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Quick Look Course Summary:Ethics and Fraud Awareness Training (2 days)
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Length: 2 day(s)
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Price (at your venue): 1 Person R 10,326 EX VAT 3 Person R 7,594 EX VAT 10 Person R 5,537 EX VAT
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Certification Type:Non-Accredited
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Locations & Venues: Off-site or in-house. We train in all major city centres throughout South Africa.
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Ethics and Fraud Awareness Training (2 days)
Staff who apply the code of conduct under pressure, recognise fraud and pilferage when they see it, and report it through the right channel.
Fraud, theft and corruption cost South African organisations dearly, and much of it is committed or enabled by insiders: inflated expense claims, ghost employees, procurement kickbacks, stock pilferage and fake supplier invoices. A code of conduct on the intranet does not stop it. People do – when they know what is expected, can recognise the warning signs and trust the reporting channel. This ethics and fraud awareness training builds all three.
Day one is about ethics and the code of conduct: what shapes a person's moral compass, how individual and collective views of right and wrong differ, how workplace ethics connects to the values in the Constitution, and what the organisation's code of conduct asks of each employee. Day two deals with fraud: the fraud triangle, common schemes and red flags, staff pilferage, the controls that prevent and detect fraud, safe reporting and whistle-blowing, the duty to report corruption and fraud under PRECCA, and fair remedial action.
Delegates work through South African case studies and dilemmas drawn from procurement, finance, stores and customer service. They leave knowing how to apply the code in grey areas and how to raise a concern with the protection the law provides.
Why this course
For your organisation
- A code of conduct that staff understand and apply consistently
- Earlier detection of fraud, pilferage and procurement irregularities
- More use of internal reporting and whistle-blowing channels
- Fair, consistent remedial action when the code is breached
- A stronger ethical culture that supports governance and audit outcomes
For your delegates
- A practical way to work through ethical dilemmas
- Knowledge of the most common fraud schemes and their red flags
- Confidence to report concerns, and knowledge of your protections
- Clarity on what the code of conduct means for your own job
What delegates will be able to do
- Describe what shapes a moral compass and how it guides decisions
- Distinguish individual and collective views of right and wrong, and the accountability that goes with each
- Relate the organisation's code of conduct to constitutional values
- Resolve conflicts between personal values and the code of conduct
- Recognise common fraud schemes, staff pilferage and their warning signs
- Explain how internal controls prevent and detect fraud
- Report suspected fraud or corruption through the correct channel, knowing the protections available
- Support fair remedial action when unethical conduct is found
Who should attend
Employees at all levels, supervisors and managers, and especially staff in finance, procurement, stores, payroll, sales and customer service, where fraud risk is highest. It also suits HR, internal audit and compliance teams launching or refreshing a code of conduct or ethics programme.
Course outline
Day 1 – Ethics and the code of conduct
Ethics and the moral compass
- What ethics is and why it matters at work
- The parts of a moral compass: values, beliefs, conscience and character
- Individual versus collective views of right and wrong
- Accountability for ethical decisions
Ethics and constitutional values
- Dignity, equality and fairness in the Bill of Rights
- How constitutional values shape conduct at work
- Ubuntu and respect in a diverse workplace
- Discussion: ethical expectations in South African organisations
The role of a code of conduct
- What a code of conduct is for
- Typical contents: integrity, conflicts of interest, gifts, confidentiality and use of company assets
- Comparing the organisation's code with constitutional principles
- Exercise: unpacking your own organisation's code
Ethical decision-making
- A simple test for grey-area decisions
- Pressure, rationalisation and the slippery slope
- When personal values and organisational rules collide
- Dilemma workshop in small groups
Day 2 – Fraud awareness and reporting
Understanding fraud
- Fraud, theft, corruption and pilferage: the differences
- The fraud triangle: pressure, opportunity and rationalisation
- Who commits fraud and why
- The cost of fraud to the organisation and its people
Common schemes and red flags
- Expense claim, payroll and ghost employee fraud
- Procurement fraud, kickbacks and fake suppliers
- Stock and asset pilferage
- Cyber-enabled fraud, including fake changes to banking details
- Behavioural and transactional red flags
- Case studies
Controls that prevent and detect fraud
- Segregation of duties, authorisation and reconciliations
- Physical controls over cash, stock and assets
- Every employee's role in the control environment
- Exercise: finding the control gap
Reporting concerns
- Why people stay silent and how to overcome it
- Internal channels and anonymous tip-off lines
- Protection for whistle-blowers under the Protected Disclosures Act
- The duty on people in positions of authority to report corruption and fraud under PRECCA
- Preserving evidence and not alerting the suspect
Remedial action and close
- Fair investigation and disciplinary action, as general guidance and not legal advice
- Recovering losses and fixing the control weakness
- Sharing lessons without naming and shaming
- Personal integrity commitment and action plan
- Evaluation and close
How it is delivered
Two days, 08:30-16:00. In person at your offices anywhere in South Africa, at a BOTI venue, or live online. One delegate or a group of up to 20; scenarios tailored to your sector on request. Workbook, case studies and a red-flags checklist included. We deliver it at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and anywhere else in South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online for teams in different places.
What our clients say
“All training sessions were well-coordinated, professionally delivered, and aligned with our scheduling requirements. We were particularly impressed by the high standard of facilitation and the depth of expertise demonstrated throughout the programmes.”
“All training sessions were well-coordinated, professionally delivered, and aligned with our scheduling requirements. We value the partnership and look forward to continued collaboration with Business Optimization Training Institute in the future.”
“All training programmes were delivered in a highly professional manner, with effective coordination and strict adherence to our scheduling requirements. The facilitators demonstrated a commendable level of expertise, and the quality of delivery consistently met our expectations.”
Frequently asked questions
Can you run this course at our offices?
Yes. Most groups are trained at the client's premises anywhere in South Africa; we can also host it at a BOTI venue or deliver it live online.
How many people can attend?
From one delegate to a group of about 20. The price per delegate drops as the group grows – see the price table, or ask us for a quote.
Is the course accredited?
No. It is a non-accredited short course, and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance.
Can you use our code of conduct and real cases?
Yes. Send us your code of conduct, whistle-blowing policy and a few anonymised incidents, and the facilitator builds them into the exercises.
How is this different from the Conflict of Interest course?
Conflict of Interest Training is a one-day course on declaring and managing personal interests. This two-day course covers the whole code of conduct and adds fraud awareness, controls and reporting.
Can you run this course in Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban?
Yes. We train on site at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and across South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online so a team spread over several offices can attend together.
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