Anti Bribery & Corruption Training 2020

Anti-bribery and corruption enforcement actions are rising globally. Organizations across every industry should be aware of the consequences and repercussions of corruption violations which can be swift and severe. Countless firms have been subject to major fines and other penalties that have had highly negative impact on their business and many individual employees have been prosecuted on criminal charges. White Collar Academy offers an anti-bribery and corruption training to ensure that your organization is compliant with modern international anti-corruption legislation.

Maintaining your reputation in business means everything and ensuring your organization is compliant with the terms of the FCPA, UK Bribery Act as well as other national legislation should be high on your list of priorities. Anti-bribery and anti-corruption measures should form a key part of your organization’s compliance strategy, and implementing a robust training solution to keep your employees aware of the threat of corruption is essential. Effective training on this topic will help employees at all levels understand their roles in protecting material non-public information and the implications and consequences of disregarding the bribery and corruption rules.

White Collar Academy has developed an ABC training specified to the needs of compliance professionals. The program covers a broad range of topics, including recent developments, stimulating debate, fostering networking, cross-fertilisation and the global exchange of experience. The aim of this training is to providing comprehensive, high-quality and easily accessible anti-bribery and corruption education.

Programme

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+ Training Day 1

International laws and standards & investigating corruption

+ Training Day 2

Designing an Effective Anti-Corruption Compliance Programme

+ Training Day 3

Compliance in Action & practical realities

+ Training 4

Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption Compliance Management

+ Training day 5

Crises Management

+ Training day 6

Responses, communication, reputation & media

Target Audience   

The ABC Training is specifically designed for and only accessible to compliance professionals wishing to enhance their understanding of anti-bribery compliance and attain a accreditation in this field:

• Anyone responsible for ensuring or contributing to their organisation's compliance with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act

• Ethics & Compliance Officers

• General Counsels

• Directors

• Managers

• Accountants

• Auditors

Objectives

and you will be able to:

• Deal with challenges related to anti-corruption and integrity;

• Gain awareness of the risks bribery poses to companies and individuals and prevent violations from occurring.

• Achieve a better understanding of the warning signs of bribery and learn how to respond appropriately;

• Evaluate the risk of corruption within your organisation;

• Identify instruments for increasing transparency and accountability;

• Develop, construct and implement tools and strategies to prevent corruption;

• Managing third party risks;

• Deal with whistleblowers;

• Crisis management during corruption allegations or accusations;

• Gain awareness of the criminal and financial risks of corruption for individuals and companies;

• Conduct internal investigations; 

• Deal with employees under suspicion.

By the end of the training participants will have an understanding of:

• What constitutes corruption;

• The consequences of corruption;

• The international framework of anti-corruption conventions, laws (FCPA, UKBA and relevant national legislation), protocols and best practices;

• Essential sources of anti-corruption compliance; 

• The various stakeholders and organizations involved in corruption prevention; 

• Corruption enforcement;

• High-risk countries, industries and customers;

• Tools and strategies to prevent corruption.

Method

During this ABC Training you will acquire knowledge which can be applied directly in your daily work. Providing theory, practicing with cases and discussing examples from practice are methods that are constantly alternated. 

We work in small groups to stimulate learning from each other. The maximum amount of participants for this training is 15.

Entry requirements

The course is specifically designed to be detailed yet accessible. Although no professional experience in anti-bribery law or compliance is required, some exposure, working experience, or training in anti-bribery compliance is preferred.

To get the most from the course, a good standard of English is required.

Course materials 

Participants to the ABC Training will receive 2 weeks prior to each training day a digital syllabus with relevant course materials.

Assignments 

Prior to three training days, participants are given an assignment in preparation of the following training day. Handing in these assignments is optional.

Preparation

For each training day, participants are expected to go through the course materials. This will amount to approximately 3 hours of preparation time for each training day. 

Location 

The ABC Training will take place in the city centre of The Hague, at our training location.

Accommodation and Travel

Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements and any associated costs. Please let us know if you need any advice. We are more than happy to help.

Certificate 

Participants to the ABC Training will receive the Anti-Bribery and Corruption accreditation from the White Collar Academy. 

This accreditation will be awarded to those who have:

• attended a minimum of 5 of the 6 training days;

• participated actively during all training days

as this ensures participants to have  acquired the requisite knowledge. 

The ABC Training does not include an exam. 

Permanent Education points 

The ABC Training consists of a total of 36 hours of permanent education (PE). The Permanent Education points that are obtained by taking part in the ABC Training are recognized by several professional organizations, amongst which:

• Koninklijke Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants (NBA)

• Nederlandse orde van advocaten (NOvA)

• Koninklijke Notariële Beroepsorganisatie (KNB)

• Register Belastingadviseurs (RB)

• NEVOA