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According to the ACFE spending:
2 hours per week will take 6 months
4 hours per week will take 3 months
To be honest I had it fully completed in about 3 - 4 weeks. Do not use this as a guideline though as I was lucky to have a familiarity with some of the material, have been continually engaged in one study or another for the last 6 years and have a two hour train commute for the laptop.
There are 2 other ex-UK coppers who started at the same time as me and are still plodding through the reading after 5 months.... (they actually have a life :-)
In all seriousness the text is good and having a PDF version of the manuals helped speed things up on the reading side. You need to answer 1250 (that is not a type-o) questions correctly and pass (85% of 125 questions) in 4 mock exams in law, criminology, investigations and finances / accounting before being able to take the final exam so it is some work.
I did find that they were strict on the entry requirements (minimum bachelors degree or verifiable investigative training in a police environment). It is not the cheapest of courses (about 1000 USD) not forgetting the recertification requirements. Basically if you can get a return on the investment through work or contacts it is worth it.
If I can help further just holla.
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