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Anti-Bribery And Corruption (ABC) Compliance Training

Develop the FCPA compliance, UK Bribery Act knowledge, and anti-bribery enforcement skills that organizations operating across international jurisdictions genuinely require.

  • UK Licensed
  • Global Standards
  • Expert Instructor
  • 5 Day Training
  • Overview

Course Overview

Bribery and corruption investigations don’t announce themselves in advance. By the time an enforcement agency makes contact, the conduct in question is usually years old and the question being asked is whether the organization had adequate controls in place to prevent it. Most organizations that face Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or UK Bribery Act enforcement action didn’t intend to violate the law. They simply didn’t understand its scope, underestimated third-party liability, or failed to build a compliance program that could demonstrate genuine preventive effort.

This Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance Training program covers FCPA compliance, UK Bribery Act requirements, and the international anti-bribery legal framework across enforcement mechanisms, corporate liability, facilitation payments, and investigation response.

 It sits within our business training programs portfolio alongside ISO 37001 certification and other training and development certifications, bringing the same legally rigorous, operationally focused approach to anti-bribery compliance that we apply across our governance and risk programs. This course is focused on the law and its enforcement FCPA, UK Bribery Act, OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, UNCAC, and the regulatory consequences of non-compliance not on management system certification methodology, which is covered separately.

  • Goals

Course Objectives

By the end of this program, attendees will be able to:

  • Interpret Foreign Corrupt Practices Act requirements across anti-bribery provisions, accounting standards, and corporate liability exposure
  • Apply UK Bribery Act 2010 provisions across active and passive bribery offenses, corporate failure to prevent, and the adequate procedures defense
  • Evaluate FCPA compliance program adequacy against DOJ and SEC enforcement expectations and declination criteria
  • Identify facilitation payments and assess their legal treatment across different jurisdictional frameworks
  • Apply corruption risk assessment principles to identify high-risk business relationships and jurisdictions
  • Manage FCPA violations response including self-disclosure decisions, cooperation with authorities, and deferred prosecution agreement considerations
  • Key Points

Who Should Attend?

  • Compliance Officers and Legal Counsel With International Exposure
  • Business Executives Responsible for Cross-Border Operations
  • Procurement and Contract Management Professionals
  • Internal Audit and Forensic Investigation Teams
  • Third-Party Relationship Managers and Due Diligence Staff
  • Professionals Operating Under UK Bribery Act Jurisdiction
  • Key Benefits

Key Benefits of the Course

  • An anti-bribery and corruption training program grounded in real enforcement cases and regulatory expectations
  • Practical FCPA compliance and UK Bribery Act training skills applicable from the next international transaction
  • Stronger corporate liability understanding across employee conduct, third-party relationships, and jurisdictional exposure
  • Clear facilitation payments analysis methodology across the legal distinctions that different jurisdictions draw
  • A recognized credential from our training portfolio supporting progression toward senior compliance and legal roles
  • Outline

Course Outline

Day 1: Anti-Bribery Legal Landscape and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

  • Covers the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in depth: anti-bribery provisions, books and records requirements, internal controls obligations, and the jurisdictional reach that makes the FCPA applicable to non-US organizations conducting business with any US nexus
  • Introduces the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and UNCAC as the international framework within which national legislation like the FCPA and UK Bribery Act sits and what that framework means for organizations operating across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously
  • Real FCPA enforcement examples show how conduct that seemed commercially routine in local markets became the basis for significant DOJ and SEC enforcement action when assessed against US FCPA compliance standards

Day 2: UK Bribery Act 2010 and Comparative Legal Framework

  • Covers UK Bribery Act 2010 provisions in depth: active and passive bribery offenses, bribery of foreign public officials, the corporate offense of failure to prevent bribery, and the adequate procedures defense, which is the Act's primary compliance mechanism
  • Introduces comparative analysis across FCPA, UK Bribery Act, and other major anti bribery laws, identifying where the laws align, where they diverge, and what the differences mean for organizations subject to multiple simultaneous legal obligations
  • Attendees work through facilitation payments analysis across different jurisdictional frameworks, the area where FCPA and UK Bribery Act treatment most significantly diverges, and where organizations most commonly misjudge their legal exposure

Day 3: Building an FCPA Compliance Program

  • Covers FCPA compliance program design against DOJ and SEC guidance, the seven elements of an effective compliance program, and how enforcement agencies assess program adequacy when deciding whether to prosecute, seek a deferred prosecution agreement, or decline to charge
  • Introduces corporate liability mechanisms across both FCPA and UK Bribery Act frameworks, how employee conduct and third-party relationships create organizational exposure, and what contractual and oversight controls reduce that exposure credibly
  • Attendees develop a compliance program gap analysis for a realistic international business scenario, building the assessment discipline that effective anti-bribery compliance program design requires

Day 4: Detecting, Reporting, and Investigating Corruption

  • Covers corruption detection methodology, the financial, operational, and behavioral red flags that internal audit, compliance monitoring, and forensic accounting are designed to surface before conduct becomes an enforcement matter
  • Introduces internal investigation methodology for bribery allegations, including planning, evidence gathering, interviewing, legal privilege considerations, and the cooperation decisions that determine whether self-disclosure is strategically appropriate
  • Hands-on exercises develop the investigation planning and red flag identification skills that compliance and internal audit professionals need when corruption indicators appear within their organization

Day 5: Enforcement, Penalties, and Building a Culture of Integrity

  • Covers enforcement mechanisms across DOJ, SEC, and SFO: how FCPA violations and UK Bribery Act breaches are investigated, prosecuted, and resolved through deferred prosecution agreements, non-prosecution agreements, and corporate settlements
  • Introduces the penalties and consequences of anti-bribery law violations: criminal and civil fines, disgorgement, monitorship requirements, and the reputational consequences that enforcement action produces regardless of legal outcome
  • Attendees complete a case study analysis applying FCPA compliance, UK Bribery Act, and enforcement response principles to a realistic cross-border corruption scenario with direct instructor feedback on legal analysis and compliance program recommendations
  • Terms

Training Methodology

This program combines:

  • Anti-bribery and corruption training workshops using real enforcement cases and jurisdictional legal analysis
  • FCPA compliance and UK Bribery Act exercises with structured peer review and instructor feedback
  • Corruption detection and investigation sessions built around realistic organizational compliance scenarios
  • FCPA compliance training preparation aligned to recognized international anti-bribery legal standards
  • Achievements

Certification

Attendees receive a course completion certificate from our Corporate & Industrial Training Center. The program develops practical, legally grounded anti-bribery and corruption compliance capability across FCPA, UK Bribery Act, enforcement response, and compliance program design. In-house training is available for legal, compliance, and executive teams managing international anti-bribery obligations. Fill out our In-house Registration form for organizations wanting customized delivery focused on their specific jurisdictional exposure. Contact us now for upcoming dates across our training portfolio.

  • Case Study

Case Study Example

A mid-sized engineering firm had expanded into three new markets across Asia and Africa over five years without formally updating its anti-bribery compliance program to reflect the new jurisdictional exposure. Government contract relationships in two markets involved local agents whose due diligence files were incomplete, facilitation payment practices had developed informally at the local level, and nobody at the corporate level had assessed whether the conduct in those markets satisfied FCPA compliance requirements. After key compliance and legal staff completed this Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance Training program, the firm conducted a formal corruption risk assessment across all international operations, updated its agent due diligence framework, and introduced FCPA-aligned approval controls for government-related expenditure. The program also positioned the firm to demonstrate adequate procedures under the UK Bribery Act, a defense it had previously been unable to evidence. Explore Global Industries Intelligence’s full range of governance and compliance programs across our training portfolio for related capability development.

  • Why Choose

Why Choose This Program?

Anti-bribery training that covers policy awareness without developing legal interpretation and enforcement response skills produces compliance teams who know what the rules say but can’t assess whether their organization is actually meeting them or respond effectively when an enforcement agency asks the same question. This program is built around the legal depth and enforcement reality that genuine FCPA compliance and UK Bribery Act compliance requires. Explore our ISO 37001 certification program and other business training programs across our portfolio for a complete view of what we offer.

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Contact Us

Ready to develop anti-bribery and corruption compliance capability across your legal or compliance team? Contact us now for upcoming dates and in-house training solutions tailored to your organization’s jurisdictional exposure.

  • FAQs

Fequently Asked Questions

What does the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance Training program cover?

Five days across the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act 2010, OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, UNCAC, FCPA compliance program design, corruption detection, internal investigation methodology, enforcement mechanisms, and deferred prosecution agreement considerations.

The FCPA applies to US issuers, US domestic concerns, and, through its jurisdictional reach, foreign companies and individuals who take any act in furtherance of a bribery scheme while in US territory or using US financial systems. Its reach is significantly broader than most non-US organizations initially assume.

Both laws prohibit bribery of foreign public officials, but the UK Bribery Act goes further, covering commercial bribery between private parties and creating a corporate offense of failure to prevent bribery that applies regardless of whether senior management was involved. The treatment of facilitation payments also differs significantly between the two frameworks.

Yes. Facilitation payments are covered in depth on Day 2, including how the FCPA and UK Bribery Act treat them differently, what the practical implications are for organizations operating in jurisdictions where such payments are common, and how compliance programs should address the risk.

Compliance officers, legal counsel, internal auditors, and procurement professionals in organizations with international operations, particularly those with government contract exposure or third-party relationships in higher-risk jurisdictions, see the most direct value from this training.

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Course Schedule

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20 Jan -- 24 Jan

Turkey

GBP 4595/Person

7 Apr -- 11 Apr

USA

GBP 4595/Person

30 Jun -- 4 Jul

KSA

GBP 4595/Person

6 Oct -- 10 Oct

France

GBP 4595/Person

20 Jan -- 24 Jan

Turkey

GBP 3595/Person

7 Apr -- 11 Apr

USA

GBP 3595/Person

30 Jun -- 4 Jul

KSA

GBP 3595/Person

6 Oct -- 10 Oct

France

GBP 3595/Person

Duration

5 Days

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