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Corporate Compliance Officer Foundation Programme

Equips newly appointed compliance officers across African organisations with the practical foundations of a working compliance function. Delegates learn to position compliance within the business, build relationships with legal, risk and audit, and run a credible compliance programme with limited resources. The programme uses examples from banks, telecoms and public entities operating under regulators such as the Financial Sector Conduct Authority.

What you will be able to do

  • Describe the mandate, independence and reporting lines of a compliance function.
  • Build a risk based compliance work plan for the year ahead.
  • Establish practical relationships across legal, risk, internal audit and the business.
  • Advise management on emerging compliance obligations in plain business language.
  • Handle compliance breaches, escalations and management responses effectively.
  • Measure and report on the maturity of a compliance programme to the board.

Course outline

  1. 01The Role and Mandate of Compliance
  2. 02Positioning Compliance in the Organisation
  3. 03Building a Risk Based Compliance Plan
  4. 04Working with Legal, Risk and Audit
  5. 05Advising the Business on Obligations
  6. 06Managing Breaches and Escalations
  7. 07Compliance Reporting to the Board
  8. 08Growing Compliance Maturity

Who should attend

Newly appointed compliance officers, compliance analysts and managers moving into a first compliance leadership role. It also suits legal and risk staff taking on compliance responsibilities.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 21 Aug 2026Kigali5US$1,800
24 to 28 Aug 2026Nairobi5US$1,800
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026Durban5R18,000
7 to 11 Sep 2026Johannesburg5R18,000
21 to 25 Sep 2026Mauritius5US$1,800
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Dubai5US$1,800
5 to 9 Oct 2026Lagos5US$1,800
12 to 16 Oct 2026Harare5US$1,800
19 to 23 Oct 2026Kampala5US$1,800
26 to 30 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800
2 to 6 Nov 2026Pretoria5R18,000
9 to 13 Nov 2026Cape Town5R18,000
23 to 27 Nov 2026Online5US$900
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Mozambique5US$1,800
7 to 11 Dec 2026Cairo5US$1,800
14 to 18 Dec 2026Accra5US$1,800
21 to 25 Dec 2026Lusaka5US$1,800

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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