This intensive and practice-oriented programme equips professionals with the knowledge and tools required to manage international sanctions and trade compliance across OFAC (US), EU, and UK regimes. The course focuses on real-world application—helping organisations identify sanctions risks, implement effective controls, and respond to regulatory changes with confidence.
Participants will learn how sanctions frameworks operate, how to conduct screening and due diligence, manage licences and exemptions, and design compliance programmes that withstand regulatory scrutiny. Through case studies and scenarios, the programme bridges legal requirements with operational execution across trade, finance, logistics, and compliance functions.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the structure and scope of OFAC, EU, and UK sanctions regimes.
- Identify sanctions risks across customers, transactions, goods, and geographies.
- Implement effective sanctions screening, due diligence, and escalation processes.
- Manage licences, exemptions, and reporting obligations.
- Design and maintain a practical sanctions compliance programme.
- Respond to breaches, investigations, and enforcement actions effectively.
This programme is ideal for:
- Compliance Officers and Risk Managers.
- Trade Compliance and Export Control Professionals.
- Legal Counsels and Regulatory Affairs Teams.
- Banking, Financial Crime, and AML Professionals.
- Supply Chain, Logistics, and Procurement Managers.
- Executives overseeing international operations and cross-border trade.
The course combines instructor-led briefings, regulatory analysis, practical scenarios, and case-based discussions. Participants work through sanctions screening exercises, transaction assessments, and compliance design templates aligned with global best practices.
Day 5 of each course is reserved for a Q&A session, which may occur off-site. For 10-day courses, this also applies to day 10
Section 1: Global Sanctions Frameworks – Foundations & Scope
- Purpose and objectives of international sanctions.
- Overview of sanctions authorities: OFAC, EU, UK (HMT/OFSI).
- Types of sanctions: comprehensive, sectoral, targeted, secondary sanctions.
- Key differences and overlaps between US, EU, and UK regimes.
- Understanding jurisdiction, extraterritorial reach, and enforcement powers.
Section 2: Sanctions Risk Identification & Screening
- Sanctions risk assessment methodologies.
- Screening customers, counterparties, vessels, aircraft, and beneficial owners.
- Understanding ownership, control, and aggregation rules.
- Screening transactions, goods, services, and payment flows.
- Managing false positives and escalation protocols.
Section 3: Trade Compliance, Licensing & Due Diligence
- Export, import, and re-export compliance considerations.
- Licensing regimes, general licences, and exemptions.
- Enhanced due diligence for high-risk jurisdictions and sectors.
- Managing third-party risks: agents, distributors, and intermediaries.
- Recordkeeping and audit trail requirements.
Section 4: Sanctions Controls, Governance & Incident Management
- Designing a sanctions compliance programme (policies, procedures, controls).
- Roles and responsibilities across compliance, legal, finance, and operations.
- Monitoring regulatory updates and managing change.
- Responding to sanctions breaches and potential violations.
- Internal investigations, disclosures, and regulator engagement.
Section 5: Enforcement Trends, Case Studies & Best Practices
- Recent OFAC, EU, and UK enforcement actions and lessons learned.
- Common compliance failures and how to avoid them.
- Managing sanctions in mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships.
- Integrating sanctions compliance with AML, KYC, and trade controls.
- Building a resilient, future-ready sanctions compliance framework.
Upon successful completion of this training course, delegates will be awarded a Holistique Training Certificate of Completion. For those who attend and complete the online training course, a Holistique Training e-Certificate will be provided.
Holistique Training Certificates are accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC) and The CPD Certification Service (CPD), and are certified under ISO 9001, ISO 21001, and ISO 29993 standards.
CPD credits for this course are granted by our Certificates and will be reflected on the Holistique Training Certificate of Completion. In accordance with the standards of The CPD Certification Service, one CPD credit is awarded per hour of course attendance. A maximum of 50 CPD credits can be claimed for any single course we currently offer.
- Course Code IND09-119
- Course Format Classroom, Online,
- Duration 5 days
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