Man, I think thats the job for me. But I can’t find any college courses or training. I’m told that its mostly ex-police that become P.I.'s. Can anyone help? Is anyone here a private eye?
You don’t tell us where you’re at, so how, exactly, do you expect an answer? The regulations for investigators differs greatly from state to state.
I have a Private Detectives license in 3 states, but the type of work I do probably isn’t what you’re fantasizing about. (I’m a security consultant. It’s very lucrative, but for the most part, rather boring). I was a P.I. briefly in college. After graduation I worked as a patrolman for a small city for a few years. I left that & went into security consulting (I also took a patrolman job with another police department, part-time, to keep my certifications. I still have that job). Between those times the regulations changed for getting a license, but mostly hinged on passing a written test & background checks, both giving by the state.
Some states require you to work under another investigators license for several years, some don’t. Some states allow you to carry a firearm, some don’t. Some allow you to carry a badge, some don’t. Training and education requirements differ state by state.
It’d be a lot easier to give you an answer if you told us where you where.
Ireland
:smack: D’oh! Sorry, can’t help you. I have no knowledge of what it takes outside the U.S… My company doesn’t even have an office in Ireland (that I know of). We have one in England.
My advice to you is to find a P.I. where you live and talk with them about it. They might be able to steer you in the direction you need to go over there. Good Luck.