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Finance, AML & Compliance

ICA Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance

Course Overview

This leadership programme has been designed to sharpen the strategic skills of senior managers and those aspiring to hold the highest compliance positions within an organisation.

This expert-level qualification offers:

  • Specialist knowledge – the highest level in the field
  • Strategic thinking – helps your leadership ambitions
  • Innovation – explores new ideas, best practice, and future developments from a global perspective
  • Fellowship of ICA – become automatically eligible for the highest grade of membership
  • Networking – grow with other like-minded, senior professionals.

Join hundreds of senior compliance professionals from over 50 countries who unlocked their leadership potential and improved their career growth opportunities with this qualification.

This qualification is awarded in association with Alliance Manchester Business School, the University of Manchester.



Course Content

The syllabus covers a variety of key issues relevant at a senior level and is designed to provide an insight into the risks and potential hurdles faced by your organisation. The syllabus is delivered by an exclusive series of high-profile masterclasses covering relevant topics.

  • Building and leading a world class compliance team
  • Strategic risk management for leaders
  • Behavioural compliance: the role of psychology in culture and ethical behaviour
  • Keeping up with emerging regulatory developments
  • Governance, risk and compliance in the digital world
  • Applying governance, conduct and outcomes for the benefit of the organisation
  • Leading change in governance, risk, and compliance
  • Financial crime risk in the digital age

This course is delivered over 12 months with materials delivered online for you to study in your own time and at your own pace including:

  • Eight 3-hour live, virtual masterclasses over four weekends.
  • Eight group tutorials that give the opportunity to reflect, interpret and apply the knowledge from the masterclasses
  • (Optional) Five live, virtual classrooms spread over the duration of the course, designed to support the networking element of the course as well as focus on the latest global developments.

Next Enrolment Date: 08 December 2025

The full schedule of dates for the programme can be found here.

This is an executive-level programme suitable for:

  • Heads of Compliance/Governance/Risk
  • Company Directors/Board Members
  • Compliance Managers and senior GRC staff
  • Senior Risk staff
  • Senior Internal and External Audit staff
  • Company Secretaries
  • Accountants
  • Legal Practitioners
  • Regulatory Representative

Benefits

These expert-level qualifications are designed to sharpen the strategic skills of senior professionals or those aspiring to be Heads of Compliance/AML/Financial Crime Prevention.

Next Steps

Whilst the GTA facilitates the training for ICA qualifications, you need to enrol online directly with the ICA. When you reach this page the ‘Enrol now’ button is at the top right of the page


Course Details

Start date

Not currently scheduled

CPD Points

3.0

Price

£8500.00

Length

12-month course with a mixture of guided online study and participation in live sessions. Enrol by 8

Course Tutor

The International Compliance Association (ICA)

The International Compliance Association (ICA) is the leading professional body for the global regulatory and financial crime compliance community. It is also the provider of internationally recognised, professional, certificated qualifications in anti-money laundering; governance, risk and compliance and financial crime prevention. Being a member of the ICA, a global community, is a mark of prestige and shows that you have reached a standard of excellence in your professional career.

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