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Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Training

CertOcean's Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) training is a live, instructor-led online course. You learn in 16 live sessions (32 hours in total) with an expert instructor, work through 5 curriculum modules and keep lifetime access to the class recordings.

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  • 5 modules49 topics
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Course overview

About the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) training

Who is CAMS training for? It is for AML analysts, compliance officers, KYC and CDD specialists, sanctions and fraud investigators, bank examiners and fintech compliance teams in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland. The course explains how financial crime works, how FATF standards and national rules such as the Bank Secrecy Act, FINTRAC requirements and UK money laundering regulations shape compliance, and how to run a program that detects and reports suspicious activity, so you can pass CAMS and do the job with confidence.

This course includes

  • Instructor-led live classes32 hours of live online classes: 16 sessions with an expert CAMS trainer.
  • Mock examsFull-length practice exams in the CAMS format, with an explanation for every answer.
  • Study planA personal study plan built on your weak areas, reviewed with your trainer.
  • CertificationComplete the course to receive CertOcean's CAMS training certificate. The CAMS certification itself is awarded by ACAMS when you pass its exam and meet its eligibility requirements.
  • 24/7 expert supportOur support team is available 24x7 to answer questions.
  • Lifetime accessKeep lifetime access to all course material, including presentations, quizzes and class recordings.

What you'll learn in this course

  • Understand how money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion work
  • Recognize financial crime red flags across banks, money services businesses, trade and virtual assets
  • Apply FATF standards and US, Canadian, UK and EU anti-money laundering rules
  • Build a risk-based AML, CFT and sanctions compliance program
  • Carry out KYC, CDD and enhanced due diligence on high-risk customers
  • Investigate alerts and write clear suspicious activity reports
  • Use monitoring, screening and analytics tools to detect financial crime
  • Prepare confidently for the ACAMS CAMS exam with mock exams

What is CAMS certification training?

CAMS certification training is a live online course that prepares you for the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) exam from ACAMS. It covers the four areas of the current CAMS exam: understanding risks and methods of financial crime; global anti-financial crime frameworks, governance and regulations; building an AFC compliance program; and tools and technologies to fight financial crime.The CAMS exam has 120 multiple-choice questions, including scenario-based questions, and lasts 3.5 hours. With an expert trainer, mock exams and a study plan built on your weak areas, you learn how money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion actually happen, and how compliance teams detect, investigate and report them.

Curriculum

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) course syllabus

5 modules · 49 topics · 32 hours of live training

Domain 1: Understanding Risks and Methods of Financial Crime 11 topics
  • A. Money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion
  • The stages of money laundering: placement, layering and integration
  • Terrorist financing and proliferation financing
  • Sanctions evasion techniques
  • Predicate offenses, including fraud, corruption, tax evasion and human trafficking
  • B. Typologies and red flags by sector
  • Banks, credit unions and money services businesses
  • Trade-based money laundering
  • Casinos, real estate, insurance and securities
  • Virtual assets and virtual asset service providers
  • Shell companies, nominees and professional enablers
Domain 2: Global AFC Frameworks, Governance and Regulations 12 topics
  • A. International standards and bodies
  • FATF Recommendations and mutual evaluations
  • Basel Committee, Wolfsberg Group and Egmont Group guidance
  • United Nations and multilateral sanctions regimes
  • B. Key national frameworks
  • US: Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, FinCEN rules and OFAC sanctions
  • Canada: PCMLTFA and FINTRAC reporting
  • UK and EU: Proceeds of Crime Act, Money Laundering Regulations and EU AML directives
  • C. Governance
  • Board and senior management oversight
  • The role of the compliance officer (BSA officer or MLRO)
  • Regulatory examinations and enforcement actions
Domain 3: Building an AFC Compliance Program 13 topics
  • A. Risk-based approach
  • Enterprise-wide financial crime risk assessment
  • Risk appetite and controls
  • B. Customer due diligence
  • KYC, CDD and enhanced due diligence (EDD)
  • Beneficial ownership
  • Politically exposed persons (PEPs) and high-risk customers
  • Correspondent banking and third-party relationships
  • C. Monitoring, reporting and program upkeep
  • Transaction monitoring and alert handling
  • Suspicious activity and suspicious transaction reports (SARs and STRs)
  • Sanctions screening
  • Record keeping, training and independent testing
Domain 4: Tools and Technologies to Fight Financial Crime 9 topics
  • A. Detection technology
  • Transaction monitoring and screening systems
  • Data analytics, AI and machine learning in AFC
  • Blockchain analytics for virtual assets
  • Model tuning, testing and validation
  • B. Investigations
  • Conducting and documenting financial crime investigations
  • Case management and escalation
  • Information sharing and responding to law enforcement requests
CAMS exam readiness 4 topics
  • Full-length mock exams in the CAMS format, with an explanation for every answer
  • Scenario-based question practice
  • Review of your weak areas with your trainer
  • Exam-day strategy and time management

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How long is the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) course, and when does it start?

The course runs for 32 hours of live, instructor-led online training across 16 sessions. Weekend and weekday batches are available, and the next batch starts on Saturday, November 7, 2026.

What is the CAMS exam format?
  • 120 multiple-choice questions, including scenario-based questions
  • 3.5 hours to complete
  • Computer-based and proctored, online or at an approved test center
  • Four domains: financial crime risks and methods, AFC frameworks and regulations, building a compliance program, and AFC tools and technologies
How much does the CAMS certification cost?

ACAMS sells CAMS as a certification package that includes study materials and the exam: US$2,095 for the private sector and US$1,595 for the public sector. ACAMS membership is also required. ACAMS sets these prices and can change them, so check the ACAMS website before you register. CertOcean's training fee is separate from the ACAMS package.

Who is eligible for the CAMS exam?

You need an active ACAMS membership and 40 qualifying credits. Credits come from your education, work experience in anti-financial crime, other professional certifications and training. Your course advisor can help you check whether you meet the requirement before you register.

Who should take CAMS training?
CAMS suits professionals who work against money laundering and financial crime, such as:
  • AML, KYC and CDD analysts
  • Compliance officers, BSA officers and MLROs
  • Sanctions and fraud investigators
  • Financial crime risk managers
  • Bank examiners and regulators
  • Compliance teams at fintechs, payment companies and crypto businesses
How do you keep the CAMS certification active?

CAMS is renewed on a regular recertification cycle. You keep your ACAMS membership active and earn continuing education credits in anti-financial crime topics during each cycle. See ACAMS for the current credit requirements.

Does this course include the ACAMS exam?

No. This is a training course. The CAMS exam is part of the certification package you buy from ACAMS. Your course advisor can guide you through membership, eligibility and scheduling.

Will I get a certificate after the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) training?

Yes. You receive a CertOcean certificate of completion when you finish the training.

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