AML, CFT, CPF and sanctions training
Practical AML/CFT/CPF and targeted financial sanctions training for boards, senior management and staff, tailored to your business and documented so you can show CIMA what was delivered.
What the Rules require
- A documented training programme and plan, covering recipients, topics, delivery methods and frequency (AML Rule 11.1, 11.6–11.7)
- Ongoing training, delivered at least annually, covering the law, ML/TF/PF typologies, red flags, sanctions, your own policies, and internal roles for handling suspicions (11.5)
- Training for client-facing and transaction staff, and for those responsible for the programme, including senior management, IT, the board and internal auditors (11.8)
- Training records showing dates, attendees and topics (11.14)
- Regular staff training on identifying designated persons and frozen assets under the Sanctions Rule (7.20)
Using an external trainer is not outsourcing of the compliance programme, provided you keep responsibility for training requirements, provider suitability and oversight (AML Rule, footnote 4; 11.9–11.10).
Our training
Board and senior management
Governance duties under the 2026 Rules, risk appetite, oversight evidence and what CIMA expects from boards (FAQ 7).
Staff and service providers
Red flags, CDD and EDD, escalation to the MLRO, tipping off, and sanctions screening and freezing.
AML officers
Deeper sessions on SAR decisions, the FRA consent (DAML) regime, CRF reporting and board reporting.
Every session comes with an attendance record, the materials and a short assessment where appropriate, so your records meet AML Rule 11.14.
Every member of our team holds ACAMS certification, provided by AML Cayman Ltd., and has at least ten years of relevant financial services and AML processing experience at senior levels.
Frequently asked questions
How often must AML training be delivered?
CIMA's FAQs say training should be administered on an ongoing basis and delivered at least annually, with frequency set on a risk basis (CIMA FAQ 29).
Who must be trained?
Staff, the Governing Body and other relevant parties, including consultants and persons acting on the entity's behalf, as applicable (AML Rule 7.3(d) and 11.8). The Sanctions Rule also requires regular staff training on targeted financial sanctions (7.20).
What records do we need?
Keep a record of the training delivered: dates, attendees and topics. CIMA can ask for it (AML Rule 11.14).
Plan this year's AML training
Tell us who needs training and we will propose a programme with a quote.