Is AML training mandatory in the UAE?
Yes. Regulated businesses must ensure staff understand their AML, CFT and CPF obligations, and supervisors test both the training records and the staff themselves at inspection.
Who in the company needs training?
Customer-facing staff as a priority, plus senior management and the compliance officer, each at the depth their role requires. New joiners should be trained on induction and everyone refreshed periodically, with annual refreshers the accepted norm.
What does TFS mean?
Targeted Financial Sanctions: the obligation to screen customers and transactions against UAE and UN Security Council sanctions lists, freeze without delay on a match, and report it. TFS failures are treated with particular severity.
Is the training specific to our industry?
Yes. Red flags in real estate differ from those in precious metals or accounting, and generic content does not equip staff or satisfy inspectors. Sessions are built on the sector's actual transactions and typologies.
What proof of training is provided?
Attendance registers, content outlines, dates, assessment results and completion certificates, retained in the format supervisory inspections ask for.
Can training be delivered remotely or outside working hours?
Yes. Sessions run on-site in Dubai or fully remotely, and can be split or scheduled around shifts so operations continue.
