OSINT Fundamentals + Social Media Course

Build An Incredible Foundation For Your OSINT Learning Journey

Build an incredible foundation of open source intelligence knowledge

Our Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Fundamentals + Social Media Course is simply the best way to start your OSINT learning journey.

Provided through an online self-paced, on-demand training course aimed at researchers, investigators, law enforcement, government, military and decision support personnel. We teach you the most important fundamentals to collect, analyse and produce high quality open source intelligence and support your mission. Everything from an introduction to intelligence, through to social media collection and analysis.

Our course is designed for people looking to build a foundation in open source intelligence. Our techniques focus on creating repeatable success by giving you a depth of knowledge that will prepare you for future changes and challenges in the OSINT environment and reduce the reliance on third party tools. If you are looking for something more, be sure to look at our Advanced OSINT Course.

We update content regularly so your subscription has you covered for new tools, techniques and methodology throughout the 12 months of access to the content.

Please see our curriculum below for all the amazing things you will learn throughout this course.


Course Curriculum


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Your Instructor


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Our Training Team

The OSINT Combine training team is led by our Head of Training, Jacob Hunter. Jacob held several roles at Victoria Police including Victim Identification Specialist with the Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team, and he was a Senior Instructor of Open-Source Investigations. Jacob begun his intelligence career in the Australian Army deploying to the Middle East and developing intelligence products for CBRN and IED threats.

Jemma is a Senior OSINT Training Specialist, with extensive experience as an intelligence analyst, and has held various cyber roles in the intelligence community. Jemma has delivered OSINT training and development for several Australian Government Agencies.

Mat is a Senior OSINT Trainer with OSINT Combine. Mat was a Senior Instructor at Victoria Police where he developed and conducted training in Open-Source Investigations. Mat has also held various roles during his career with the Australian Army.

Our great team is supported by our CEO Chris Poulter and numerous members of OSINT Combine.


Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for 12 months, across any and all devices you own.
What if I have questions during my self-paced learning?
We want to give you the knowledge you paid for. We will happily answer any questions you have about the content and techniques as best we can.
Do I need any pre-existing skills or knowledge before starting this course?
Nope! We take you from the very start and all the way through to building an advanced foundation in the world of open source intelligence.
Are there quizzes throughout the course?
Absolutely! We want you to feel comfortable that the knowledge sunk in so we have created quizzes for each module.
What about completion certificates?
You will receive a certificate of completion with a serial number once you have finished the course.