Diploma in the Management of Compliance

Course details

Compliance professionals are today scrutinised against the highest of professional standards and face unprecedented challenges. While some of these challenges relate to a technical knowledge of the compliance process, many relate to management.

The IMI Diploma in Compliance has been developed in close conjunction with a range of industry and regulatory stakeholders to directly address the professional needs of managers in the compliance environment and equip them with the knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to succeed in their roles.

By bringing together participants from different organisations that are all constantly challenged by updates to their compliance mandates this programme provides a real and meaningful opportunity to learn about the different problems faced by peers and help compliance professionals to meet these challenges. This programme provides participants with the management skills to function optimally in a compliance environment by building and enhancing professional competencies across a broad range of relevant organisational areas.

Course Content

The IMI Diploma in the Management of Compliance incorporates six core subjects. Typical subject content is indicated here.

Each subject has a dedicated faculty expert responsible for integrated content delivery. The faculty group combines a blend of real world experience and technical expertise that is unique to the IMI.

Compliance Strategy

• Making sense of the external environment from a compliance perspective
• Assessing the different stakeholders’ strategic positions
• Developing internal strategies to work with the relevant stakeholders
• Aligning the organisation to implement a relevant strategy

Regulatory Economics

• Political economy of regulation
• Theories of regulation
• Principles of good regulation
• Different regulatory models

Organisational Behaviour in a Compliance Setting

• Effective leadership and organisational culture
• Motivating individuals and groups
• Organisational and individual change
• Building effective teams

Risk Management for Compliance Professionals

• Identify significant risk factors
• Develop a risk prioritisation process
• Ensure risk management is integral to organisational process

Negotiation Strategy in a Compliance Setting

• Distributive negotiations
• Managing differences
• Securing optimal outcomes
• Principles of effective persuasion

Advanced Communication Skills

• Influencing through professional presentations
• Mastering the art of body language
• Developing excellent listening skills
• The science of neurolinguistic programming

Who Should Attend

Managers currently working in a compliance environment or those that wish to develop their compliance experience, seeking to broaden their knowledge of management and develop practical expertise in a relevant and focused learning environment.

Entry Requirements

Participants are required to provide evidence of relevant work-based learning at a management level and/or should hold a relevant academic qualification at primary degree level.