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The fourth quarter is about to kick off, so now is the perfect time to set your game plan and finish 2026 strong.


Consider this your end-of-year training playbook. Explore upcoming WZ training dates below, newly added courses, and opportunities across our global regions, including select programs taught in Spanish. Looking to strengthen the entire team? There’s still time to bring an onsite WZ program to your organization before year-end.


Plus, in this month’s The Human Factor quick tip, Bryan Barlow, CFI, explores how trauma can shape memory, communication, and behavior - a timely perspective during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.


Ready to take your game to the next level? Limited seats remain for the highly sought-after WZ Master Class at Elite Training Days, October 13–15, in the Milwaukee area.


Build your skills. Strengthen your strategy. Finish the year with interview wins.

The Human Factor: Approach with Care - Trauma Interviewing

In this month’s The Human Factor quick tip, Bryan Barlow, CFI, explores how trauma shapes memory, communication, and behavior. During Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a calm, empathetic, nonjudgmental approach can reduce stress, build trust, create safety, and support interviews while minimizing retraumatization and harm.

The highly sought-after WZ Master Class returns to Elite Training Days.

Red Team, Blue Team: Challenging Assumptions in Complex Investigations uses realistic case scenarios and team challenges to help investigators recognize bias, avoid tunnel vision, challenge assumptions, and reach stronger, more defensible conclusions.

2026 US and Mexico Training Schedule

Lead Homicide Investigators

Oct 5-9, 2026

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Criminal Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Oct 6-8, 2026

Southlake, TX

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Oct 7-8, 2026

Austin, TX

Workplace Investigative Interviewing Strategies

Oct 7-8, 2026

Seattle, WA

Workplace Investigative Interviewing Strategies

Oct 20-21, 2026

Virtual

Nivel 1- Técnicas de Entrevistas Investigativas

Oct 21-22, 2026

Monterrey, Mexico

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Oct 21-22, 2026

Virtual

Criminal Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Oct 26-28, 2026

Lafayette, IN

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Oct 28-29, 2026

San Jose, CA

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Nov 3-4, 2026

Virtual

Workplace Investigative Interviewing Strategies

Nov 4-5, 2026

Orlando, FL

Criminal Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Nov 10-12, 2026

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Nov 11-12, 2026

Orlando, FL

Trauma Informed Interviewing

Nov 18, 2026

Virtual

Criminal Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Nov 18-20, 2026

Virtual

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Nov 18-19, 2026

Virtual

Workplace Investigative Interviewing Strategies

Nov 18-19, 2026

Virtual

CFI Preparation Workshop

Nov 20, 2026

Virtual

Nivel 1- Técnicas de Entrevistas Investigativas

Nov 23-24, 2026

Virtual

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Dec 1-2, 2026

Virtual

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Dec 2-3, 2026

San Diego, CA

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Dec 8-9, 2026

Virtual

Criminal Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Dec 8-10, 2026

Billings, MT

Nivel 1- Técnicas de Entrevistas Investigativas

Dec 9-10, 2026

Mexico City, Mexico

Workplace Investigative Interviewing Strategies

Dec 9-10, 2026

Virtual

Level II - Practical Application Workshop

Dec 10, 2026

Virtual

Workplace Investigative Interviewing Strategies

Dec 15-16, 2026

Las Vegas, NV

2026 International Training Schedule

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Sep 29-30, 2026

Madrid, Spain

Level II - Advanced Workshop

Oct 1, 2026

Madrid, Spain

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Oct 27-29, 2026

EMEA Virtual

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Oct 13-14, 2026

London, England

Level I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Dec 2-4, 2026

EU Virtual

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