Certificate in Conduct, Culture & Governance
“The judgement calls behind every control.”
Overview
This Certificate identifies where decision rights sit across the Three Lines of Defence, how culture moves outcomes, and how to explain an AI-enabled control to a regulator.
Controls are only as good as the judgement applied around them. This Certificate is about the accountability, culture and ethical-AI questions that sit above any single control — the conversation a board or a regulator will actually want to have with you, and the one senior roles are hired on.
It is self-paced:
- 4 digital lessons (30 minutes each)
- 1 recorded trainer-led session
- assessed by MCQ and scenario analysis — no exams
What you'll be able to do
- Clarify roles and decision rights across the Three Lines of Defence to close gaps and overlaps.
- Build a culture of compliance, including the ethical use of AI — bias, fairness, explainability.
- Prepare for accountability regimes and ESG-linked financial crime risk.
- Draft a board-ready update that demonstrates real outcomes, not just activity.
Career relevance
Speaks directly to MLRO, Deputy MLRO, Head of Financial Crime and Governance & Assurance roles, where the job is judgement calls, not just controls.
Your lessons
| No. | Lesson | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Three Lines of Defence, Evolved | Roles, decision rights and assurance — and how to close the hand-off gaps between lines. |
| 02 | Culture & Incentives | Tone from the top, conduct risk, and the incentives that actually move behaviour. |
| 03 | Ethics & Bias in AML Technology | Where bias creeps into AML tools, how to test for it, and how to document it for an auditor. |
| 04 | The Future of Governance | ESG and green-crime links, emerging oversight models, and reporting to the Board with confidence. |
Recorded trainer-led session
Explaining the Model to the Regulator
A recorded, trainer-led simulation of a supervisory challenge meeting on an AI-enabled monitoring system, building an explainability pack as you go.
What you'll produce: A model explainability pack and a remediation plan.
How you're assessed
- MCQ (20%) — quick, practical multiple-choice checks on the core material.
- Scenario Analysis (80%) — a realistic, job-like scenario where you apply what you've learned.
Certification
Earn the Certificate in Conduct, Culture & Governance as a standalone credential with a digital badge — and count it toward the Diploma in Financial Crime Risk & Assurance if you go on to complete all six.
€149.00