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Basel LEARN: free courses on financial investigation, asset tracing, intelligence gathering and more

Read more about Basel LEARN: free courses on financial investigation, asset tracing, intelligence gathering and more

Our online learning platform, Basel LEARN, offers a collection of free self-paced eLearning courses. They are developed to help law enforcement, anti-money laundering and compliance professionals gain new skills to fight financial crime.

The interactive modules help you to “learn by doing” – for example, by completing tasks in a simulated investigation. After successfully completing a course, you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

Courses available:

Online course: Asset recovery for civil society and journalists (open enrolment)

Read more about Online course: Asset recovery for civil society and journalists (open enrolment)

Asset recovery for civil society and journalists is a four-day online course for investigative journalists, civil society organisations and other non-state actors working on corruption, accountability and financial crime issues.

Delivered by experts from the Basel Institute’s International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR), the course uses a realistic corruption case to build practical skills in tracing illicit assets, analysing financial information and using open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools.

Online course: Financial investigations and asset recovery (open enrolment for law enforcement practitioners)

Read more about Online course: Financial investigations and asset recovery (open enrolment for law enforcement practitioners)

Financial investigations and asset recovery is a five-day online course for public-sector practitioners working in law enforcement, prosecution, financial intelligence and related fields.

Delivered by experts from the Basel Institute’s International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR), the course uses a realistic cross-border investigation to build practical skills in tracing assets, analysing financial flows, gathering evidence and developing investigative strategies.

Q&A: Why safeguarding is mission-critical to our anti-corruption work

Read more about Q&A: Why safeguarding is mission-critical to our anti-corruption work

Teresa Paonessa talks with Anna Peyre about what "safeguarding" means in practice and why it is fundamental to credible, trusted and effective anti-corruption work. Teresa is Team Lead for Human Resources and the Basel Institute’s Safeguarding Officer; Anna Peyre is Human Resources Specialist and is helping to advance efforts around gender, equality, diversity and inclusion at the Institute.

New training courses expand access to financial investigation and asset recovery skills

Read more about New training courses expand access to financial investigation and asset recovery skills

The Basel Institute on Governance is expanding its training offer to help more professionals build practical skills in financial investigations and asset recovery.

Building on decades of global experience, we are launching new courses for both public-sector practitioners and non-state actors. Our hands-on, case-based training is now accessible to a wider audience than ever before.

The Evolution of Corruption and Crimes at Kapitan Andreevo Border Checkpoint: The Impact of EU Accession

Read more about The Evolution of Corruption and Crimes at Kapitan Andreevo Border Checkpoint: The Impact of EU Accession

Published in the Journal of Illicit Trade, Financial Crime, and Compliance, this article examines how Bulgaria’s 2007 accession to the European Union transformed illegal activities and corruption at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint.

Building trust: how Collective Action strengthens business ecosystems

Read more about Building trust: how Collective Action strengthens business ecosystems

In this article, Celia Lourens examines the role of cross-sectoral trust for a functional business environment. Collective Action, she argues, can be an approach to overcoming trust deficits between relevant stakeholders. Celia Lourens supports the organisation of our 6th International Collective Action Conference.

Online course: Introduction to blockchain: Crypto investigation and AML compliance

Read more about Online course: Introduction to blockchain: Crypto investigation and AML compliance

The Basel Institute on Governance offers a four-day training course covering the fundamentals of crypto, financial crime and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance.

Delivered virtually over four interactive three-hour sessions, the course equips practitioners from law enforcement, financial and business sectors to prevent, detect and investigate the use of crypto for illicit activities.

Cryptoasset management roundtable – side event to the 10th Global Conference

Read more about Cryptoasset management roundtable – side event to the 10th Global Conference

A roundtable for asset management and recovery professionals to share practical insights on the challenges and solutions of managing and recovering cryptoassets

Tackling the complexity of border corruption: How technological tools such as the project FALCON dashboard can support investigations

Read more about Tackling the complexity of border corruption: How technological tools such as the project FALCON dashboard can support investigations

Corruption at land and sea borders facilitates smuggling, sanctions evasion, tax offences and the entry of counterfeit, substandard or unsafe goods into countries including EU member states. This report conceptualises border corruption as a complex system of actors, events and illicit exchanges that is difficult to detect and investigate.

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