How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 11 Weeks and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification.

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What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

Certified Financial Crime Prevention Specialist in Lesotho

Q: What is the Certified Financial Crime Prevention Specialist?

The Certified Financial Crime Prevention Specialist is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Banking & Microfinance.

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

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Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Financial Crime Prevention Specialist

Certified Financial Crime Prevention Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
The banking system, intermediation and financial markets
Types of banks and financial institutions
Banking products, services and delivery channels
The regulatory landscape and central banking
Roles, conduct and professional standards in banking
The bank balance sheet and how banks make money
Financial inclusion and the evolving customer
Ethics and integrity in banking
Digital disruption and the future of banking
Career pathways and professional development

Investigation Principles

Investigation practice and evidence handling
Security ethics, use of force and accountability
Working with police, regulators and the justice system
Guard force management and supervision
Access control, screening and visitor management
Insider threat and personnel security
Incident response and command
Cash, assets and loss prevention
Security technology selection and operation
Crowd, event and public space safety
Layered defence and site protection
The security profession, roles and standards
The threat landscape and security environment
Physical, personnel and information security
Deterrence, detection, delay and response

Evidence and Chain of Custody

Investigation practice and evidence handling
Working with police, regulators and the justice system
Security ethics, use of force and accountability
Communication during crises
Bomb threats and suspicious items
Active-threat and hostile events
Recovery and post-incident review
Exercises, drills and testing
Personnel security and vetting
Insider threat management
Executive and close protection
Travel security and duty of care
Journey management and risk
Kidnap, ransom and extortion awareness
Workplace violence prevention

Interviewing and Statements

Investigation practice and evidence handling
Insider threat and personnel security
Security ethics, use of force and accountability
Alarm systems and monitoring
Electronic access and biometric systems
Security systems integration
Drones, sensors and detection technology
Cybersecurity of physical systems (OT)
Data protection in surveillance
Command, control and situational awareness
Technology selection and deployment
Maintenance, testing and reliability
Investigation principles and process
Evidence handling and chain of custody
Interviewing and statement taking

Loss, Fraud and Asset Cases

Cash, assets and loss prevention
Investigation practice and evidence handling
Insider threat and personnel security
Team leadership in security operations
Security transformation and modernisation
Technology adoption and integration
Convergence and unified security
Intelligence-led and data-driven security
Innovation in protective operations
Resilience and future threats
Sustaining improvement and benefits
Measuring security transformation impact
Professional ethics and conduct in security
Use of force and proportionality
Human rights and lawful security

Working With the Justice System

Working with police, regulators and the justice system
Investigation practice and evidence handling
Security ethics, use of force and accountability
Hostile-environment awareness
Emergency evacuation planning
Traveller briefing and support
Crisis response for travellers
Security of accommodation and transport
Event and crowd security
Coordination with teams and agencies
Contingency and emergency plans
Equipment and technology
Training and rehearsals
After-action review
Security risk assessment and proportionate response

Reporting and Accountability

Security ethics, use of force and accountability
Investigation practice and evidence handling
Security risk assessment and proportionate response
Convergence of physical and cyber security
Vendor and technology management
Security culture and awareness
Leading security teams
Aligning security with business goals
Principles of close protection
Threat and risk assessment for principals
Advance work and route planning
Protective formations and drills
Secure transport and driving
Venue and residence security
Emergency and medical response

Data and Intelligence

Security metrics and reporting
Privacy, surveillance and data protection
Security KPIs and metrics
Protecting data and information assets
Insider threat and data loss prevention
Security intelligence collection and analysis
Performance management systems and KPIs
Card and data security (PCI DSS)
Analytical techniques and bias
Procurement KPIs and savings measurement
Service-level agreements and KPIs
Data analytics and visualisation
Big data technologies and platforms
Data privacy and protection
Preparing financial statements

Planning and Design

Security programme design and budgeting
Leading security projects and change
Designing a security programme or solution
Physical security design and layered defence
Emergency preparedness and planning
Protective operations planning
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Interpreting financial statements
Implementation planning and risk management
HACCP principles and prerequisite programmes
Advisory service design and delivery
Realising and measuring project value
Capstone scoping: a real project or programme
Designing the project plan and schedule
Project initiation and chartering

People Risk

NGO financial management and budget-versus-actual discipline
The customer experience (CX) discipline
Employee experience and engagement
Customer and employee satisfaction
Employee engagement models and drivers
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
Employer branding and employee value proposition (EVP)
Employee voice, surveys and action planning
Employee and manager self-service
Employee relations, discipline and fair process
Employee engagement and what actually drives it
Discipline, conduct and fair-process management
Applicant tracking systems and recruitment analytics
Digital HR and the employee experience platform
Data protection and employee privacy

Audit and Standards

Audit and compliance checks
Continuous improvement in security
Driving measurable security improvement
Design review and quality
Process improvement and lean thinking
Quality management and standards
Productivity and efficiency improvement
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Continuous improvement and lean procurement
Supplier development and improvement
Data quality and master data management
Driving measurable safety improvement
Continuous environmental improvement
Digital permits and inspections
Management review and improvement

Health and Safety

Health records, data and confidentiality
Telehealth and digital care delivery
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Risk assessment and safety planning
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Budget vs actual and variance
Contractor and visitor safety
Predictive safety analytics
Automation and safety technology

International Context

Travel risk management
Grades, standards and export certification (GlobalG.A.P.)
Global sourcing and trade
Cost and profitability analysis
Managing sensitive communications
Presenting risk and recommendations
Incident and response performance
Governance of converged security
Threat and risk assessment
Cost, feasibility and control analysis
Communications and coordination
Forecasting and planning

Change and Modernisation

Change management and adoption
The finance function and digital transformation
Regulatory change management
Data visualisation for finance
Decision support and insight
Digital transformation and IT strategy
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
Change talk and readiness
Habit change and behaviour design
Change control and configuration
Organisational change management
Customer experience transformation
Digital and self-service transformation
Measuring CX transformation impact
Digital transformation in banking

Service and Public Interface

Customer loyalty and advocacy
Customer lifetime value
Growing value through service
Leading service teams
Performance management in service
Building a service culture
Voice of the customer to the business
Leading service projects and change
Team leadership in customer service
Customer onboarding and lifecycle
Customer and community engagement
Customer journey mapping
Voice of the customer programmes
Design thinking for service
Reducing customer effort

Records and Procedure

Lessons learned and knowledge management
Professional documentation and presentation
Process and control documentation
Tender planning and documentation
Knowledge management and capability building
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
Record-keeping and data protection
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Stakeholder mapping and liaison
Product and portfolio strategy

Strategy and Governance

Board and management reporting
Corporate portfolio strategy and parenting advantage
NGO governance, boards and registration
Policy administration and customer service in insurance
Manufacturing strategies: make-to-stock, make-to-order and batch versus flow
Content strategy across platforms
Reporting quality and governance
Management accounts and dashboards
Business case and strategic alignment
Project governance and assurance
Project governance frameworks
Reward strategy and total reward frameworks
Offer management, negotiation and pre-boarding
Retention strategy and turnover analysis
Vendor management and system governance

Contractors and Supply

Guard force and contractor management
Visitor and contractor management
Supply chain and cargo security
Driving measurable procurement value
Fair trade and responsible supply
Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Communicating financial results
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Subcontractor and supplier management
Digital procurement and the future of the profession
Procurement maturity assessment
Attachment and developmental theory
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics

Security Practice

Access control systems and identity management
Digital forensics and cybercrime
Fraud and internal-threat investigation
Legal and ethical investigation
Investigations and recovery
Security operations management
Legal and ethical protection
Security as a business enabler
Influencing and security awareness
Data protection and customer privacy
Cybersecurity and fraud technology
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Anti-corruption and financial-crime ethics
Security governance and management systems
Ethics and professional conduct in security

Risk and Resilience

Business continuity and resilience
Residual risk and ALARP
Risk registers and monitoring
Communicating risk to the workforce
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Business continuity and recovery
Risk assessment and judgement
Managing risk and controls
Payment risk types and management
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Contract types and risk allocation
Peer support and consultation
Model risk and provisioning (IFRS 9)
Business continuity and crisis management
Interest-rate risk and gap analysis

Legal and Regulatory

Regulatory compliance and licensing
Duty of care and legal framework
Working with law enforcement and regulators
Risk, compliance and feasibility analysis
Regulatory compliance and central-bank rules
Regulatory reporting and audits
Building a culture of compliance
Regulatory liquidity ratios (LCR, NSFR)
Evidence, judgement and scepticism
Contract law and formation
Duty of care and risk management
Evidence-based improvement
Evidence-based practice
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Evidence-based practice and research literacy

Operations and Supervision

Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools
The procurement cycle and operating models
Process efficiency and cycle time
Solvency, capital and prudential supervision
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Mineral processing and beneficiation
Outcome and process measures
Journey and process redesign
Customer-centric operating models
Operational efficiency and productivity
Automation, RPA and straight-through processing
Process modelling and mapping
Competitive bidding processes
Business process mapping

Security Technology

Data, analytics and customer insight
Digital credit and alternative data
Data and information requirements
Bridging business and technology
Data analytics in audit
Data migration and cleansing
Performance management systems and cycles
Safety management systems (ISO 45001)
Learning technologies and the LMS
Data quality, integration and master data
Workforce reporting and storytelling with data
Traceability, recall and quality assurance systems
Quality management systems and audits
Closed-loop feedback systems
Self-service and digital support

Emergency and Incident

Crisis management and command
Incident management and response
Emergency preparedness and response planning
Risk response and contingency
Crisis communications
Managing schedule and budget performance
Risk identification and analysis
Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
Integrated risk and quality control
Servant leadership and self-organising teams
Stakeholder engagement strategy

Personnel and Capability

Building high-performing project teams
Team leadership in sales and marketing
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Team leadership in field and project settings
Workforce management and scheduling
Workforce planning and scheduling
Training and capability building
Team leadership in banking operations
Training needs analysis
Career and talent development
Capability and skills frameworks
Managing risk and difficult cases
Aligning teams around strategy
Team formation and effectiveness models (Tuckman, Lencioni)
Managing team performance and dynamics

Ethics and Conduct

Professional ethics and duty of care
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Setting goals, roles and accountability
Ethics and responsible leadership
Real estate regulation, licensing and professional conduct
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Regulation, ethics and misinformation in media and telecoms
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Data ethics and customer privacy
Bribery, corruption and conduct risk
Ethics and independence
Ethics in communications

Leadership and Command

Report writing and case management
Locks, keys and credential management
Reinsurance and capacity management
Disruption management: delays, claims and recovery
Energy efficiency and demand management
Range planning and category management
Ground control and strata management
Mine water, tailings and environmental management
Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects
Front office and reservations management
Lessons learned and development
Management reporting and decision support
Capital structure and financing decisions
Conflicts of interest management
Leadership and management development

Communication and Reporting

Professional report writing
Presentation and public speaking
Professional report and presentation
Metrics and reporting
Voice, communication and delivery
Board reporting and information flows
Governance of ESG and reporting
Safety communication and campaigns
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Communicating vision and telling stories
Executive communication and presence
Communicating with families and carers
Professional writing and reports
Psychoeducation and public communication
Writing advisory reports that drive decisions

Stakeholders and Liaison

Community and tenant engagement
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
Shareholder and stakeholder rights
Stakeholder mapping and influencing
Legal and regulatory responsibility
Regulatory and compliance requirements
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Corporate responsibility and community
Client feedback and satisfaction
The project environment and stakeholders
Stakeholder and sponsor management
Stakeholders and users of financial information
The regulatory and legal environment
Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan

Cost, Assets and Loss

Cost-effectiveness of controls
Options appraisal and cost-benefit
Cost, quality and cycle-time metrics
HR's role in culture, values and employer brand
Headcount budgeting and establishment control
Time-to-hire, quality-of-hire and cost metrics
Cost of workforce and ROI of HR interventions
Cost of accidents and prevention value
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis
Values, purpose and authentic leadership
Financial acumen: budgets, P&L and cash
Marketing and sales: scope, roles and value
Brand and reputation as strategic assets
Value-based and dynamic pricing
Commercial negotiation and value capture

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CFCPS certification?

The Certified Financial Crime Prevention Specialist (CFCPS) is a Advanced-level professional certification awarded by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI). It is designed to equip professionals in banking operations, credit, payments and financial services with practical skills, internationally recognised frameworks, and the credentials needed to advance their careers.

Who should enrol in the CFCPS?

This certification is ideal for Bank Officers and Tellers, Credit and Loan Officers, Banking Operations Staff and Relationship and Branch Managers, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in banking operations, credit, payments and financial services with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CFCPS certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 11 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CFCPS internationally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with Basel, central-bank regulations and recognised banking and AML standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

What is the cost of the CFCPS certification?

The Certified Financial Crime Prevention Specialist is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CFCPS certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CFCPS?

The Certified Financial Crime Prevention Specialist is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CFCPS?

The Certified Financial Crime Prevention Specialist carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CFCPS while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CFCPS?

Graduates progress towards senior banking operations, credit and branch leadership roles. The CFCPS strengthens your expertise in banking operations, credit, payments and financial services and positions you for advancement across commercial banks, microfinance institutions and financial-services firms.

Certified Financial Crime Prevention Specialist