New EEO Investigator Certificate Program – MD-110 (32 Hours)

New EEO Investigator Certificate Program — MD-110 (32 Hours)

Learn the standard. Practice the investigation. Build defensible work products.

This 32-hour blended federal-sector EEO investigator program is aligned with 29 C.F.R. Part 1614 and EEOC Management Directive 110, Chapter 6. Learners move from source verification and investigative planning to interviews, affidavits, evidence development, record-of-investigation practice, assessment, and an instructor-released AI Simulation Lab.

Who Should Attend

New federal-sector EEO investigators, agency EEO staff, contractor investigators, attorneys, compliance professionals, and others responsible for developing fair, impartial, and complete investigative records.

Complete Learning Pathway

1. Orientation: Begin with Start Here: Course Orientation and review the course controls, completion pathway, staged documents, and Simulation Lab restriction.
2. Course: Complete all eight modules and required applied activities in sequence.
3. Cohort: Participate in the facilitated cohort for instruction, source-verification questions, fictional-case discussion, demonstrations, office hours, and instructor guidance.
4. Capstone: Complete the staged Jordan Ellis case exercises and required investigator work products.
5. Applied Lab: Begin the assigned EEO Investigator AI Simulation Lab only after the instructor introduces and releases it.
6. Completion: Meet the assessment, participation, work-product, simulation, remediation, and instructor-verification requirements to receive the certificate.

Open the Self-Paced EEO Investigator Cohort

Program Details

• Instructional time: 32 blended training hours
• Delivery: Interactive self-paced instruction with facilitated cohort sessions and instructor guidance
• Authority: 29 C.F.R. Part 1614 and EEOC MD-110, including Chapter 6 and Appendix J
• Instructor: ADR Academy / Guno O. Ritfeld and approved faculty, as assigned
• Assessment standard: 80%
• Office hours: Tuesdays, 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET; additional appointments by request
• Certificate: Issued after all completion requirements are verified

Learning Outcomes

• Plan fair and impartial investigations under EEOC MD-110.
• Conduct effective interviews and prepare usable affidavits.
• Develop an investigative plan using Appendix J.
• Identify, preserve, organize, and evaluate relevant evidence.
• Assemble a complete and appropriately organized record of investigation.
• Apply the governing standards under realistic time, communication, and decision pressure.

Completion Requirements

• Complete the orientation, all eight modules, and every required applied activity.
• Complete the investigative plans, interviews, affidavits, evidence matrix, ROI work products, module checks, and final assessment.
• Earn at least 80 percent on required assessments.
• Complete the staged Jordan Ellis capstone and the assigned Simulation Lab after instructor release.
• Obtain instructor verification of participation, required work products, remediation when assigned, and the complete blended 32-hour program.
• Submit only fictional or sanitized information; never post facts from an actual complaint or agency matter.

Learner Support

Instructional and technical support is available through the cohort, weekly office hours, and ADR Academy. Contact ceu@adraceu.com or (703) 584-5504 for assistance.