Professional Training

UCOWF prides itself on the advancement of its members and provides the following resources to assist them:

Annual Training Conferences
Each year UCOWF sponsors an annual training conference for its members. These four day conferences are held throughout the United States in August, September or early October.

The conferences provide training for investigators, prosecutors, collections and claims staff, and administrators on the latest techniques in the prevention, detection, and prosecution of welfare fraud and in the administration of welfare fraud programs. Click Here for information on upcoming conferences.

Self-study Library
DVDs of past conference training sessions are available to UCOWF members for a small shipping and handling fee. The Training Resources Catalog, located inside the Member's Area, lists DVDs and other training materials available to members. Self-study materials are available in the following areas:

• New Training Resources

• Legal Issues and Testimony

• Interviewing and Interrogation

• Policy and Management

• Collections and Disqualification?s

• Evidence

• Fingerprinting/Handwriting Analysis

• Report Writing

• IPVs and Administrative Disqualification Hearings

• Fraud Prevention

• Safety

• Investigations