Description
Entry requirements
To be eligible you must fulfil the following criteria:
- You must be employed in a role relevant to this programme to be eligible to apply.
- Your current role should be UK based and you must have lived here for at least three years
- The programme must address development needs in your current role
- Your line manager must be able to support you throughout the programme
What will you learn?
- How the financial services industry works and the role of the regulators, including the law specific to your role
- Specific knowledge gained by your chosen ICA Certificate qualification, such as Anti Money Laundering, Compliance, or Financial Crime Prevention
- Delivering services such as advice, help with data security, internal reviews and audits, producing reports and involvement in projects
- How to analyse problems, including investigating fraudulent transactions and working as a team in order to achieve tasks and objectives
- How to communicate effectively, obtain feedback, influence others and develop yourself
How is your programme structured?
This programme combines the knowledge from a professional qualification with the skills you’ll need to demonstrate professionalism in your current role.
Knowledge
You will complete an ICA qualification in one of the following subjects:
- Anti Money Laundering
- Compliance
- Financial Crime Prevention
Knowledge outcomes from this programme, whichever qualifi cation you choose, will include:
- Risk and Compliance Framework
- Risk and Compliance Policies/ Procedures
- Industry and Company Understanding
- Systems and Processes
Skills and behaviours
You will learn the following:
- Service Delivery and Communication
- Data Analysis and Problem Solving
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Industry Awareness Knowledge
- Continuous improvement and Business Change
- Personal Development and Performance
End Point Assessment
Once you have completed all of the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours, you will complete an End Point Assessment. This is conducted by an external assessment organisation and will be graded as either a pass, fail, or distinction.
How we support you
- You will be taught by expert tutors who have practical experience in the fields in which they teach and a passion to share that knowledge to maximise your career potential
- You will have access to a Coach who is on hand to guide you through each stage of your learning journey, providing you with clear aims and objectives. They will keep in regular contact with you and instil the confidence that you can achieve
- You will also attend webinars to develop skills in a variety of areas and prepare you for the end point assessment.
- You will have access to an Online Learning Environment with all of your qualification content, additional learning resources and all the step-by-step support you need to ensure your success
Commitment from you
During this programme, six hours a week will be spent on learning and developing the required Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours. This development time will include learning new relevant tasks in your role, embedding your knowledge in your role, practical workplace training, spending development time with your Line Manager, attending online or face-to-face courses and time spent writing assignments/assessments or directed self-study hours:
- ICA qualification work
- Evidencing the application of your knowledge within your working day
- Independent study and research
- Shadowing colleagues and mentoring
- Technical training
Progression upon completion
- Application to become a member of the International Compliance Association (ICA) Further career progression through work experience
- Further qualifications and study, including Senior Compliance/Risk Specialist Level 6 Apprenticeship