Career Information: Becoming a Cursebreaker
Gringott's employs Cursebreakers for various jobs from tracking down debtors and people who have defaulted on loans all the way to Indiana Jones type assignments in Pharoh's tombs. They are the bank's means of collections, and of acquiring new revenue.
Generally, they spend a great deal of time working through puzzles that wizards and witches throughout the ages have designed to protect their assets, or to cover their tracks. Think Indiana Jones meets Dr. Robert Langdon of the DaVinci Code.
Academically, Gringott's requires that applicants have at least four NEWTS, requiring Arithmancy, Charms, and DADA.
Training takes three months of "class" work and as long as one year practical experience, depending on how quickly you get things done. Gringott's encourages trainees to take less time.
Cursebreakers can work either in international field offices while on assignment, or will work on location at Gringott's in Diagon Alley. Advanced agents have their choice in their assignments, and can choose not to work in the field or take dangerous assignments. However, the sort of person attracted to this job is also likely to like dangerous assignments.
Let me know if you think something should be added! Month 1: Advanced Charms study and the history of Curses and Curse-Breaking. Month 2: Advanced arithmantic theory and history, focusing on arithmantic puzzles. Also a focus on Charmed objects: myth, legend, law, and discovery. Month 3: Stealth, tracking, disguise. Symbology and cartography. Also a focus on International wizarding relations.
First Year of Work: Each trainee is assigned to an experienced cursebreaker, who will train them as well as they can and then go on their first few missions with them.