Short course
Foundations of Compliance and Risk Management
This 12-hour short course is designed to provide practitioners with practical, Caribbean-focused grounding in compliance and risk management.
Overview
About this course.
This 12-hour short course is designed to provide practitioners with practical, Caribbean-focused grounding in compliance and risk management. This course balances regional legal/regulatory frameworks, common operational risks, AML/CFT, corporate governance, regulatory engagement, and practical tools for designing and testing compliant controls.

Next intake
Confirmed dates for every course are published on our upcoming intakes page. The Executive Education team will confirm the next intake for this one on enquiry.
Bringing a team? We also run this in-company.
curriculum
What you will be able to do.
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- Identify key legal and regulatory obligations affecting regulated entities in the Caribbean (AML/CFT, data protection, licensing, consumer protection, sector-specific rules).
- Conduct a targeted risk assessment and map business processes to compliance with risks and controls.
- Design proportionate, risk-based compliance programs and policies aligned with regional best practice and guidance.
- Develop compliance monitoring, testing and reporting approaches that satisfy regulators and Boards.
- Apply practical tools for incident/ breach response, remediation and regulatory notification.
- Improve regulatory engagement and construct defensible record-keeping and escalation pathways.
- Evaluate emerging risks (financial crime typologies, sanctions, fintech/crypto, cyber/privacy) and propose mitigation strategies.
PRE-REQUISITES
What do you need.
No formal prerequisites required.
AUDIENCE
Who it is for.
- Compliance officers
- Legal counsel
- Risk managers
- Regulators
- Auditors
- Senior managers
- Consultants operating across Caribbean jurisdictions
FACULTY
Who teaches this.
Mrs Heather Moore-Bernard - Director, Corporate Strategy & Risk Management, Central Bank of Barbados
Heather is a highly capable Enterprise Risk Management professional with over 10 years of experience in the field. In her career she has worked across several major industries and organisations including the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago and most recently she applied her knowledge and experience at the Central Bank of Barbados where she is currently the Director Corporate Strategy and Risk Management. Her favourite phrase is by Peter Drucker “Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast “. Heather is a firm believer of the importance of the human factor in any organisation since, no matter how detailed and solid the strategy, if the people executing it do not nurture the appropriate culture, the organisation's projects are destined to fail. Heather is also experienced in Health and Safety and Environment (HSE) and has been directly responsible for leading and motivating department staff by developing and embedding risk and safety management processes.
Details
Delivery and fee.
| Time | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (AST) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 12 hours (4 × 3-hour sessions) |
| Delivery | Online |
| Fee | TTD $4,000/ USD $590.00 per person |
Fees are those on the current course outline. Confirmed dates for every course are published on our upcoming intakes page; the Executive Education team will confirm the next intake for this course on enquiry.
Enquire about this course.
Our Executive Education team confirms dates, fees and payment options for each intake. Call +1 (868) 299-0218 ext. 9100 or email openenrolment@lokjackgsb.edu.tt.