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Basic Polygraph Examination Course in South Africa

World renowned Nate Gordon will be returning to South Africa as the Academy for Scientific Investigative Training will be hosting an American Polygraph Association accredited beginner polygraph course in Gauteng, South Africa, from 8 January 2024 to 15 March 2024. If you wish to start a career as a skilled polygraph examiner and lie detector with an internationally recognized qualification, then this is the place to start. The Academy for Scientific Investigative Training is a professional institution offering a comprehensive education in the art of the detection of deception. Studies of theory, history and psychophysiology are pursued through lecture and […]

Basic Polygraph Examiner Course 9 January 2023

Accredited Basic Polygraph Examiners Course in Gauteng from 9 January to 17 March 2023. World renowned Nate Gordon returns to South Africa to present an in depth training course for those wanting to become accredited polygraph examiners. The course is recognized by the American Polygraph Association, the Southern African Polygraph Federation and the South African Professional Polygraph Association. So if you are interested in becoming a certified and recognized examiner, please feel free to reach out: Nate Gordon: truthdoctor@polygraph-training.com Joanette Karsten: joanette@polyinstitute.co.za Telephone Number: 084 640 4182 www.polygraph-training.com

Warming Up for the Nedbank Desert Dash 2021

Reaching the pinnacle in every way. The Nedbank Desert Dash 2021 is almost upon us, and it is with great pride and pleasure that we can announce that the PISA Integrity Assessment Centre will leave its mark under the Namibian sun. Keep your eyes peeled for our very own polygraph examiner and company director; Mr Chris Karsten, as well as Mercia Swanepoel, wife of polygraph examiner HJ Swanepoel, as they burn their way across the back of the beast while sporting the PISA colours. As described on their Facebook page, the Desert Dash is not just an endurance mountain […]

The PISA Integrity Assessment Centre Team Members

Charles Allen Kemp elected as President of the Southern African Polygraph Federation

On 27 October 2018 the Southern African Polygraph Federation Annual General Meeting was hosted at the J’Cups guesthouse situated in Centurion. It was another successful event and a great opportunity to socialise, network, and most importantly to learn. This year included three incredible guest speakers, specialists in their field who took the time to impart some of their specialist knowledge to polygraph examiners. Hannes Bezuidenhout, Riaan Bellingham and Estelle Naude talked about relevant modern day topics including ‘Admissions and Confessions in the Polygraph Environment,’ ‘Legal Implications of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) in the Polygraph Environment’ as well […]

Chris and Joanette Karsten at the International Field Archery Association World Championships 2018

It is with great pride and joy that we get to congratulate Chris and Joanette Karsten on a stunning performance at the International Field Archery Association World Championships 2018 held in South Africa. The two polygraph examiners of the PISA Integrity Assessment Centre once again showed that there simply is no compromise when it comes to dedication to achieve accuracy. The IFAA world field archery championship 2018 took place at the Elgro River lodge in Potchefstroom during 5 – 13 October 2018. There were 391 archers from 26 different countries, competing in different classes and shooting styles. The competitions started […]

Real Life Superheroes

Reed Exhibitions Africa and ReedPOP; the world’s largest producer of pop culture events, in partnership with VS Gaming; South Africa’s largest independent gaming brand and the leading platform for online gaming in Africa, has successfully hosted the first Comic Con Africa event at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and International Convention Centre situated close to Midrand. It was a spectacular 3 day event showcasing comic books and science fiction and fantasy related films, television and similar popular arts featuring a great range of pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres. With fun features such as animation, toys, gadgets, […]

Uncompromising Ethics and Standards

The Southern African Polygraph Federation Annual General Meeting took place at J’Cups guesthouse in Centurion on 28 October 2017, and once again it was a successful event paving the future for the polygraph industry in South Africa. We would like to give a big congratulation to Charles Allen Kemp, polygraph examiner and CEO of the PISA Integrity Assessment Centre for being elected as the Director for Ethics and Standards on the SAPFED board of directors. This part of our ongoing endeavour to improve the quality and standards of polygraph examinations in South Africa and the rest of Africa, one day […]

Converus EyeDetect in the News

As a proud South African partner and a distributor of the Converus EyeDetect system, we are very interested to see how the media is responding to what is being called the future of integrity assessment screenings. So far, and admittedly somewhat unsurprisingly, the response has been incredibly positive. Magdalena Petrova; reporter at CNBC decided to visit the offices of Converus EyeDetect to see for herself what all the fuss is about: Researchers say they’ve created an automated test that can tell if you’re lying by tracking your eyes from CNBC. The Converus EyeDetect system is available nationwide in South […]

The PISA Integrity Assessment Centre Video

The PISA Integrity Assessment Centre is proud to present the company video in partnership with Business Essentials. As one of the oldest polygraph service providers we remain at the forefront of the industry, continuously striving to improve and grow so that we can offer our customers an all-encompassing solution to suite their unique needs. To ensure that we can be the one-stop solution we consist of multiple experts working together to provide a professional service at lower prices. We specialise in polygraph examinations, psychometric assessments, background checking and much, much more, all offered in customizable packages for your needs. Big […]

Qualified and Accredited

It is no accident that I used the word polygraph professional instead of polygraph examiners in the headline. Polygraph examinations are becoming increasingly popular as an effective tool in investigations and as part of a robust pre-employment screening system. Unfortunately, due to the great success, there is great demand, and where there is great demand, there is cheap imitation products. As Charles L. Yeschke put it in his paper he wrote in 1965; Ethics and the Polygraph Examiner: “Every profession, including law and medicine, has historically gone through a transition period of development similar to that which the detection of deception […]

A Great New Year

A great new year lies ahead with great new opportunities, and even better new products. We enjoy looking at every year as a new frontier, a new challenge to conquer, and we hope you are as excited as we are about what awaits. Well, that being said, we are as excited about some of our new tools that we have to work with, and would like to take the opportunity of welcoming you into the new year by showing you what we have been up to in order to provide a better service to you, our esteemed client. The PISA […]

Managing (Un)Acceptable Behaviour

The prevalence of unacceptable behaviour in the workplace is like the omni present bad weather. It pervades all aspects of business activity, and impacts, over and above the tangible effects of theft and fraud, employer/employee relations severely. Employees are assets and are responsible for generating wealth in it’s widest context. But employees may also pose the biggest single risk to the organisation. Management is about managing risk, including the risk posed by employees. Perceptions and attitude influence behaviour. Should an employee have the perception that he or she is ‘entitled’ to steal and that they can get away with theft, […]