FATF Training and Support Activities

The FATF conducts training and support activities to strengthen countries’ understanding of the FATF Standards and how they help combat money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing (funding for weapons of mass destruction), and to assist FATF-style regional bodies in the conduct of mutual evaluations. The FATF delivers these activities worldwide, including at the FATF Training Institute in Busan, Korea, and often in partnership with FATF members, FATF-Style Regional Bodies (FSRBs) and other international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

The FATF’s support activities have four distinct goals:

Improving the knowledge of FATF’s international standards to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing will contribute to a better implementation of these measures into national regimes. The FATF delivers activities such as the FATF Standards Training Course to help government agency staff improve their knowledge of the FATF Standards.

The strength and quality of assessors for mutual evaluations across the FATF Global Network is one of the keys to success of FATF and the FATF-style Regional Bodies as assessment bodies that conduct mutual evaluations of their members. The FATF and FSRBs organise training of prospective assessors jointly as a way to share best practices and improve the quality of assessors in mutual evaluations worldwide.

The FATF also organises training for FATF and FSRB members who participate as reviewers in the FATF’s International Cooperation Review Group (ICRG) process, the FATF’s process to review and identify high-risk countries and countries with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies.

Sharing experiences and developing best practices will help strengthen the operations of the Secretariats of FSRBs, which is particularly important in the conduct of the mutual evaluation process. Activities such as the capacity-building workshops and mentorships contribute to the improvement of stakeholder operations, and improve the implementation of the FATF standards in non-FATF member countries.

Co-ordinating training, support and technical assistance activities provided by national, regional and global organisations, ensures that these valuable resources are efficiently allocated across the globe.

The FATF delivers a diverse set of training and support activities throughout the FATF’s Global Network of FATF and FSRB members, when necessary in coordination with relevant organisations. While the activities may be numerous, all of the FATF’s training and support activities are designed to improve the implementation of national regimes to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing across the globe.

Delegations are encouraged to consult the upcoming events list on FACT to participate in FATF Training and Support Activities.