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An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Certificate in Advanced Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Advance enterprise-wide governance integration, risk intelligence, and compliance leadership.

The Certificate in Advanced Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) training course develops advanced capability in integrating governance, risk management, and compliance to strengthen organisational oversight, assurance, and ethical performance.

Core Competencies:

GRC Integration
Risk Intelligence
Compliance Oversight
Governance Leadership

Course Schedule

02 - 06 Feb 2026

Dubai

| $5950

30 Mar - 03 Apr 2026

London

| $5950

11 - 15 May 2026

Amsterdam

| $5950

15 - 19 Jun 2026

Dubai

| $5950

13 - 17 Jul 2026

Paris

| $5950

31 Aug - 04 Sep 2026

London

| $5950

12 - 16 Oct 2026

Barcelona

| $5950

16 - 20 Nov 2026

Dubai

| $5950

21 - 25 Dec 2026

London

| $5950

11 - 15 May 2026

Online

| $3950

16 - 20 Nov 2026

Online

| $3950

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Introduction Key Learning Outcomes Training Methodology Who Should Attend? Outline

Introduction

Strong governance, effective risk management, and disciplined compliance are critical to organisational resilience, accountability, and sustainable performance. As regulatory expectations increase and risk environments become more complex, organisations must move beyond siloed approaches and adopt integrated GRC frameworks that support informed decision-making and ethical conduct.

The Certificate in Advanced Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) training course provides a comprehensive understanding of corporate governance principles and their practical application through risk management, compliance, and internal audit functions. Participants explore how these core elements interact to protect value, enhance transparency, and strengthen board-level oversight. The course emphasises alignment, assurance, and leadership responsibility, enabling organisations to govern effectively while responding confidently to strategic, operational, and emerging risks.

Key focus areas include:

Corporate governance principles and governance framework design
Integration of risk management, compliance, and internal audit
Risk-based approaches to compliance and assurance
Board oversight, accountability, and ethical leadership

Key Learning Outcomes

At the end of this Certificate in Advanced Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) training course, participants will be able to:

Analyse integrated GRC frameworks and their organisational impact
Evaluate governance structures to strengthen oversight and accountability
Strengthen risk management and compliance alignment across functions
Apply risk-based approaches to compliance and internal audit activities
Improve assurance mechanisms supporting board and executive decision-making
Integrate governance principles to enhance ethical and sustainable performance

Training Methodology

This Certificate in Advanced Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) training course adopts a practical and application-focused learning approach. Participants work with real-world scenarios, governance frameworks, and risk-based models to translate concepts into actionable organisational practices. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, applied analysis, and professional judgement relevant to modern GRC environments.

Who Should Attend?

This Certificate in Advanced Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) training course is ideal for:

Governance, risk, and compliance professionals
Internal audit and assurance professionals
Risk and control specialists
Senior managers and functional leaders
Board secretaries and governance officers
Professionals preparing for senior leadership roles

Course Outline

Day 1

Corporate Governance and its Tools: Risk Management, Compliance & Internal Audit

Corporate governance, definition, concept, rules, principles
What are the barriers and obstacles to actually enforce it?
How to implement corporate governance in reality?
Board’s committees, roles and responsibilities
Identifying the audit committee role and responsibilities
Risk management, compliance & internal audit overlapping & how to overcome it?
Cooperation & collaboration among this triangle functions
Main thoughts to improve corporate governance

Day 2

Risk Management, All You Need To Know About It

Risk management fundamental concepts, universe & principles
Risk management framework, policies, methodologies and infrastructure
Risk management limitations with traditional approaches to risk management
Key performance indicators (KPI) vs. Key risk indicators (KRI)
What is a risk register & how to create one?
Business continuity planning vs. Disaster recovery plan
Risk control self-assessment (RCSA)
Role & responsibilities of the risk champions

Day 3

Identifying Different Categories of Organizational Risks in your Organization

Financial risk / credit risk / liquidity risk
Operational risk
Non-compliance risk
Systematic risk vs. Systemic risk
Political risk / sovereign risk / country risk
Strategic risk / legal risk / reputational risk
Fraud risk / ethical behavior risk / criminal behavior risk
ESG, digital, cyber, and technology risks

Day 4

Risk-Based Compliance & Risk-Based Internal Audit

Compliance new approach, risk-based compliance
Role, duty, objective and responsibility of a compliance officer
What is the specific profile for a compliance officer?
Money laundering threats and methods & terrorist financing threats and methods
What is risk-based internal auditing? How & why audit units move into risk based audit
The transition from system-based to risk-based internal auditing
Risk-based audit approach and risk-based audit methodology
Auditing the control environment

Day 5

Role of The Board Towards Strengthening & Augmenting Governance Process

Role of the board
Business plan vs. Strategic plan
Strategic planning and strategic management
Risks in focus 2025 and how organizations can tackle
Controlling fraud, the fraud triangle and the fraud diamond
Auditing corporate governance
OMBUDS process (whistleblowing)
Business and financial lessons learnt

International Standards & Professional Alignment

Our training courses are aligned with internationally recognised professional standards and frameworks across leadership, strategy, finance, governance, risk, compliance, and audit. By integrating globally trusted models, we ensure learners develop practical, relevant, and industry-recognised capabilities.

Our trainings draw on leading international standards and professional frameworks, including ISO, ISACA, COSO, OECD, IIA, FATF, Basel, IFRS/ISSB, GRI, NIST, CPD, ILM and the OECD AI Principles. This alignment ensures consistency with global best practices across financial management, risk oversight, digital governance, sustainability, and strategic decision-making..

Designed in alignment with globally recognised professional bodies, our courses support continuous professional development, strengthen organisational capability, and provide clear pathways toward professional certifications valued worldwide.