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Free diplomas in LLM Engineering and AI Agents, an AI capstone coach that reviews your work against the rubric, structured study books, and a public portfolio of approved capstones — all in one place.
GACS Master-Level Diploma · MICA
- Master Manual · Required pre-exam reading
MICA Unified Master Manual
Six-chapter intelligence-agency-grade reference required before the MICA capstone.
- Capstone exam · 150 questions
MICA Master Intelligence Analyst — Capstone Exam
Pass 120/150 (80%) for the diploma. ≥135 = Merit Distinction. ≥143 = Master designation.
Specialist Diplomas · Field Manuals & Capstones
- Specialist Diploma
CFPS — Fraud Prevention
Field ManualRequired readingFive-chapter field manual on fraud doctrine, typologies, victim tradecraft, investigation workflow and disruption seams.
Capstone analytic productFraud Cluster Brief & Disruption PlanWritten product graded against a weighted rubric. Pass ≥70/100 for the capstone seal on your transcript.
- Specialist Diploma
CBI — Blockchain Investigation
Field ManualRequired readingSix-chapter field manual on UTXO and account-chain tracing, bridges, mixers, privacy coins, exchange attribution and freezes.
Capstone analytic productTrace Report & Asset-Recovery PackageWritten product graded against a weighted rubric. Pass ≥70/100 for the capstone seal on your transcript.
- Specialist Diploma
OIA — OSINT Intelligence
Field ManualRequired readingSeven-chapter field manual on OSINT doctrine, OPSEC, SOCMINT, GEOINT, dark-web tradecraft and infrastructure attribution.
Capstone analytic productTarget Package & Attribution BriefWritten product graded against a weighted rubric. Pass ≥70/100 for the capstone seal on your transcript.
GACS Education Library
- Ebook 1 of 11
GACS Advanced Investment-Scam Defense — Safety Edition
Advanced trading concepts taught through the lens of safety: how strategies really work, how scammers misuse the terms, and how to protect yourself.
- Ebook 3 of 11
GACS Advanced Technical Analysis — Safety Edition
Patterns, indicators and trading psychology — taught through a safety-first lens so you can spot when scammers fake charts and signals.
- Ebook 4 of 11
GACS Basic Technical Analysis — Safety Edition
The fundamentals of charts, candles, trends and indicators — taught with a safety-first lens so you can tell real analysis from manipulation.
- Ebook 5 of 11
GACS Beginner Strategies — Safety Edition
Ten foundational trading strategies for new traders — paired with the scam tactics that target beginners and how to avoid them.
- Ebook 8 of 11
GACS Forex & Fraud Psychology — Safety Edition
How the Forex market works and how emotions drive decisions — paired with the psychological tricks scammers use to manipulate traders.
- Ebook 9 of 11
GACS Global Investment-Fraud Landscape — Safety Edition
How international markets, sessions and instruments connect — and how scammers exploit global complexity to manipulate victims.
- Ebook 11 of 11
GACS Investment-Market Scam Defense — Safety Edition
How the global trading market really works — participants, sessions, liquidity, orders — and the manipulation tactics scammers use to deceive victims.
GACS Course Modules
- Course Module 2 · Based on Ebook 2
Course Module 2 — Investment-Scam Terms & Definitions (Safety Edition)
Essential trading terminology every learner must understand — paired with the manipulation tactics scammers use to misuse each term.
- Course Module 4 · Based on Ebook 4
Course Module 4 — Basic Technical Analysis (Safety Edition)
Foundational technical analysis — candlesticks, trends, support and resistance, indicators, patterns — paired with how scammers fake basic TA.
- Course Module 6 · Based on Ebook 6
Course Module 6 — Capital Management (Safety Edition)
Capital management as the foundation of safe trading — risk, position sizing, leverage, emotional control — and how scammers attack each one.
- Course Module 8 · Based on Ebook 8
Course Module 8 — Forex & Fraud Psychology (Safety Edition)
How the Forex market works, how currency pairs behave, and how emotions and cognitive biases are weaponized by scammers — with practical protection.
- Course Module 9 · Based on Ebook 9
Course Module 9 — Global Investment-Fraud Landscape (Safety Edition)
How global markets interact across regions, instruments, and sessions — and how scammers misuse international trading complexity to manipulate victims.
- Course Module 11 · Based on Ebook 11
Course Module 11 — Investment-Market Scam Defense (Safety Edition)
How the global trading market works — participants, sessions, liquidity, volatility, and orders — paired with the manipulation tactics scammers use.
GACS Exams
- GACS Exam · Based on Course Module 1
Exam 1 — Advanced Investment-Scam Defense (Safety Edition)
20-question multiple-choice exam covering advanced trading concepts, scalping, swing & positional trading, NFP strategy, risk management, and scam detection. Passing score: 80%.
- GACS Exam · Based on Course Module 2
Exam 2 — Investment-Scam Terms & Definitions (Safety Edition)
20-question multiple-choice exam covering core trading terminology, market mechanics, advanced terms, and scam detection. Passing score: 80%.
- GACS Exam · Based on Course Module 3
Exam 3 — Advanced Technical Analysis (Safety Edition)
20-question multiple-choice exam covering advanced candlestick patterns, divergence, breakouts, indicators, multi-timeframe analysis, psychology, and scam detection. Passing score: 80%.
- GACS Exam · Based on Course Module 4
Exam 4 — Basic Technical Analysis (Safety Edition)
20-question multiple-choice exam covering candlesticks, charts, trends, support & resistance, indicators, patterns, volume, and scam detection. Passing score: 80%.
- GACS Exam · Based on Course Module 5
Exam 5 — Beginner Strategies (Safety Edition)
20-question multiple-choice exam covering beginner strategies, trend following, breakouts, support & resistance, indicators, risk management, and scam detection. Passing score: 80%.
- GACS Exam · Based on Course Module 6
Exam 6 — Capital Management (Safety Edition)
20-question multiple-choice exam covering risk per trade, position sizing, leverage, stop-loss, diversification, emotional capital, and scam tactics. Passing score: 80%.
- GACS Exam · Based on Course Module 7
Exam 7 — CFDs & Stocks (Safety Edition)
20-question multiple-choice exam covering stocks, CFDs, leverage, margin, long/short positions, fees, broker verification, and scam detection. Passing score: 80%.
- GACS Exam · Based on Course Module 8
Exam 8 — Forex & Fraud Psychology (Safety Edition)
20-question multiple-choice exam covering Forex market structure, currency pairs, pips, lots, spreads, leverage, market sessions, trading psychology, cognitive biases, emotional traps, and scam tactics. Passing score: 80%.
- GACS Exam · Based on Course Module 9
Exam 9 — Global Investment-Fraud Landscape (Safety Edition)
20-question multiple-choice exam covering global markets and exchanges, international instruments, market sessions, global economic events, liquidity, volatility, risks, and scam tactics. Passing score: 80%.
- GACS Exam · Based on Course Module 10
Exam 10 — Market Analysis (Safety Edition)
20-question multiple-choice exam covering technical, fundamental & sentiment analysis, market cycles, volume, multi-timeframe analysis, economic news, and scam tactics involving analysis. Passing score: 80%.
- GACS Exam · Based on Course Module 11
Exam 11 — Investment-Market Scam Defense (Safety Edition)
20-question multiple-choice exam covering how the trading market works, market participants, liquidity, volatility, sessions, order types, global influences, manipulation tactics, and safe trading practices. Passing score: 80%.
GACS Certificates
- GACS Certificate · Based on Exam 1
Certificate 1 — Advanced Investment-Scam Defense (Safety Edition)
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing GACS Exam 1 — Advanced Investment-Scam Defense (Safety Edition).
- GACS Certificate · Based on Exam 2
Certificate 2 — Investment-Scam Terms & Definitions (Safety Edition)
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing GACS Exam 2 — Investment-Scam Terms & Definitions (Safety Edition).
- GACS Certificate · Based on Exam 3
Certificate 3 — Advanced Technical Analysis (Safety Edition)
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing GACS Exam 3 — Advanced Technical Analysis (Safety Edition).
- GACS Certificate · Based on Exam 4
Certificate 4 — Basic Technical Analysis (Safety Edition)
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing GACS Exam 4 — Basic Technical Analysis (Safety Edition).
- GACS Certificate · Based on Exam 5
Certificate 5 — Beginner Strategies (Safety Edition)
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing GACS Exam 5 — Beginner Strategies (Safety Edition).
- GACS Certificate · Based on Exam 6
Certificate 6 — Capital Management (Safety Edition)
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing GACS Exam 6 — Capital Management (Safety Edition).
- GACS Certificate · Based on Exam 7
Certificate 7 — CFDs & Stocks (Safety Edition)
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing GACS Exam 7 — CFDs & Stocks (Safety Edition).
- GACS Certificate · Based on Exam 8
Certificate 8 — Forex & Fraud Psychology (Safety Edition)
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing GACS Exam 8 — Forex & Fraud Psychology (Safety Edition).
- GACS Certificate · Based on Exam 9
Certificate 9 — Global Investment-Fraud Landscape (Safety Edition)
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing GACS Exam 9 — Global Investment-Fraud Landscape (Safety Edition).
- GACS Certificate · Based on Exam 10
Certificate 10 — Market Analysis (Safety Edition)
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing GACS Exam 10 — Market Analysis (Safety Edition).
- GACS Certificate · Based on Exam 11
Certificate 11 — Investment-Market Scam Defense (Safety Edition)
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing GACS Exam 11 — Investment-Market Scam Defense (Safety Edition).
- Awarded for completing all 11 GACS exams
GACS Master Certificate of Crypto Risk Management
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing GACS Education System — Full Program (Exams 1–11).
- GACS Master-Level Diploma · Intelligence & Cybercrime Analysis
MICA Master Intelligence Analyst Diploma
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing MICA Master Intelligence Analyst — Capstone Exam.
- GACS Protective Intelligence Series · Bonus Diploma
Surveillance & Counter-Surveillance Fundamentals Diploma
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing Surveillance & Counter-Surveillance Fundamentals — Final Exam.
- GACS Protective Intelligence Series · Paid Diploma
SCS Advanced — Executive & Travel Protection Diploma
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing SCS Advanced — Executive & Travel Protection — Final Exam.
- GACS Master Diploma · Paid
LLM Engineering & Applied AI Architecture — Master Diploma
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing LLM Engineering & Applied AI Architecture — Capstone Exam.
- GACS Specialist Diploma · Intelligence Agency Tier
Crypto Fraud Prevention Specialist Diploma
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing Crypto Fraud Prevention Specialist — Final Exam.
- GACS Professional Diploma · Intelligence Agency Tier
Certified Blockchain Investigator Diploma
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing Certified Blockchain Investigator — Final Exam.
- GACS Professional Diploma · Intelligence Agency Tier
OSINT Intelligence Analyst Diploma
Personalized printable certificate awarded for completing OSINT Intelligence Analyst — Final Exam.
Modules
11 long-form ebooks rolling out — covering strategy, risk and fraud.
Exams
Knowledge checks at the end of every module, plus a 100-question proctored final.
Certificates
Downloadable PDF certificate with your name when you pass.
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