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Practical AML education,
built for the real world.
LearnAML.org helps financial-sector professionals, law enforcement and designated non-financial businesses understand financial crime and act on it with confidence.
What we offer today
- Six free, self-paced courses covering AML foundations, CDD and EDD, cryptoassets, sanctions, investigations and reporting, and trade-based money laundering
- A professional pathway in development, released module by module
- A free library of official AML/CFT sources
Our course portfolio
Choose a starting point or build on your existing compliance skills. All six courses are free with a learner account.
- AML Foundations & Core Concepts — 7 lessons introducing the AML/CFT system and proportionate controls.
- CDD & EDD in Practice — 6 lessons on customer verification, beneficial ownership and due diligence decisions.
- Cryptoassets & Financial Crime — 8 lessons on cryptoasset risks and risk-based compliance controls.
- Sanctions Compliance in Practice (Expanded) — 8 lessons using screening, ownership and decision-making cases.
- AML Investigations & STR/SAR Reporting in Practice — 7 lessons on investigations, defensible decisions and clear reporting.
- Trade-Based Money Laundering in Practice — 8 lessons on trade documents, prices, routes and defensible escalation.
Assessment and certificate arrangements vary by course; see each course page for details.
How we teach
Four principles shape every course on LearnAML.
- ApproachPractitioner-builtCourses connect international standards to the decisions, escalation routes and evidence that real compliance work depends on.
- MethodUnderstanding over memorisationEach course is structured to explain how things work, so knowledge lasts beyond the quiz.
- DesignProven learning methodsShort lessons, a knowledge check after each one, and visible progress through the course.
- OutcomeReady to apply at workEvery topic connects theory to what you will actually do, from a risk assessment to an escalation.
Inside a professional lesson
Lessons in the professional programme will follow the same six steps, so you always know what comes next.
- Why it mattersThe risk or obligation the lesson addresses.
- Key definitionsThe terms you need, used the same way in every module.
- How the process worksThe mechanics, step by step.
- Common weaknessesWhere firms usually fall short.
- Better controlsWhat to do about it.
- What good looks likeHow a supervisor or reviewer would judge it.
About the author
LearnAML courses are written by a named author, so you know who is responsible for what you learn.
Start learning today.
Explore six free, self-paced courses with a learner account.