Anti-Bribery and International Compliance Training Course

Participants can conduct and document a risk-based bribery risk assessment.

• ISO 37001 risk assessment inputs: country, sector, transaction and counterparties
• Risk scoring matrices calibrated with likelihood, impact and control effectiveness
• Country risk indicators tested against transaction-specific red flags
• Third-party, government-touchpoint and payment-channel exposure mapped across business processes
• Documenting risk rationale, sources, owners and review dates
• Residual-risk decisions aligned with risk appetite and escalation thresholds

Participants can translate anti-bribery requirements into accountable governance and policy controls.

• Anti-bribery policy clauses: prohibited conduct, approvals, reporting and sanctions
• Tone from the top translated into accountable management actions
• Delegated authority matrices matched to expenditure and engagement risks
• Control owners assigned through RACI responsibility mapping and evidence registers
• Local procedures reconciled with global minimum control requirements
• Policy exceptions recorded, approved and periodically reassessed by compliance

Participants can assess and control common business expenditure with bribery exposure.

• Gift, hospitality, travel and entertainment assessed against proportionality criteria
• Pre-approval thresholds designed around recipient status, value and purpose
• Registers capture business rationale, attendees, values and approval evidence
• Government official invitations screened for official purpose and timing
• Charitable donations tested for beneficiary legitimacy and improper influence
• Sponsorship agreements specify deliverables, payment controls and conflicts disclosures
• Facilitation-payment requests handled through safety, recording and escalation protocols

Participants can perform risk-based due diligence and establish appropriate third-party controls.

• Risk-based due diligence tiers defined for agents, distributors and consultants
• Beneficial ownership, sanctions and adverse-media screening documented before engagement
• Questionnaires test qualifications, government connections, compensation and subcontracting arrangements
• Contract clauses require audit rights, certifications and termination triggers
• Compensation benchmarks identify excessive commissions and vague service descriptions
• Ongoing monitoring uses invoice testing, renewals and changed-risk events

Participants can identify control weaknesses and corruption indicators in high-risk transactions.

• Payment controls link invoices, contracts, approvals and proof of service
• Segregation of duties prevents single-person initiation, approval and release
• Offshore accounts, cash requests and split invoices identified as red flags
• Accounts payable testing traces high-risk payments to supporting evidence
• Acquisition due diligence assesses inherited corruption liabilities and remediation needs
• Joint-venture governance allocates compliance responsibilities, audit rights and reporting

Participants can plan a proportionate response to suspected bribery or control failures.

• Speak-up channels designed for confidentiality, accessibility and non-retaliation
• Intake triage assesses allegation credibility, urgency, jurisdiction and preservation needs
• Investigation plans define scope, privilege, witnesses, evidence and timelines
• Document preservation notices prevent deletion of relevant electronic records
• Interview sequencing separates fact gathering from credibility assessment
• Findings reports distinguish substantiated allegations, root causes and corrective actions

Participants can develop corrective actions following confirmed or suspected misconduct.

• Root-cause analysis uses five whys, control mapping and conduct evidence
• Corrective action plans assign owners, deadlines, metrics and closure evidence
• Disciplinary processes apply consistently across seniority, geography and employment status
• Voluntary disclosure factors assessed with counsel under applicable enforcement policies
• Remediation testing verifies that revised controls operate as designed
• Board reporting presents significant risks, investigations, actions and decisions

Participants can establish monitoring and testing activities that support programme improvement.

• Compliance monitoring plans prioritise high-risk markets, processes and third parties
• Key risk indicators track approvals, exceptions, gifts and investigation trends
• Sample testing selects transactions using risk-based population criteria
• Internal audit coordination distinguishes assurance work from compliance monitoring
• Management information packs combine leading indicators with control-failure evidence
• ISO 37001 performance evaluation supports periodic programme improvement

Participants can apply escalation, documentation and control methods to their own responsibilities.

• Personal responsibility mapped to approval, escalation and reporting decisions
• Scenario analysis applies red flags to tendering, licensing and procurement
• Decision logs record rationale, evidence, approvers and unresolved concerns
• Escalation communications state facts, risk, urgency and requested action
• Thirty-day application plans target controls requiring immediate improvement
• Peer review refines action plans against organisational constraints and accountabilities