Workplace Fraud and Corruption Prevention Training Course

Duration 5 days 10 modules · 33 contact hours
Level Intermediate Certificate on completion
Who attends Finance Managers, Internal Auditors and others
Fee from USD 1,100 KSh 95,000 for Kenyan organisations
Where 52 cities + online See dates by city
Next start 16 Nov 2026 Course code SD-FFC-045

Before you join: Participants should have working experience in finance, procurement, compliance, HR, internal audit, risk or operational management.

Dates & prices

Two start dates a month in every city, and live online on weekdays or weekends. Fees are per participant; classroom fees include tuition, materials, lunch and refreshments, and the certificate.

Suggest a date or city

Showing the next six months. Later dates, other cities and private deliveries for your team are available on request.

Course overview

Workplace fraud and corruption can arise through procurement kickbacks, false expense claims, payroll manipulation, conflicts of interest, bribery through intermediaries and management override of controls. The financial loss is often accompanied by regulatory exposure, damaged supplier relationships, weak employee confidence in reporting channels and costly investigations. Finance, procurement, HR, legal, compliance and internal audit teams need a common way to identify schemes, assess risk, prevent misconduct and respond proportionately when concerns arise.

This course examines occupational fraud, bribery and corruption using the ACFE Fraud Tree, fraud risk assessment methods, anti-bribery controls and investigation protocols. Participants learn to map fraud scenarios, assess inherent and residual risk, test segregation of duties, identify transaction red flags and use basic data-analysis techniques such as duplicate testing, journal-entry testing and Benford's Law. They also address third-party due diligence, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, whistleblowing, case triage, evidence preservation, interviews, remediation and board reporting.

Instruction combines focused briefings with realistic cases drawn from procurement, payroll, expenses, vendor management and financial reporting. Group work applies fraud-risk registers, control matrices, red-flag reviews, investigation plans and response decisions to practical scenarios. Participants leave with a reusable workplace fraud and corruption prevention pack containing a fraud risk register, anti-bribery control checklist, reporting and triage protocol, investigation planning template, remediation tracker and 90-day action plan.

The course suits professionals who own, operate, review or assure financial and operational controls, including those with responsibility for suppliers, payments, employee conduct, investigations or compliance reporting.

What you will be able to do

  • Identify occupational fraud and corruption schemes using the ACFE Fraud Tree
  • Construct a fraud risk register with inherent and residual risk ratings
  • Design preventive, detective and corrective controls for priority fraud scenarios
  • Assess bribery and third-party risks using an anti-bribery risk assessment
  • Apply red-flag and transaction-testing methods to identify suspicious activity
  • Triage whistleblowing reports using documented credibility and urgency criteria
  • Prepare an investigation plan that protects evidence and procedural fairness
  • Produce a 90-day fraud prevention and remediation action plan

Benefits of attending

For you

  • Recognise fraud indicators before losses become material
  • Assess third-party bribery risks with defensible criteria
  • Challenge weak approval, vendor and payment controls
  • Handle misconduct reports with greater consistency and confidentiality
  • Contribute credible fraud-risk information to senior management discussions

For your organisation

  • Earlier detection of suspicious payments, claims and vendor activity
  • Clearer ownership of fraud prevention and escalation responsibilities
  • More consistent third-party due diligence and anti-bribery controls
  • Better preservation of evidence for internal and external investigations
  • Targeted remediation of control failures following incidents

Course modules

10 modules over 5 days

Participants can distinguish major workplace fraud and corruption schemes and assign prevention responsibilities.

  • Fraud, corruption and misconduct distinguished through ACFE Fraud Tree categories
  • Occupational fraud schemes: asset misappropriation, corruption, financial statement fraud
  • Direct losses, investigation costs, regulatory sanctions and reputational damage quantified
  • Three lines model assigns prevention, detection and assurance accountabilities
  • Fraud triangle and fraud diamond explain pressure, opportunity and rationalisation
  • Management override risks assessed where authority bypasses established approval controls

Participants can build and prioritise a fraud risk register for key business processes.

  • ISO 31000 risk process applied to fraud risk identification
  • Fraud risk register records schemes, causes, controls, owners and ratings
  • Likelihood-impact scoring calibrated using financial, legal and operational consequences
  • Map fraud scenarios across procurement, payroll, expenses, revenue and assets
  • Control gaps prioritised through inherent and residual risk comparisons
  • Risk appetite statements define escalation thresholds for suspected misconduct

Participants can select and evaluate controls that address common fraud risk causes.

  • Preventive, detective and corrective controls matched to fraud risk causes
  • Segregation-of-duties matrices identify incompatible purchasing, payment and reconciliation access
  • Approval limits, delegated authority and maker-checker controls tested
  • Vendor master-file changes controlled through independent verification and audit trails
  • Continuous monitoring rules flag duplicate payments, split purchases and unusual vendors
  • Document retention schedules preserve evidence, approvals and transaction histories

Participants can assess bribery exposure and specify proportionate third-party controls.

  • Bribery, facilitation payments, kickbacks and conflicts classified under applicable laws
  • UK Bribery Act offences compared with FCPA anti-bribery provisions
  • ABC risk assessments examine country, sector, transaction and relationship factors
  • Third-party due diligence verifies ownership, sanctions, reputation and capability
  • Gifts, hospitality and travel registers apply monetary thresholds and approvals
  • Conflict-of-interest declarations capture outside interests, relationships and recusal decisions

Participants can identify suspicious patterns through targeted transaction testing and red-flag analysis.

  • Red-flag indicators linked to payroll, procurement, expenses and revenue schemes
  • Benford's Law screens first-digit distributions for anomalous transaction populations
  • Duplicate testing identifies repeated invoices, bank accounts, amounts and suppliers
  • Journal-entry testing targets late postings, round amounts and unusual users
  • Exception reports combine threshold breaches, sequence gaps and approval anomalies
  • Data quality checks confirm completeness, accuracy, timeliness and unique identifiers

Participants can manage initial misconduct reports confidentially and escalate them appropriately.

  • Speak-up channels designed for accessibility, confidentiality, anonymity and non-retaliation
  • Whistleblowing reports documented using allegation, source, evidence and risk fields
  • Triage criteria assess credibility, urgency, materiality, safety and legal exposure
  • Case intake protocols protect reporter identity and restrict need-to-know access
  • Non-retaliation measures monitor treatment, performance actions and workplace exclusion
  • Escalation paths distinguish HR matters, control failures and suspected crimes

Participants can prepare a fair, evidence-led investigation plan for suspected misconduct.

  • Investigation plans define allegations, scope, independence, milestones and reporting lines
  • PEACE interviewing model structures preparation, rapport, account, closure and evaluation
  • Chain-of-custody logs record evidence collection, handling, transfer and storage
  • Digital evidence preserved through legal holds, access controls and imaging
  • Interview notes separate facts, admissions, inconsistencies and investigator observations
  • Investigation reports distinguish substantiated findings, limitations, conclusions and recommendations

Participants can contain a fraud incident, assess recovery options and track corrective action.

  • Immediate containment stops payment, preserves records and limits further losses
  • Disciplinary, contractual, civil and criminal response options compared
  • Loss calculations document principal, interest, investigation costs and recovery prospects
  • Insurance notifications follow policy conditions, deadlines and evidence requirements
  • Root-cause analysis traces failures in people, process, technology and governance
  • Remediation trackers assign actions, owners, deadlines, evidence and validation

Participants can report fraud exposure, control performance and remediation status to management.

  • Board reporting presents exposure, cases, losses, trends and remediation status
  • Fraud metrics distinguish leading indicators from lagging loss measures
  • ISO 37001 controls mapped to anti-bribery policy requirements
  • Control self-assessments test design adequacy, operating effectiveness and evidence quality
  • Internal audit plans use risk-based coverage and follow-up testing
  • Management information packs translate findings into accountable governance decisions

Participants can produce a prioritised action plan for strengthening fraud and corruption prevention.

  • Personal fraud-prevention plans prioritise actions using risk, control and ownership
  • First-90-day roadmaps sequence quick wins, dependencies, resources and approvals
  • Stakeholder maps assign responsibilities to finance, HR, legal, procurement and audit
  • Training communications reinforce reporting routes, prohibited conduct and consequences
  • Control testing calendars schedule monitoring, review, escalation and remediation checkpoints
  • Success measures track report quality, closure times, losses and repeat incidents

Exercises and examples are adapted to each cohort's sectors and roles.

What you take back to work

  1. Fraud risk register template
  2. Anti-bribery control checklist
  3. Third-party due diligence checklist
  4. Whistleblowing intake and triage protocol
  5. Fraud investigation plan template
  6. 90-day fraud prevention action plan

Who should attend

  • Finance Managers — need stronger controls over payments, journals, expenses and reporting
  • Internal Auditors — need structured methods for assessing fraud risk and control failures
  • Procurement Managers — manage supplier integrity, tendering risks and third-party due diligence
  • Compliance Officers — administer anti-bribery policies, reporting channels and case escalation
  • HR Managers — handle employee misconduct, non-retaliation and disciplinary response
  • Risk Managers — coordinate fraud risk registers, assurance reporting and remediation tracking

Skills and tools covered

Fraud risk assessmentAnti-bribery controlsTransaction red flagsInvestigation planningWhistleblowing triageControl remediation

Tools and standards

ACFE Fraud Tree, ISO 31000 Risk Management, ISO 37001 Anti-bribery Management Systems, PEACE Interviewing Model

How the course runs

Training methodology

The course uses short instructor briefings to introduce frameworks, legal considerations and control methods, followed by case work based on procurement fraud, expense abuse, payroll manipulation and third-party bribery. Small-group exercises apply fraud-risk registers, control matrices, transaction red flags and reporting decisions. Participants work through a simulated allegation from intake to triage, investigation planning and remediation. Individual application planning connects course methods to each participant's control responsibilities and organisational priorities.

Requirements and prerequisites

Participants should have working experience in finance, procurement, compliance, HR, internal audit, risk or operational management. They should be familiar with common business processes such as purchasing, payments, expense claims, payroll, approvals and record keeping. Experience of internal controls, investigations or anti-bribery compliance is useful but not essential. The course does not require accounting qualifications, audit certification, legal training, advanced data-analysis skills or prior fraud-investigation experience. Participants should be prepared to discuss control risks in their own work area.

A typical training day

08:30 – 10:30First session
10:30 – 10:45Refreshment break
10:45 – 12:30Second session
12:30 – 13:30Lunch and networking
13:30 – 15:00Third session
15:00 – 15:15Refreshment break
15:15 – 16:30Workshop and daily review

Live online deliveries follow the same structure in East Africa Time, with shorter screen blocks and longer breaks.

What the fee includes

  • Instruction by a practitioner facilitator
  • Full course workbook and materials
  • Exercise files, templates and case studies
  • Refreshments and lunch on classroom deliveries
  • Certificate of completion
  • Post-course application plan

Frequently asked questions

You should have experience of common workplace processes such as approvals, payments, purchasing, expenses, payroll or record keeping. Prior fraud investigation, legal or audit qualifications are not required.

Bring examples of control challenges or fraud risks from your work, without sharing confidential names, personal data or sensitive case files. A laptop is useful for live online delivery and optional for classroom delivery.

It is designed for finance, procurement, compliance, HR, internal audit, risk and operational managers. It is particularly useful for professionals who approve transactions, manage third parties, receive misconduct reports or review controls.

This course focuses on internal workplace fraud, bribery, corruption, employee misconduct and control failures. Anti-money laundering courses focus primarily on customer due diligence, suspicious transaction monitoring and financial-system reporting obligations.

Participants can use the fraud risk register, control checklist, reporting protocol and remediation tracker in their own business area. The final module converts priority risks into a practical 90-day action plan.

Each day runs from 08:30 to 16:30 and provides about 6.5 contact hours. The five days progress from fraud risks and controls through anti-bribery, data red flags, reporting, investigations, remediation and action planning.

Questions about this course?

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