Would be great to learn how the CPIR has impacted security maturity and culture within organisations.”
(Advanced) “Using cases, real or made up, to discuss material being taught is extremely interesting and stimulating. Excellent encouragement for student questions and discussions. The entire course stimulated intense and creative thinking, problem-solving, and strategizing. Thank you so very much.”
Fall 2021 Course Feedback:
“Fascinating. Case studies are super helpful and mirror lots of things I have seen in my cases.”
“I really enjoyed the topic and content. It confirmed a lot of what we have been discussing and noticing. It assisted with preparing the information in the format shown.”
“Dr. Shaw is a good teacher. Engaging and knowledgeable.”
“While I sometimes can Zoom-fatigue, I did not with this course - good length and good spacing of small groups and breaks”
“I'm really glad I took the course, well worth it.”
“Valuable and relevant to our role”
CPIR Credentialing Course
Mean scores were averaged from course evaluation feedback gathered from live and virtual 2020 courses, as well as:
Spring, Summer, Fall 2021virtual courses
Spring, Summer, Fall 2022 virtual courses
Spring , Fall 2023 virtual courses
Spring 2024 virtual course
* Scores received in the course evaluation form were rated on a scale of 0-4 (0=poor, 4= excellent)
FALL 2023 Course Feedback:
(Intro) “The content was superb, the facilitators are awesome and the mix of exercises was terrific”
(Intro) “Awesome course, great learnings taken away.”
(Intro) “Great course - lots of practical elements that can be applied to the day to day job”
(Intro) “Thoroughly enjoyed the course. Held my interest throughout - good opportunities to put theory into practice during breakouts and exercises. Thank you Dr Shaw & Jackie for making it so enjoyable “
(Advanced) “The training was excellent and I hope there will be additional components at some point.”
(Advanced) “I have already briefed my manager of the need for participation on this course to others within my team.”
(Advanced) “A fantastic course all together, well structured, delivered and moderated. I will certainly be recommending this one in my networks.”
(Advanced) “The pacing was fluid. The case studies were so helpful in integrating the concepts. The variety of learning components (lecture, discussion, break out groups, group exercises, guest speakers) was excellent and kept the course flowing.”