Live Online Classes
The AOFIRS now offers instructor-led Online Classes in four (4) areas of knowledge.
- A CIRS™ [Certified Internet Research Specialist] Training Program
- Web Search Methods & Techniques Training
- Online Research Methods and Techniques Training Program
- An “Online Investigative Research” Training Classes
"CIRS™ [Certified Internet Research Specialist]" Training Program
These classes are designed for students that are planning to become CIRS™ Certified. This is a 30 Hours of Online training course that covers lectures in all four exam modules of CIRS™ exam. The students are given the CIRS Training Guide, and four (4) complimentary reference directories and power point presentations. Registered students have unlimited access to Online "Practice Exams" and "Final Exams."
Member Price
35% OFF Early Registration
25% OFF Regular Price
Non-Member Price
25% OFF Early Registration
$395.95 Regular Price
"Web Search Methods & Techniques" Training Classes
The WS (Web Search) live training classes are put together with an objective to train Online researchers in performing professional Internet research. This training program takes 16 hours of time commitment from participants. Students are taught with an e-Book Training Guide in Advanced Internet Research – Methods & Techniques” along with notes, power points, reference books and recordings.
Students have the option of accessing unlimited Online "Practice Q&A." If you enroll in this program, you will be given the option of selecting one of two (2) credentialing options. They are as follows:
Option 1
Certificate of Participation
(70% attendance is expected from all students)
Option 2
Certificate of Subject Proficiency
(70% attendance is expected from all students)
Member Price
30% OFF Early Registration
20% OFF Regular Price
Non-Member Price
20% OFF Early Registration
$295.95 Regular Price
"Online Research - Methods & Techniques" in Designing Powerful Google Search Queries for Professional Internet Search & Research - Coming Soon!
Students earn a Certificate of Subject Proficiency (COP) in “Online Research Methods & Techniques”
This short course is designed for accelerated online learning of skills where topics are compressed and tailored for rapid delivery to students in the shortest possible time. The AOFIRS instructor-led live lectures include hand-outs, notes, e-Books, training guides, power points, and recorded lecture access for up to 90 days.
Topics covered circle around "specialized skills in performing effective and efficient online search and research".
Students connect with virtual classrooms globally. All online classes are taught by a certified instructor with strong academic and professional experience in research, IT and knowledge management areas.
Option 1
Certificate of Participation
(70% attendance is expected from all students)
Option 2
Certificate of Subject Proficiency
(70% attendance is expected from all students)
"Online Investigative Research" Training Program - Coming Soon!
This program is intended for online investigators, government agencies, human rights activists, private investigators and law enforcement personnel, lawyers, human resources for background checks and verifications, and investigative journalists. The course teaches various methods for finding web pages and data about people, relationships, businesses, assets, and due diligence for investigative and legal purposes.
This training program requires 30 hours of online teaching. Students receive two e-books, "Online Investigative Research Training Guide" and "Advanced Internet Research – Methods & Techniques," as well as hand-outs, notes, e-Books, training guides, power points, and recorded lecture access for up to 90 days.
If you enroll in this program, you will be given two (2) credentialing options. They are as follows:
Option 1
Certificate of Participation
(70% attendance is expected from all students)
Option 2
Certificate of Subject Proficiency
(70% attendance is expected from all students)
Member Price
30% OFF Early Registration
20% OFF Regular Price
Non-Member Price
20% OFF Early Registration
$495.95 Regular Price
Who can use these Certifications?
Generally, researchers are categorized based on the type of research
they do and the services offered by them.
Generally, researchers are categorized based on the type of research they do and the services offered by them.
Corporate & Business
- Senior Business Executives
- Financial Advisors
- Business Consultants
- Retailers and Wholesalers
- Bankers
- Insurance Companies
- Public Companies
- Investors, Shareholders
- Private Companies SMB to Large Size Corporations
Professional Researchers
- Marketing, Advertisement, and Sales
- Marketing Researchers
- Librarians
- Clinical Researchers
- Legal Researchers
- Patent, Copyrights and
Intellectual Property - Company Trends and
- Business Intelligence
- Market Researchers
- Financial Market and Stock
- Researchers
Professional Advisors
- Lawyers, Accountants
- Financial Analysts
- Mortgage Brokers
- Insurance House's
- Business Development Advisors
- Private Investigators
- The Government
- Semi-Government Institutions
- Law Enforcement Agencies
- Military Personnels
Independent Contractors
- Freelancer
- Individuals between Jobs
- Independent Researchers
- Web Researchers
- Research Hobbyists
- Stay at Home Mothers
- Retirees
- People with Limited Mobility
