The Certified Anti-Corruption Fellow (CACF) ® Management Credential

The CACF is an anti-corruption certification that aims to help participating colleges and universities support their students to engage intelligently in the fight against corruption. Students and decision makers shall attend an intensive one-day CACF review course and exam. 

The CACF exam is proctored and designed to test online the anti-corruption intelligence (ACI) of CACF candidates. ACI means “the minimum optimum knowledge a university student or decision maker should have to avoid fraud and corruption intelligently.” Such knowledge includes the proper blend of principles of fighting corruption, internal control, anti-fraud, governance, decision-making, and relevant international legal perspectives. The CACF emphasizes the concept of deterrence and prevention. 

The exam dates are set in collaboration with participating colleges and universities. 

A CACF candidate shall register for the CACF via a participating college or university:

1. A CACF candidate shall obtain a registration code from a participating college or university.

2. The registration code is the password to register for the CACF on the Exam Unit’s portal.

3. Upon registration, you will be able to download the current edition of the CACF Review textbook and start the practice session of the CACF exam.

4. The participating college or university shall organize the exam registration, its logistics, and proctor the CACF online exam. 
   

Important:

If the test center staff has questions about the identification presented, you may be asked for additional proof of identity. You may be refused access to an examination and forfeit the examination fee for that session if the staff believes that you have not proven your identity. Admittance to the test center and examination does not imply that your identification is valid or that your scores will be reported if subsequent investigations reveal impersonation or forgery. 

The eligibility requirements to become a CACF are the following:

1. Completion of at least 90 (Ninety) semester credit hours of an academic degree at an accredited college or university, and

2. Attendance of two intensive in-person or via Zoom sessions; three hours each conducted by The AACI’s experts.  

3. Passing the Certified Anti-Corruption Fellow (CACF) proctored online exam.

4. Abide by The AACI code of ethics.

1. It is a closed book and a proctored online exam.

2. The entire exam consists of 50 (Fifty) multiple choice and true/false questions.

3. It is limited to 65 (Sixty Five) minutes. Once you start the exam, it will stop automatically after 65 minutes.

4. You cannot pause and resume later.

5. You must attempt each question to move forward. However, you will not be able to go backward.

6. You can take the exam twice: You should sit for the exam no later than December 31 or the date agreed on with your academic institution. Should you pass the exam, you will not be eligible to sit for it one more time.

7. The passing score on the exam is 75% or 38 questions out of 50.

8. When you pass the exam, you may download the CACF certificate.
   

Each participating college and university discloses the fee to its students. 

Each CACF candidate shall receive:

1. CACF Review textbook (PDF format). It is unprintable with all intellectual property rights reserved to The AACI.

2. Two intensive in-person or via Zoom sessions (CACM review course); three hours each. 

3. One session of 15 practice questions

4. One second chance to sit for the exam in case one fails in the first exam session.

5. CACF certificate when you pass the exam (PDF format)

1. In-person or via Zoom expert-led review course that aims to enable CACF candidates to pass the exam.

2. The latest edition of the CACF Review textbook is the only approved textbook to use in class.