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Financial Crime Prevention Training

SAQA US AATICD-0189 | NQF 5 | Credits 10 | Duration 5 Days
From $913 per delegate

Description

This course equips participants with the knowledge and skills to identify, prevent, and report financial crimes such as fraud, money laundering, and bribery. It covers regulatory frameworks, risk assessment, and internal controls to safeguard organisational assets and reputation.

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply relevant legislation and regulatory requirements to prevent financial crime.
  • Analyze financial transactions to detect indicators of fraud and money laundering.
  • Evaluate internal control weaknesses and recommend improvements.
  • Implement reporting procedures for suspicious activities in line with legal obligations.
  • Demonstrate ethical decision-making in financial crime prevention scenarios.

Target Audience

Ideal for finance professionals, compliance officers, internal auditors, and managers responsible for financial governance and risk management within their organisations.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Day 1: Introduction to Financial Crime and Regulatory Framework

Objectives:
• Define financial crime and its impact on the economy
• Identify key legislation and regulatory bodies in South Africa
• Understand the role of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)
• Explain the concept of money laundering and its stages
• Recognise the importance of compliance in financial institutions

Topics:
• What is financial crime? Types and examples
• Overview of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA)
• The Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA)
• The Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act (POCDATARA)
• International standards: FATF recommendations
• The role of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB)
• Consequences of non-compliance
• Case study: Recent financial crime cases in SA

Day 2: Customer Due Diligence and Know Your Customer (KYC)

Objectives:
• Explain the principles of Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
• Differentiate between simplified, standard, and enhanced due diligence
• Identify beneficial owners and understand control structures
• Apply KYC procedures to different customer types
• Recognise red flags in customer onboarding

Topics:
• CDD requirements under FICA
• Identifying and verifying natural persons
• Identifying and verifying legal persons and trusts
• Beneficial ownership identification
• Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and enhanced due diligence
• Ongoing due diligence and record keeping
• KYC documentation requirements
• Practical exercise: Completing a CDD form

Day 3: Transaction Monitoring and Suspicious Activity Reporting

Objectives:
• Understand the purpose of transaction monitoring
• Identify unusual transactions and red flags
• Explain the process for reporting suspicious transactions
• Differentiate between suspicious and unusual transactions
• Apply reporting obligations under FICA

Topics:
• Transaction monitoring systems and techniques
• Red flags in transactional behaviour
• Thresholds and reporting triggers
• The Suspicious Transaction Reporting (STR) process
• Confidentiality and tipping off
• Case studies: Analysing suspicious transactions
• Role of the compliance officer in reporting
• Practical exercise: Drafting an STR

Day 4: Advanced Financial Crime Typologies and Sector-Specific Risks

Objectives:
• Identify common money laundering typologies
• Understand trade-based money laundering techniques
• Recognise risks in specific sectors (banking, insurance, gambling)
• Analyse cyber-enabled financial crime
• Apply risk-based approach to financial crime prevention

Topics:
• Money laundering through trade finance
• Smurfing and structuring
• Use of shell companies and trusts
• Cybercrime and digital payment fraud
• Terrorist financing methods
• Sector-specific risks: Banking, insurance, and gambling
• Case studies: Complex money laundering schemes
• Risk assessment methodologies

Day 5: Compliance Programmes, Governance, and Ethics

Objectives:
• Design an effective financial crime compliance programme
• Understand the role of governance and ethics in crime prevention
• Conduct internal investigations and audits
• Apply sanctions screening and asset freezing
• Prepare for regulatory inspections

Topics:
• Elements of a compliance programme
• Governance structures and board oversight
• Ethics and corporate culture
• Sanctions screening and asset freezing
• Internal investigation procedures
• Regulatory inspections and audits
• Emerging trends: AI in financial crime prevention
• Course review and assessment

Practicals

No practicals for this training.

This course is made up of exercises and case studies delivered alongside the theory — no separate practical sessions are required to complete it.

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course and a final summative test at the end.

Daily Exercises — 30%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 30% to the final total.

Final Test — 70%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 70% to the overall mark.

Final Total
Component Out of Weight
Daily Average (multiple choice) 100% 30%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice) 100% 70%
Final Total 100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Awarded to delegates who achieve an overall mark of 50% or higher on the Final Total (Daily Average 30% + Final Test 70%).

How it works
  • Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
  • Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
  • You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
  • If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.
Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates Discount
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15 9% off
20 12% off
25 15% off
30 18% off
50 30% off
75 35% off
100 40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.

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