Level I — Workplace Investigations for HR
Built for HR, employee relations, compliance, and people leaders who run sensitive internal interviews. Learn how to handle complainants, witnesses, and subjects with rapport, neutrality, and the documentation discipline that holds up across legal and operational review.
Built For
- HR business partners
- Employee relations investigators
- Compliance & ethics teams
- Labor relations
- People leaders & managers
- Corporate security partners
What HR Gets from Level I
The Level I HR certificate adapts the WZ non-confrontational method to the realities of internal investigations — harassment, misconduct, performance, and policy. Your team leaves with a shared playbook and the documentation discipline that defends decisions later.
Rapport-First Approach
Build cooperation with complainants, witnesses, and subjects without compromising neutrality.
Neutral Fact-Finding
Structured questioning that protects fairness for everyone involved in the matter.
Defensible Documentation
Write up interviews so that the record holds up across HR, legal, and external review.
Hard Case Coverage
Harassment, retaliation, ethics, theft, and performance investigations — all in one framework.
People Leader Ready
The method scales beyond HR — managers and supervisors can run intake-level interviews well.
Privacy & Confidentiality
Practical guidance for protecting employees and the integrity of the investigation throughout.
Your Path to the Level I HR Certificate
Identify the Need
Whether it's harassment, misconduct, performance, or compliance — name the interview type your team handles most.
Enroll in Level I HR
Pick an open class or schedule a private cohort for your HR, ER, and people-leader population.
Two Days of Live Learning
Instructors walk through complainant, witness, and subject interviews with workplace-specific scenarios.
Earn the Certificate
Receive the WZ Level I Workplace Investigations certificate of attendance for HR/ER use cases.
Standardize Across the Team
Roll out shared interview language, intake processes, and documentation standards across HR and people leaders.
Programs for HR & People Leaders
Pick the course that matches the interview you actually run — from complaint intake to harassment investigations to candidate interviewing.
Workplace Investigative Interviewing Strategies
Non-confrontational interviewing tailored to harassment, misconduct, and policy investigations.
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Interviewing for HR/ER Professionals
Strengthen complainant, witness, and subject interviews while preserving neutrality and rapport.
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Workplace Safety Investigative Interviewing
Targeted method for safety incidents, near-misses, and post-event workplace interviews.
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Sharpen hiring interviews to identify better candidates and reduce mis-hires across your org.
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Testimonials
“Our HR team finally has a single way to run sensitive interviews. The Level I workplace certificate gave us consistency that holds up to legal review.”
“I have rolled this out to every people leader who runs investigations. Our intake quality and documentation defensibility both jumped.”
“WZ understands the realities of HR — politics, neutrality, documentation. The training met us where we live.”
Ready to Train Your HR Investigators?
Talk to WZ about Level I HR for an individual, a team, or as a private cohort for your full people-leader population.