Conflicts of Interest Training Course

Many conflicts of interest may affect companies, from gifts and hospitality to self-dealing and external work. They can impact employee performance and may directly or indirectly affect a company's success.

Our Conflicts of Interest Course will equip your staff with the essential knowledge to manage conflicts of interest.

It provides practical strategies for identifying, preventing, and effectively managing conflicts of interest, fostering ethical decision-making and enhancing organisational transparency.

About this Course

Available as part of our Compliance Essentials Library and Global Compliance Library.

Learning Objectives

This course will prepare your employees to:

Appreciate the importance of conflicts of interest to your company and clients
Identify a conflict of interest
Know when and how to report a conflict of interest
Recognise a variety of situations in which conflicts of interest arise

Course Outline

Introduction

What are conflicts of interest?

- Examples of conflicts of interest

Conflicts of interest & corruption

- Why is this important?
- You decide: What are the benefits of transparency?
- Crossing the line

Community, business & conflict of interest

- Appearances matter!

Types of relationships

- How do we define 'family'?
- Second jobs
- Recruitment, promotion and work relationships

What are the consequences?

- Scenario: Enrique's job offer

How to identify a conflict of interest

- Avoiding conflicts of interest

Responding to conflicts of interest

- Actions to resolve conflicts of interest
- Scenario: Claire's conundrum
- Scenario: Red flags
- Scenario: A recommendation
- Scenario: The job opening
- Scenario: The board role
- You decide: Is it acceptable or not?

Procurement

- Dealing with suppliers

Whistleblowing

Summary

Affirmation

Assessment

Course Specifications

Structure

Approximately 35-minute long e-learning course followed by a 10-question assessment.

Audience

Suitable for all staff - examples and interactivities designed for staff at all levels. No previous knowledge or experience is required.

Design

SHARD-compliant, responsive display on all devices, accessibility on screen readers, visual design controlled via a client style sheet.

Compatibility

All Windows, Mac OSX, iOS, Android (Flash-free for mobile compatibility). AICC and SCORM 1.2-compliant, suitable for both hosted and deployed SCORM or AICC.