ICA Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Governance, Risk and Financial Crime Compliance

Course level : ICA Professional Postgraduate Diplomas

The Professional Post Graduate Diploma in Governance, Risk and Financial Crime Compliance is an executive level academic qualification. This leadership level programme has been designed to enhance and develop the strategic leadership skills of senior managers and those aspiring to hold the highest governance, risk and compliance positions within an organisation. We collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure our content is applicable to practitioners working in the APAC region.

This Level 7 (Expert) 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.

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

What will you learn?

By undertaking the whole PPG Dip, individuals will develop competencies in strategy creation and on-going implementation, change management and continuous improvement. Skills in strategic compliance management and the utilisation of data in the ongoing risk mitigation are developed and issues around governance, ethics and stakeholder management are explored. The importance in cultivating good corporate governance and ethical culture and how it can be implemented is a key aspect of the programme along with the financial management, application of RegTech and Fin Tech and how to be an inspirational compliance leader.

The purpose of the whole programme is to equip current and future compliance leaders with the requisite skills they need to perform to the optimum, concentrating on bottom-line performance whilst protecting both the reputation and financial performance of the first they represent and the best interests of the consumers.

Course format

12 months programme comprising self-study, virtual masterclasses and group tutorial
Access self-study materials via ICA Learning Management System
8 modules to complete
Attend 1 x 3 hour virtual masterclass and 1 x 1.5 hour group tutorial per module

Recommended study hours

Self-study: Recommended 80 hours (10 per module)
Masterclass and Group Tutorials: 36 hours
Reflective Journal: Recommended 24 hours (3 hour per module)
Competency Based Interview: 2 hours

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How will you be assessed?

Learners will be assessed using two methodologies. They will be required to write a 12,000 word reflective journal and a live assessment, scheduled for 2 hours, during which they will be asked to articulate examples of how they have dealt with (or would deal with) situations requiring application of the key learning principles, including leadership, judgement, strategic thinking, problem solving and technical knowledge.

Who is the Qualification Suitable for?

Heads of Compliance/Governance/Risk/ Financial Crime
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 Representatives

Entry Requirements & Eligibility

Students are eligible if they have an ICA Diploma and 5 years’ experience in a senior compliance role or have completed 8 years’ work experience or more in a senior compliance role.

Individuals will be required to demonstrate strategic and leadership skills in the work environment. Roles where the individuals have purely been subject to compliance requirements (e.g., Relationship Managers) or roles where they are implementing the strategy of others (e.g., compliance mid-level managers) will not be considered appropriate. Applicants will be asked to submit their CV as evidence of relevant experience and may be subject to an interview with a member of the ICTA Academic Team.

The ICA is an inclusive provider of education qualifications, please get in touch if you need additional support to undertake a study programme.

We recommend submitting a copy of your updated CV for course eligibility assessment. Please email enquiries@int-comp.org

Designation Awarded

Upon completion, you will be rewarded:

ICA Professional Post Graduate Diploma in in Governance, Risk and Financial Crime Compliance which is awarded by ICA in association with Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester

Price

The price for this course is USD $10,231

Course fees stated exclude VAT or local tax.

Interest-free instalment plans for payment are available for those who are looking to self-fund.

We offer a 15% discount if you are located in Low GDP countries.

Contact our representative at enquiries@int-comp.org to get the discount code if you are located in South Asia.

Students who have completed the ICA Diploma Programmes are eligible for a 5% discount from the course fee before applicable tax.

You will need to be an ICA Member for the duration of your study. A membership fee of USD $110 is applicable if you are currently not a member.

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Top up this course to a Master’s Degree

Graduates of this course have exclusive access to the new MSc Financial Crime and Compliance in Digital Societies developed by the University of Manchester in association with ICA. This 12-month, blended programme will help you gain the digital edge in financial crime compliance. More information here. or download the brochure here.