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Certified GRC & Financial Crime Specialist (CGFCS)

Overview

The Certified GRC & Financial Crime Specialist (CGFCS) program is the Institute’s flagship professional certification. It equips participants with comprehensive knowledge and practical tools to address the challenges of governance, risk management, compliance, and financial crime prevention in today’s complex global environment.

This program is ideal for professionals in banking, insurance, fintech, regulatory agencies, and corporate governance, and is benchmarked to international best practices

Benefits:
  • Duration: 8–10 weeks (part-time) or 5-day intensive bootcamp
  • Mode: Online/ Hybrid/ In-person masterclass options
  • Accreditation: CPD certified
  • Faculty: Global compliance practitioners, regulators, and industry experts
  • Fee: £950 (Individual Fees) Corporate Package: Discounts available for teams of 5+ participants
Objectives

Learning Objectives

By the end of this certification, participants will be able to:
  • Understand and apply core GRC frameworks in financial and non-financial institutions.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate financial crime risks, including AML/CTF, fraud, bribery, and cyber-enabled threats.
  • Implement effective compliance and governance programs aligned with regulatory expectations.
  • Apply risk-based approaches to due diligence, monitoring, and reporting obligations.
  • Integrate ESG compliance, AI/RegTech solutions, and digital transformation into risk and compliance strategies.
Enrollment

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Modules

Course Modules

Module 1: Foundations of GRC

  • Principles of Governance, Risk, and Compliance
  • International frameworks and standards (ISO, COSO, Basel, FATF)
  • Ethics, integrity, and accountability in leadership

Module 2: Financial Crime Fundamentals

  • Money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing
  • Fraud, bribery, corruption, and insider trading
  • Case studies: African & global perspectives

Module 3: Risk Management & Controls

  • Enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks
  • Risk appetite, tolerance, and culture
  • Designing internal controls for effectiveness

Module 4: AML/CTF & Regulatory Compliance

  • Customer Due Diligence (CDD) & Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
  • Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR/STR)
  • Sanctions screening & regulatory expectations

Module 5: Emerging Risks & Technologies

  • Digital assets, crypto, and stablecoins
  • Cybersecurity and resilience in financial institutions
  • Artificial Intelligence & RegTech in compliance monitoring

Module 6: ESG & Sustainability Compliance

  • ESG frameworks and investor expectations
  • Climate-related financial risks and disclosures
  • Integrating sustainability into risk and compliance strategies

Capstone Project

  • Apply learning to a real-world compliance challenge (individual or group project)
  • Presentation to peers and faculty


Assessment & Certification

  • Assessments: Multiple-choice exam (50%), project (30%), participation (20%)
  • Certification: Successful candidates earn the CGFCS designation and may use post-nominals “CGFCS” after their name.
  • CPD Credits: 40 hours