ICA Advanced Certificate in Business Compliance

Course level : ICA Advanced Certificates

There are three intakes a year for this course: January, March, July and September.
Next date: 20 March 2023

This intermediate-level course has been specifically designed for compliance professionals working outside of financial services (e.g., oil and gas, telecoms, and aerospace), and allows you to gain actionable and practical risk-management skills to excel in your role.

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This course is awarded in association with Alliance Manchester Business School, the University of Manchester.

Is this course right for me?

This Advanced Certificate is open to anyone interested in pursuing a career in the discipline. However, the content of the programme requires students to possess:

Sound educational background
Good written English skills

This course is suitable for:

Compliance employees
Employees who have compliance responsibilities
Employees with management responsibility for compliance
Any person who wishes to learn fundamental compliance principles and how businesses should be compliant

Not sure if this course is right for you? Take this short quiz to find out

What will I learn?

While undertaking this qualification, you will learn:

The context of compliance and its origins
Building an effective control framework
The skills needed to be an effective compliance professional
Risk management, alert systems and investigations
Managing financial crime risk
Creating competitive advantage

Course format: online blended learning

6 month course assessed by a timed, online scenario-based assessment and a research-based assignment
A mixture of guided online study and participation in five live sessions:
- ‘Getting started’ session
- Virtual classroom
- Immersive learning scenario (putting you at the centre of a story) delivered through award-winning, interactive BARCO technology
- Group tutorial (a chance to discuss elements of the course in more depth)
- Assessment preparation session
Videos covering the latest industry developments and case studies
Access to the ICA Learning Hub packed with additional insight and resources
Proactive support throughout the course to help you stay on track

Download course syllabus

We have full syllabi available for all of our qualifications. Click here to download a syllabus for this course.

Course fees

Course fees


per currency depending on location
GBP	1860
EUR	2051
USD	2423

Course fees stated exclude VAT or local tax, this will be added to your basket at the checkout if applicable.

If you are funding the course yourself, we offer an interest-free instalment plan of four equal monthly payments.

Discount for Low GDP countries

A 15% discount applies if you are based in one of the countries on this list The discount will be added automatically on the check out page.

Membership Fee: £110* (Associate Membership - you must be an ICA member for the duration of your studies)

*Payable unless you are already an ICA Member.

Exclusive Qualification Discount for ICA Professional and Fellow Members
All ICA Professional and Fellow members are entitled to discounted rates on subsequent qualifications they choose to enrol on:

Professional (MICA) - 10%
Fellow (FICA) – 15%

Simply enter your membership number on enrolment to gain your exclusive discounted rate.

Funding available for students in Ireland

Permanent Irish residents are eligible for funding support on Advanced Certificate and Diploma programmes. Please contact [email protected] who will be happy to help.

What do our customers say?

“The virtual sessions, the materials itself, it was easy to understand, full of examples to help us get the point, the interactions in the virtual sessions helped us to be able to think broadly and opened up our minds”

Past student of ICA Advanced Certificate in Business Compliance