Monitoring and Evaluation of AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course in Johannesburg, South Africa
Classroom training in Johannesburg · next cohort Nov 2, 2026 · from USD 3,400
Most institutions can show that they have an AML policy. Far fewer can show that it works. Supervisors, correspondent banks and boards now ask for evidence: how many alerts were false positives, how long investigations take, whether suspicious transaction reports are of good quality, and where the gaps are. Over five days, compliance teams learn to turn financial crime controls into measurable results and to report them credibly.
You build key risk and performance indicators for customer due diligence, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and reporting, then evaluate them through sampling, control testing and look-back reviews. Analytics sessions cover red-flag typologies, link analysis, threshold tuning, model validation and dashboards in Excel and Power BI. Evaluation frameworks borrowed from programme work, including logic models and theory of change, are applied to compliance programmes, and FATF effectiveness thinking guides the discussion. MLROs, compliance officers, internal auditors, risk managers, financial intelligence analysts and regulators in banks, SACCOs, insurers, mobile money firms and NGOs will benefit. Classroom, online and in-house formats are available, with a CPD-accredited certificate. Afterwards you can present an evidence-based effectiveness report to a board or supervisor.
At a Glance
Training in Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg is South Africa's economic heart, home to the JSE and the head offices of Africa's largest companies.
More about training in Johannesburg →- Format
- Classroom, in Johannesburg
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (5 Days)
- Fee
- USD 3,400
- Next start dates
- Nov 2, 2026, Nov 30, 2026, Dec 28, 2026
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- Airport
- O.R. Tambo International (JNB)
- Time zone
- South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2)
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR). Fees are listed in USD.
- Business districts
- Sandton, Rosebank and Midrand
About this course
Financial crime controls are expensive, and institutions are increasingly asked to prove that the spending produces results. Alert volumes rise while genuine suspicious activity is missed, and examiners look past written policies to outcomes: quality of reports, speed of escalation and the real exposure of the customer base.
The Monitoring and Evaluation of AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course applies monitoring and evaluation discipline to the compliance function. Participants start by mapping the risk assessment to the controls that answer it, then set indicators and baselines, design data collection and run effectiveness reviews. The analytics stream teaches how to read transaction and customer data, detect unusual patterns, tune scenarios and measure detection rates against known typologies.
Delegates work with anonymised datasets and sample alert files rather than slides alone. They finish with a draft monitoring framework, an analytics dashboard specification and a reporting pack suitable for a board risk committee, plus a plan for continuous improvement in their own institution. Facilitators stress defensible judgement, so every indicator is tied to a decision someone will take, and every finding is written so that an examiner could follow the evidence trail.
Training Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Map money laundering and terrorist financing risks to the controls designed to mitigate them.
- Define measurable indicators and targets for due diligence, screening, monitoring and reporting.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of controls through sampling, testing and look-back reviews.
- Analyse transaction data to identify typologies, anomalies and weak scenario thresholds.
- Assess the quality of alerts, investigations and suspicious transaction reports.
- Build dashboards that give management a clear view of financial crime performance.
- Prepare evidence-based reports for boards, auditors and supervisors.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants leave with:
- A monitoring and evaluation framework for an AML / CFT programme, with indicators and baselines.
- A control testing plan and sampling approach they can reuse each year.
- Techniques for tuning transaction monitoring scenarios using real data patterns.
- A dashboard design that tracks alert quality, case ageing and reporting timeliness.
- A board-ready effectiveness report template.
Training Methodology
Delivery centres on live data and review files, not lectures. Expect:
- Anonymised transaction datasets analysed in guided laboratory sessions
- Alert and case files for sampling and quality grading
- Small-group design work on indicators and dashboards
- Short briefings on evaluation methods from development practice
- Peer critique of draft effectiveness reports
Day 1: Risk, Controls and the Case for Measurement
- AML / CFT risk assessment and how it drives the control environment
- FATF effectiveness thinking and what supervisors look for
- Logic models and theory of change applied to compliance programmes
- Choosing outputs, outcomes and impact measures for financial crime controls
- Baselines, targets and data sources
- Exercise: mapping risks to controls and indicators
Day 2: Indicators Across the Control Lifecycle
- Customer due diligence and beneficial ownership quality measures
- Sanctions and PEP screening performance indicators
- Transaction monitoring coverage and alert effectiveness measures
- Investigation timeliness, escalation and case ageing
- Staff training and awareness metrics
- Exercise: drafting a key risk indicator set
Day 3: Testing and Evaluating Control Effectiveness
- Sampling methods and file review design
- Control testing, look-back reviews and independent assurance
- Assessing the quality of suspicious transaction reports
- Root cause analysis for control failures
- Rating findings and agreeing remediation
- Exercise: reviewing a sample of alert and case files
Day 4: Financial Crime Analytics
- Preparing and cleaning customer and transaction data
- Typologies: structuring, layering, trade-based and mobile money abuse
- Link analysis and network views of related accounts
- Scenario threshold tuning and above-the-line, below-the-line testing
- Model validation and false positive reduction
- Lab: analysing a transaction dataset in Excel
Day 5: Dashboards, Reporting and Continuous Improvement
- Designing dashboards in Power BI for compliance management
- Reporting to boards, auditors and supervisors
- Learning loops and updating the risk assessment
- Data governance and privacy in compliance analytics
- Building a roadmap for the next twelve months
- Presentation of participant frameworks
The programme suits professionals responsible for designing, running or assuring financial crime controls, including:
- Money laundering reporting officers and compliance managers
- Internal auditors and risk managers in banks and SACCOs
- Financial intelligence and transaction monitoring analysts
- Mobile money and payment service compliance staff
- Insurance and capital markets compliance officers
- Regulators and supervisors of financial institutions
- Forensic accountants and fraud investigators
- NGO finance and compliance staff handling donor funds
A CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy is awarded to delegates who attend the full programme and complete the practical exercises.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Monitoring and Evaluation of AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course Venues
South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400Viewing- South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Monitoring and Evaluation of AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course in Johannesburg
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
Monitoring and Evaluation of AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course runs as classroom training in Johannesburg, South Africa, in Monday-to-Friday cohorts that start every four weeks. The venue, daily timings and joining details are sent in your Joining Instructions email ahead of the start date.
The next Johannesburg cohort starts on November 2, 2026, and a new intake follows every four weeks. Pick a date under "Upcoming sessions in Johannesburg" above and click Register; your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
The classroom fee for Monitoring and Evaluation of AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course in Johannesburg is USD 3,400 per delegate, covering tuition and course materials. Register 3 or more delegates together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically.
Yes. Besides Johannesburg, Monitoring and Evaluation of AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course runs as classroom training in Pretoria and Cape Town. It also runs as live online training you can join from anywhere in South Africa, and in-house at your organisation's own premises.
Yes — Monitoring and Evaluation of AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course can be delivered at your offices in Johannesburg or at a venue you choose, on dates that suit your team, with case studies tailored to your sector. Message our training advisors to request a proposal.
By the end of the Monitoring and Evaluation of AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics programme, you'll be able to map money laundering and terrorist financing risks to the controls designed to mitigate them, define measurable indicators and targets for due diligence, screening, monitoring and reporting, evaluate the effectiveness of controls through sampling, testing and look-back reviews, and analyse transaction data to identify typologies, anomalies and weak scenario thresholds. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The programme suits professionals responsible for designing, running or assuring financial crime controls, including: Money laundering reporting officers and compliance managers, Internal auditors and risk managers in banks and SACCOs, Financial intelligence and transaction monitoring analysts, Mobile money and payment service compliance staff, Insurance and capital markets compliance officers, Regulators and supervisors of financial institutions, Forensic accountants and fraud investigators, and NGO finance and compliance staff handling donor funds.
Monitoring and Evaluation of AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Monitoring and Evaluation of AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Monitoring and Evaluation of AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
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