Latest update: January 29, 2023
Parameters of the Intensive One-Day CACF Review Course and Exam:
1- Duration: 30 days.
CACF student candidates have 30 days to prepare for the CACF exam. During the course, they can contact The AACI’s experts to answer their questions.
2- Intensive One-Day CACF Review Course and Exam
The AACI’s experts conduct two live CACF review sessions in-person or via Zoom, three hours each.
They provide an overview of the CACF review textbook and address the students’ queries.
(a) It is an expert-led review course that aims to enable CACF candidates to pass the exam.
(b) The AACI approves the expert who delivers the review course. The expert shall be a Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM).
(c) The latest edition of the CACF Review textbook is the only approved textbook to use in class.
3- Number of Students Per Class
Min. 50 and Max. 100 per class. Classes are conducted in-person or via Zoom.
The agenda is prepared and derived from the current edition of the CACF Review Textbook published by the Exam Unit of The AACI. The parameters of the review course are available on The AACI’s official blog (click here).
The AACI conducts the Intensive One-Day CACF Review Course and Exam for participating colleges and universities worldwide aspiring to engage students and faculty in the fight against corruption.
Principles of Fighting Corruption
Integrity
Internal Control (IC)
Internal control is the foundation of detecting fraud and corruption. The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) principles and concepts constitute the framework that is widely used in preventing, deterring, and detecting fraud and corruption. Internal Control is not well understood by most decision makers and those charged with governance.
This session discusses the IC definition, objectives, benefits and the building blocks IC.
Internal Control (IC) Components
IC components and their associated principles form the IC concept. The session provides an overview of those components and principles and shows the linkages for fraud and corruption prevention, deterrence, and detection. Many related IC diagrams will be discussed and referred to in the CACM Review Textbook.
Internal Control (IC) Effectiveness
When would an IC be effective? The session discusses the conditions that shall be met to conclude that an IC is effective. In addition, the session discusses the IC deficiencies. It also discusses the IC limitations, including management override of IC.
Fraud and Corruption
Corruption is a business risk. The session provides an overview of the different definitions of fraud, corruption, and emphasizes the duties of board members, executive management and other employees.
It also addresses the misconceptions about fraud and corruption. The session discusses the costs and damages of corruption at the entity level and the country level.
Also, the session provides a brief discussion of corruption schemes such as bid-rigging, kickback, economic extortion, among others. It covers the conflicts of interest, bid-rigging, and fraud triangle extensively
Corporate Governance
Governance is initially a socioeconomic and political concept. It is always objective oriented and tied to accountability. The primary goal of “governance” is the welfare of society. Therefore, people initiate governance, and their well-being is its objective. As a result, whether it is a society, community, government, or organization, there is a form of governance employed to achieve a set of agreed on purposes.
The session discusses the governance definition, nature, and objectives. It also discusses the formal and informal governance mechanisms.
Corporate Governance (Continued)
The session discusses the central role of the board of directors and the board’s’ committees. It also discusses the principles of corporate governance. The session concludes with the differentiation between governance and corruption and their interrelationships.
Management and Decision Making
Peter Drucker, the father of modern management, states that the fundamental task of management is “to make people capable of joint performance through common goals, common values, the right structure, and the training and development they need to perform and to respond to change.”
The session provides an overall review of the principles of management, the planning process, and strategic management.
Management and Decision Making
Executive management and those charged with governance perform their duties through decisions. Decisions are informed judgments. Board members and management are expected to make effective decisions. A lack of adequate knowledge about what makes an effective decision will significantly increase the risks of failure of decisions made by the board or executive management. Strategic decisions, usually made by the top management and the board, have significant consequences and effects that may reach farther than the boundaries of the organization.
The session provides an overview of specific and significant aspects of the decision-making process and what constitutes an effective decision. It shows the pitfalls or traps of the decision-making process.
The Global Commitment to Fight Corruption
The United Nations Convention against Corruption is the only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument. The Convention’s far-reaching approach and the mandatory character of many of its provisions make it a unique tool for developing a comprehensive response to a global problem. The vast majority of United Nations Member States are parties to the Convention. The Convention covers many different forms of corruption, such as bribery, trading in influence, abuse of functions, and various acts of corruption in the private sector.
The session provides a high-level overview of the Convention and discusses the concept of the “Rule of Law.”
Participating students shall sit for the CACF exam no later than December 31 or as agreed with the academic institution.
A participating student shall attend at least 80% of the programs’ designated time to be eligible to sit for the CACF exam.
Delegates who Pass the CACF exam shall be able to view and download the CACF certificate.
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