To become a Private Investigator in Georgia is different from most other places. The difference is that Georgia does not require much for you to work as a PI for a Private Investigator agency. You simply need to be employed/ registered under a licensed Georgia PI agency as a Private Investigator. Private Detective Aptitude Test You do not even need to take a Private Investigator course / get Private Investigator training to become a PI employee. As staff of an agency, you will get a Georgia "beginner's" license: PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR license. You need a PI employer to get this license. You will need to take a government approved PI course after you obtain this license (within six months). However, you won’t have a full Georgia Private Investigator's license (work for yourself) but you can work as one for an agency. This can be viewed as you being a Private Investigator under supervision. Full Georgia PI License A full PI license allows you to work for yourself (your ...