Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

COURSE DURATION 5 DAYS

Date: 24^th to 28^th August 2026

 

Work Efficiently & Effectively using the Best Practices in GRC

 

Introduction

This Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) training course is designed to provide you with the knowledge to design and enhance integrated GRC activities across your organization effectively. Additionally, it enables you with the tools and techniques to understand your company’s obligations, mitigate risk, and have a proper structure in place for managing issues when they arise.

 

This is a highly intensive and practical GRC training course that develops the tremendous value for your company and is an essential part of building an ethical culture, establishing acceptable standards of behavior, and mitigating risk. The risk isn’t something that should be avoided. Rather, it’s an opportunity for organizational innovation, developing new competitive advantages, addressing exposures that can threaten an organization, and something that can be integrated into strategic planning.

 

Highlights of this Course

This GRC training course enables members to develop core operational skills, focusing on best practice, and will provide executives at all levels with the skills in risk management, creating a compliance culture, and strengthening relationships with key stakeholders.

This ALARDI GRC training course also covers several topics, including issues and breach management, compliance project creation and management, the culture of compliance ethics, and obligations and legislation.

 

Objectives

By the end of this Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) training course, you will be able to:

• Understand the concepts of governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC)
• Understand the regulatory environment
• The reason for being governance is essential for effective regulatory compliance risk management
• Identify high-risk areas and compliance in your organization
• Apply Risk-based Approach
• The role of the compliance officer and his team
• Develop and implement a governance, risk management, and compliance strategic plan
• Understand, define, and enhance organizational culture as it relates to performance, risk, and compliance
• Implement governance, risk management, and compliance processes that are effective and efficient
• Using a risk-based audit approach

 

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills to:

• Executives and Board Members

• Internal Auditors
• Compliance Officers / Managers and their Deputies
• Governance Professionals
• Risk Managers
• GRC Professionals
• Legal Professionals
• Regulatory Representatives
• Company Secretaries
• IT Professionals dealing with governance, risk management, and compliance
• Managers responsible for governance, risk management, and compliance activities

 

 

Organisational Impact

The organization will gain from:

• More effective support for the governance, risk management, and compliance team
• Greater relevance and reliability of analyzing the regulatory bodies
• More strategic thinking and focus on performance
• More effective use of developing a successful GRC plan
• Preparation of staff for increased responsibility
• Supports risk and compliance officers through education

 

Personal Impact

This course will be of personal benefit to delegates by providing them with:

• A better understanding of the context and importance of the G governance, risk management, and compliance
• The best practices in avoiding situations that may make their company legally liable
• The tools to detect any violations of company policies
• Greater awareness of industry practices, problems, and solutions
• Increased understanding and assurance to complete tasks successfully
• Increased self-confidence and motivation at work
• Greater job satisfaction in providing quality support to management
• Greater ability to supervise, develop, and motivate colleagues

 

Training Methodology

Participants in this Governance, Risk & Compliance training course will receive an overview of the governance, risk management, and compliance concepts in their organization. The training course methodology includes case studies, group live instruction, presentation and discussion of worked examples, ongoing group discussion, and interactive participation is encouraged.

 

 

Course Outline

 

Day 1. Compliance & Regulatory Environment

• Introduction Governance, Risk and Compliance ( GRC)
• An Overview of the Regulatory Environment
• The Objectives of Financial Services Regulation
• Key Regulations that Impact (transnational) Finance Institutions
• International Regulation
• Know Your Regulator
• Compliance Environment in Your Jurisdiction
• Compliance Function in Your Organization
• Compliance Risk Assessments
• Fraud Risk Assessment
• Organizational Risk Assessment
• Compliance Gap Analysis

 

DAY 2. Risk

• Main Types of Risk Classes that Firms Face and Must Cope With
• Characteristics of the Main Risk Classes
• Fundamental Concepts of Each of the Risk Classes
• Understanding a Risk Management Approach
• Risk Management Approach
• The Need for Internal Controls
• Identify, Mitigate, and Control Risks
• Approaches to Risk Assessment
• Develop an Appropriate Strategy to Detect Desired and Undesirable Events

 

DAY 3. Financial Crimes

• Money Laundering Laws
• Preventing Fraud
• Bribery and Corruption
• Market Abuse and Insider Dealing
• The Risk-based Approach to Money Laundering / Terrorist Financing
• Identifying High-risk Indicators – Understand what to do with the information and whom to escalate it to
• Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
• Sanctions

 

DAY 4. Governance

• National & International Environment for Corporate Governance
• Understanding the External / Internal Context of Your Organization
• Dealing with Stakeholders
• Board of Directors’ Responsibilities
• Audit Committee
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• The Role of Public Disclosure
• Supervisors and Transparency
• Best Practices in Communication to the Right People

 

DAY 5. Governance, Risk Management and Compliance

• Concepts of the Model of ‘Governance’, ‘Risk’ and ‘Compliance’ (GRC)
• Principles of Governance, Risk and Compliance
• Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Roles and Responsibilities
• Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Integrated Approaches and their Key Enablers
• Role and Responsibilities of the Board and Committees
• Selective Best Practices
• Building an Effective Model of Governance, Risk, and Compliance in Your Organization

 

Certificate

• On successful completion of this training course, the ALARDI Africa Certificate will be issued to the participants.

Venue:

 

UAE-Dubai  –  Cost USD 2200

Rwanda-Kigali  –  Cost USD 2100

Date: 24^th to 28^th August 2026