Universitas Gadjah Mada
Faculty of Economics and Business

Saturday (07/10), the Master of Management Study Program (MBA), Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Gadjah Mada (FEB UGM), in collaboration with the International Compliance Association (ICA), held a webinar with the theme "Financial Crime Courses Introduction". This activity alligns with Sustainable Development Goals: Quality Education (4) and Partnership for The Goals (17). The resource person in this webinar is Serona Woo, Head of Training Education Development of ICA. In collaboration with UGM, ICA provides various certified courses, including the ICA Certificate in Compliance, ICA Certificate in Anti-Money Laundering, ICA Certificate in KYC and CDD, ICA Certificate in Anti-corruption, ICA Certificate in Managing Sanctions Risks, and ICA Certificate in Financial Crime Prevention. Individuals enrolled in ICA membership can receive various benefits, including a continuous learning hub, insights, webinar series, monthly playlists, compliance, member directory, podcast series, ICA news, events and discounts.

In collaboration with Alliance Manchester Business School (University of Manchester), ICA is opening registration for the Certificate in Compliance Batch 1 course. Learning will start on 28 October 2023 based on virtual classes and online materials. Registration can be accessed via ugm.id/registrationICA by 23 October 2023. This course is an introduction that will give a strong understanding of core compliance issues. This certification can be used by individuals and staff who want to work in the compliance sector, internal and external audit staff, risk staff, and regulator representatives. Learning is carried out independently through a learning management system (LMS), which provides modules, discussion forums, and online exams.

This course teaches what regulation is and why it is essential. In addition, this course also examines the role and practice of actual compliance as well as policy changes. Answering audience questions, Serona explained that this course is essential to teach us how to protect an entity from financial crime practices, such as money laundering activities. She also explained the exam mechanism for this course and related administrative matters. A good English standard is required to get the most from the course. The certificate obtained is valid for life, so there is no need to re-certify at a later date.

Apart from Certification in Compliance Batch 1, ICA is also opening registration for Certification AML Batch 1. Further information about that and other courses can be seen on the official website.

Reportage: Adella Wahyu Pradita