Past Training Programs (2024)
8th IOSCO-PIFS-Harvard Law School Global Certificate Program for Regulators of Securities Markets – Phase I, Madrid, Spain, 24-28 June 2024
IOSCO and the Program on International Financial Systems and Harvard Law School (PIFS-HLS) jointly developed this two-phase program to offer IOSCO members an executive education program that is exclusively tailored for regulators of securities markets. Attendees have up to three years to complete both phases of the Global Certificate Program. Successful attendees will be awarded a joint certificate of participation issued by IOSCO and PIFS-Harvard Law School. Also, IOSCO members may attend any part of the program on a non-certificate basis. This year marks the 8th edition of the program which was inaugurated in 2016.
Phase I, hosted by IOSCO, consists of the following components: online learning materials and a one week-long in-person module on regulation and compliance. The in-person module will be conducted at IOSCO´s premises in Madrid (Spain) from 24-28 June 2024 and will cover the fundamentals and intricacies of securities regulation and compliance and related current critical issues. These sessions will be delivered primarily by current or former securities regulators.
Phase II, hosted by PIFS-HLS, consists of a one week-long in-person module that will be conducted on campus at the Harvard Law School in Cambridge (Massachusetts, US) from 9-13 December 2024 (TBC). This one week-long session will examine current and future regulatory challenges and emerging issues and will be delivered by leading academics, securities regulators and public policy makers.
While any IOSCO member employee may attend the program, it is specifically designed for regulatory staff with strong leadership potential and approximately five to seven years of regulatory experience.
For all details, please visit the Members Area.
IMF-IOSCO Training Workshop on Cyber Resilience, Ebène, Mauritius, 15-19 April 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and IOSCO are jointly organizing a Training Workshop on Cyber Resilience, which will be hosted by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius in Ebène, Mauritius, from 15-19 April 2024.
The workshop is open to IOSCO members only and is free of charge. For all details, please visit the Members Area.
IOSCO-IFRSF Capacity Building Program on Sustainable Finance: Disclosure Requirements for Corporate Issuers, Technical Training Program, São Paulo, Brazil, 11-12 April 2024
IOSCO has developed a capacity building program to support an efficient implementation of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards. The program is exclusively tailored for securities regulators that are members of IOSCO. As part of this capacity building program, IOSCO, together with the IFRS Foundation, is organizing a two-day technical training workshop for IOSCO members from the Inter-American region, hosted by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil in São Paulo, Brazil, on 11-12 April 2024. The workshop is open to IOSCO members only and is free of charge. For all details, please visit the Members Area.IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub – FATF Workshop on AML/CTF Regulation of Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers, Virtual, 1-2 April 2024
Recognising the evolving nature of financial crime and the challenges jurisdictions face in conducting risk assessments for virtual assets, the IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub together with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) are organising a 2-day virtual Workshop to help IOSCO members understand and implement FATF Recommendations into the regulatory value chain.
To be delivered by subject matter experts, the Workshop will discuss IOSCO’s Policy Recommendations on Crypto and Digital Asset (CDA) Markets and how they relate to FATF’s Recommendations. It will also provide a regional overview of virtual asset activities and explore risk assessment frameworks related to virtual asset service providers. The Workshop will seek to gain insights from FATF assessors, and hear from selected jurisdictions on the implementation of FATF Recommendations covering licensing & registration, supervision and enforcement, as well as the Travel Rule.
This 2-day, half-day virtual Workshop on 1-2 April 2024 is offered at no cost to IOSCO members and is aimed at regulators involved in AML/CTF compliance. For all details, please visit the Members Area.
IOSCO AMERC TA Workshop on Developing On-site Inspection Manuals, Muscat, Oman, 5-6 March 2024
The IOSCO Technical Assistance Workshop on Developing On-site Inspection Manuals for the Africa/Middle-East region will be hosted by the Capital Market Authority of Oman, in Muscat, Oman, on 5-6 March 2024. This 2-day Workshop aims to be a practical discussion with regard to different approaches taken with respect to on-site inspection manuals and to provide a forum for sharing experiences in implementing such manuals so far. The Workshop builds on the AMERC targeted technical assistance on on-site inspection manuals and is addressed to growth and emerging markets jurisdictions in the Africa/Middle-East region. Participating jurisdictions are expected to designate the Director/Head of the Supervision or Inspection Department (or similar) to attend the Workshop. The Workshop is open to IOSCO members only and is free of charge. For all details, please visit the Members Area.
IOSCO AMCC Regulatory Staff Training Seminar, Madrid, Spain, 30-31 January 2024
The latest edition of the IOSCO AMCC Regulatory Staff Training Seminar will take place from 30 to 31 January 2024 at IOSCO’s headquarters in Madrid, Spain. The IOSCO AMCC Regulatory Staff Training Seminar is open to all IOSCO members and is free of charge. The Training Seminar will feature panels and presentations on a variety of topics that include the role of SROs, cyber-security, investor protection, clearing, risk-based supervision and emerging markets. For all details, please visit the Members Area.
