ICA Certified Financial
Crime Investigator

Investigating financial crime is complex and requires a unique set of practical skills. This qualification will equip you with the knowledge and skills to be a more effective Financial Crime Investigator.

What you will gain

  • Investigation frameworks – get equipped with the strategy and tools to complete a financial crime investigation effectively
  • Information and evidence gathering – develop methods to acquire relevant information from both human and electronic sources
  • Testimonies, statements, and interviews – understand the processes and procedures involved
  • Reports – learn how to compile initial, internal, and external reports as well as Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
  • Cyber and open source – understand evidential gathering techniques.

Course details

Course start dates: 

  • 09 March 2026
  • 08 June 2026

Course fees: £1850 + applicable tax and membership fee

ICA CPD Hours: 30

Duration: 10 weeks

Qualification designation: Cert.Prac(FCI)

 

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Applicable local taxes, membership fees, and discounts will be added to your basket on checkout. If you are paying by instalments, you must purchase ICA membership in a separate transaction before you enrol onto this course.

If you are not an existing ICA Member, a fee for 12 months’ membership will be added to your basket on checkout. Currency is dependent on location and subject to local taxes:

Course fee

ICA Membership fee

GBP – 4300

GBP – 185

EUR – 4730

EUR – 204

USD – 5590

USD - 241

Discounts are also available for group bookings.



Duration

This is a ten-week course designed for busy working professionals.

Study

Attendance 7 virtual classrooms and 1 live immersive scenario and a facilitated discussion.

Assessment

The course is assessed through a written assignment which is submitted two weeks after the facilitated discussion.

Is this course right for me?

This course is suitable for:

  • Professionals in relevant monitoring or investigatory roles, who have completed an ICA Certificate in Financial Crime Prevention or Anti Money Laundering, who would like to gain practical knowledge to assist in their role.

OR

  • Professionals with 2-3 years of experience who have an understanding and experience of the role.

Become an ICA member

When you enrol onto this course you will join an international community of over 30,000 members.

Benefits include:

  • Access to the uniquely personalised ICA Learning Hub
  • Weekly webinars covering the latest industry developments
  • Discounts on ICA events and further ICA courses

The fee for ICA membership will be added separately to your basket when you enrol online for this course.

Is this course right for me?

This highly interactive and practical course has been designed for senior individuals who are new to the role of Head of Compliance or Chief Compliance Officer (SMF16), or where this is their next step.

The course is based on the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s requirements. Students from other jurisdictions are eligible for the course, subject to the experiential requirements below, as the core skills you will develop are transferable to any jurisdiction. 

You will need to have a good standard of spoken and written English for this course and either ONE of the following to be eligible for the course:

Currently hold the role of Head of Compliance or Chief Compliance Officer (SMF16) (or jurisdictional equivalent)

OR

Professionals aspiring to work in a Head of Compliance role and have completed the ICA Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance or equivalent.

Become an ICA member

When you enrol onto this course you will join an international community of over 30,000 members.

Benefits include:

  • Access to the uniquely personalised ICA Learning Hub
  • Weekly webinars covering the latest industry developments
  • Discounts on ICA events and further ICA courses

The fee for ICA membership will be added separately to your basket when you enrol online for this course.

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