Certified Sanctions & Embargo Specialist
A professional qualification covering sanctions governance, customer and payment screening, ownership and control, escalation, licensing, embargoes and sanctions-risk management.
What This Certification Covers
A professional qualification covering sanctions governance, customer and payment screening, ownership and control, escalation, licensing, embargoes and sanctions-risk management.
Like every ACS credential, the CSES is awarded only after a formal assessment of defined qualification outcomes — evaluating understanding, application and professional judgement, not attendance alone.
Built for These Roles
- Compliance professionals
- AML and financial crime specialists
- Regulatory officers
- Risk-management professionals
- Internal and external auditors
- Legal and governance professionals
- Fraud investigators
- Customer-protection professionals
- Data-protection specialists
- Information-security professionals
- Banking and financial-services employees
- Insurance and investment professionals
- Managers and members of governing bodies
- Graduates seeking to enter the profession
How the CSES Is Assessed
- 01
Multiple-choice examinations
- 02
Applied professional scenarios
- 03
Case-based questions
Unless otherwise stated, candidates must achieve a minimum assessment score of 70%. Full entry requirements and the certification process are listed on the Certifications.
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Registration opens on a rolling basis through ACS or an authorised ACS centre. Reach out and our team will walk you through eligibility, registration and assessment windows.
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