AML Essential Kit - Firm AML Education

AML training ensures your team understands their legal responsibilities and knows how to spot, prevent, and report suspicious activity. But it’s not just about ticking a regulatory box. It’s about building a culture where compliance is part of everyday behaviour — not an afterthought. To stay compliant, firms must provide regular AML training, keep accurate records of staff participation, and ensure training is kept relevant and up to date. Just as importantly, staff need to understand why AML matters and feel confident applying it in practice.

Why AML training can fall short

AML training is a regulatory requirement, but firms often struggle to make it effective. Common challenges include:

• Competing priorities — Fee-earning work takes precedence and training gets deprioritised

• Repetitive sessions — Annual training feels like a tick-box exercise, leading to disengagement

• Overwhelm — Complex regulations are often delivered in long, dense sessions

• Fear of mistakes — Staff worry about getting things wrong, which can lead to surface-level compliance

• Poor retention — Without real-world context or interactivity, most of the content is quickly forgotten
  

If training doesn’t connect with people’s actual day-to-day roles, it won’t stick — and it won’t change behaviour.

Learn more

The AML Essential Kit will guide you through how to make AML training effective.

1. How to design better training

2. How to create a culture of compliance

3. How to measure and improve

4. Keeping it current

Summary

AML training is a legal obligation — but it’s also your proactive first line of defence. When your team understands what’s expected, why it matters, and how to act, compliance becomes part of the culture, not just a checklist.

View all the details and the full AML Essential Kit here - https://www.firmcheck.com/aml-essential-kit/firm-policies-controls-and-procedures