News And Opinions

OSACO Group is pleased to advise that we are running our Essential Investigations and Certified Training Programme at CAGI, Geneva, in January 2025.  Participants will have the option of completing Level 2 and 3 only of the Certified Training Programme, or completing the full OSACO Certified Training Programme, Level 1 -4.* Costs per day and certificates awarded (Certificates of Attendance or OSACO Certification) vary…

OSACO Group is pleased to announce that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative – a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices. With this announcement, OSACO Group joins thousands of other companies globally, but only 13 companies from New Zealand, committed to taking responsible business action…

Just the week after Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, the Council for International Development Aotearoa is holding its annual conference in Wellington. The theme is “Deeper Partnerships to Navigate Uncertain Futures”. As a Māori-owned organisation this theme has particular resonance for us. Unlike many professional services businesses operating in international development, we bring an…

It’s great to see the publication of the new ISO/TS 37008:2023 – Internal Investigations standard. OSACO can provide a gaps analysis service against the ISO standard so that you can identify the work you need to do. We can also work with you to get that work done quickly and thoroughly and to build your…

Thank you to NZ Business for sharing the news about OSACO Group’s new certified training offering. The training is highly relevant for businesses globally and we look forward to working with training participants from the private sector and the development and humanitarian sectors.

We regularly receive extremely positive feedback from training participants. Our latest training evaluation analysis showed the following average results:  (Average scores in feedback received from training participants across five delivery locations in 2023) “OSACO Group has spent the past 10 years delivering training around the world, continually updating our content to ensure its relevance,” says OSACO Group’s Global Head of Training Rachel Forrester. …

OSACO Group is launching a new certified training offering which it believes will be the global gold standard for workplace misconduct investigation training.  OSACO’s certified training is robust, thorough, up-to-date, fit-for-purpose, supported by ongoing mentoring, and backed up by a re-certification process to ensure organisational knowledge and individual competence is maintained. “We are delighted to…

During May and June, three members of OSACO Group’s management team spent time based at OSACO Group’s regional office in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The opportunity to work alongside the team permanently based in Abidjan and to meet with a range of people with shared goals and interests was extremely valuable. Pictured: OSACO Group Chief of…

We reflect on the past year of consultancy and training services provided by OSACO Group around the world. Please click on the links below to read more: Year in Review (English) Year in Review (French)