Master the Complete Human Identification Workflow, From Crime Scene to Courtroom.
This intensive 5-day practical training programme is designed to equip participants with real-world skills in forensic DNA investigation, human identification, and forensic reporting. Through immersive laboratory sessions, simulated crime scenes, and case-based exercises, participants will learn how modern forensic DNA laboratories process evidence, generate DNA profiles, interpret results, and prepare reports suitable for investigative and legal proceedings.
The programme mirrors the operations of a professional Human Identification (HID) laboratory and provides hands-on experience in crime scene evidence management, DNA extraction, PCR amplification, DNA fragment analysis, profile interpretation, quality assurance, and expert witness reporting.
What You Will Learn
- Crime scene investigation and evidence handling
- Chain-of-custody documentation
- DNA extraction and quality assessment
- PCR for human identification
- DNA fragment analysis and STR profile interpretation
- Quality assurance and contamination control
- Forensic DNA report writing and courtroom presentation
Who Should Attend?
- Medical Laboratory Scientists
- Biologists and Microbiologists
- Crime Scene Investigators
- Law Enforcement Personnel
- Forensic Practitioners
- Researchers and Graduate Students
- Legal and Justice Sector Professionals
Certification
Participants who successfully complete the programme will receive a Certificate in Forensic DNA Analysis & Human Identification from CeDFoCI.
Why Register?
By the end of the course, participants will be able to confidently process biological evidence, perform forensic DNA analyses, interpret DNA profiles, maintain laboratory quality standards, and produce defensible forensic reports used in criminal investigations, missing persons cases, kinship analysis, and disaster victim identification.
Register now and gain practical, career-relevant skills in modern forensic DNA investigation.