What is compliance training?

Compliance training teaches employees the laws, regulations, and internal policies they're required to follow — and, crucially, creates a record proving they completed it. It's mandatory training rather than optional development.

Typical topics include:

• Anti-money-laundering (AML) and KYC — for banks and financial firms
• Data privacy and protection — for anyone handling personal data
• Workplace health and safety — especially in manufacturing and construction
• Anti-bribery and code of conduct — across most regulated sectors
• Sector-specific rules — healthcare, aviation, finance, and more

The reason it matters: regulators and auditors expect organisations to prove their people were trained. Failure can mean fines, lost licences, or legal liability. An LMS makes compliance training practical at scale — assign it, track completion, score understanding, issue certificates, and produce an audit-ready report on demand, instead of chasing paper sign-off sheets.