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Joint Assessor Training

Invitation

Session No.: CT 25.01

Location: Shenzhen, China

Date: March 3-7, 2025 (1 week)

Delivery Method: Blended Training

Primary Language: English

Interpretation Language: Russian

    Target Audience

    EAG member countries

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    Qualifications

    - Language skills: Fluency in either English and/or Russian.

    - Operational experience: Participants should have relevant operational experience which may include, but is not limited to, experience in investigating or prosecuting ML/TF or major economic crime; experience working in AML/CFT supervision or monitoring (e.g. as part of a financial, DNFBP or NPO supervisor); experience in international cooperation relating to major organized economic crime, ML or TF; experience working on national AML/CFT-related policy or strategy; law enforcement experience related to freezing/seizing/confiscating proceeds of crime; operational experience related to combatting proliferation financing; any experience in investigating misuse of corporate vehicles.

    - Personality: Participants should work well in a multi-cultural environment.

    - Availability: Participants should be able to make the necessary time commitment if selected to take part in an evaluation (e.g., 3 months full-time working over a 14-month period, including 3 to 5 weeks of travel for meetings).

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    Pre-requisites

    Participants will be subject to a pre-training test and will require to complete an online course in advance.

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    Course Description

    A 5-day training program where experts from different FATF-style regional bodies or organizations come together to learn and practice the methods used to assess a country's compliance with international anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) standards, with the goal of improving the quality and consistency of mutual evaluations conducted by assessors across the global network.

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    Course Objectives

    The course is aimed to enhance the skills of individuals who will be responsible for evaluating a country's AML/CFT/CPF regime during a FATF/EAG or other assessment body's mutual evaluation process. 

    The training covers technical compliance and effectiveness aspects and includes theoretical tools and practical exercises. Participants learn how to: 

    • Identify gaps in national frameworks. 
    • Provide constructive recommendations for improvement.
    • Review legislation and regulations. 
    • Conduct mock interviews. 
    • Prepare a mutual evaluation report. 
    • Present team findings to a plenary.
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