Welcome to the Association of Governance, Risk & Compliance (AGRC)
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Members
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Jurisdictions
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Level 3 Certificates
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Certified
Who We Are
The Association of Governance, Risk & Compliance (AGRC) sets the standard for GRC professional excellence worldwide. We deliver accredited qualifications, drive knowledge exchange, and foster the professional community that enables global GRC professionals to connect, contribute, and lead with confidence. Spanning the financial services industry, our community is united by shared values, rigorous expertise, and a commitment to advancing the profession, while remaining accessible to practitioners at every career stage.
Connecting the global GRC community.
The Association of Governance, Risk & Compliance (AGRC) equips global GRC professionals with accredited qualifications and fosters knowledge exchange. AGRC supports a diverse community in the financial services industry by promoting shared values, inclusivity, affordability, expertise, and business development opportunities.
Connecting the global GRC community.
Mission
AGRC exists to raise the standard of governance, risk, and compliance practice globally. We do this by championing ethical decision-making, embedding integrity into professional conduct, and demanding continuous development from our members and ourselves. We build a community grounded in transparency, cooperation, and confidentiality, one where knowledge is shared freely and professional growth is never gated by high costs. Every qualification we issue, every network we build, is designed with one outcome in mind, members who are equipped not just to meet compliance requirements, but to shape how their organisations, and the GRC profession, operate.
Values
Our values are not aspirational, they are operational. Ethical decision-making and integrity are the baseline for everything we do. We hold professional development to a rigorous standard, backed by ongoing education and a global network of peers. We build an inclusive, accessible community because expertise should never be reserved for the few. Transparency and cooperation govern how we work; confidentiality and compliance govern how we protect our members.
Audience
AGRC serves professionals who carry real accountability for governance, risk, and compliance outcomes. This includes Chief Compliance Officers, MLROs, Board Members, Directors, General Managers, mid-level managers, and analysts building their expertise. They work across sectors and jurisdictions worldwide, and they turn to AGRC to stay ahead of regulatory change, sharpen their expertise, and connect with peers who understand the weight of the work. Our community holds both established practitioners and the next generation of GRC leaders.
Programmes
AGRC's certificate programmes are built to produce practitioners who can act, not just recite policy. Each certificate is internationally accredited and designed to deliver both the theoretical grounding and the practical judgement the role demands.
Our internationally accredited (LIBF) Level 3 programmes include:
- Compliance
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
- Know Your Customer/Customer Due Diligence (KYC/CDD)
- Corporate Governance
- Risk Management
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Principles and Standards
- Sanctions Compliance
Currently undergoing accreditation by LIBF:
- Financial Crime Prevention for Cryptocurrencies
- Legal Risk
- European Cryptoassets Compliance
- AI Risk Management & Compliance
For professionals ready to advance further, our diploma programmes deepen expertise in:
Every programme is built to keep pace with regulatory change, because a qualification that does not evolve with the field it certifies is not worth holding.
Join AGRC and earn credentials that are recognised internationally, built by experts, and designed to keep you at the front of your field.
Members
AGRC members belong to the fastest-growing global community of GRC professionals, practitioners who hold themselves, and each other, to a higher standard of integrity and practice.
Membership means direct access to exclusive networking, expert-led webinars, and industry-specific certifications that carry weight. It means a platform built for continuous development and the exchange of ideas that move the profession forward.
Whether you are leading a compliance function or building your first years of expertise, AGRC gives you the credentials, the network, and the standing to lead in a field that never stops changing.
Your Benefits
Membership connects you to a global network of GRC professionals, and comes with tangible advantages built to support your development, your career, and your standing in the profession.
- Level 3 Certificates accredited by the London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF)
- Full access to a knowledge platform of webinars, interviews, articles, and research
- Members-only intelligence: email bulletins, newsletters, and timely regulatory insight
- A dedicated Member's Area with forums and events
- Priority access to networking events, plus discounts on training, conferences, and webinars
- Private discussion groups and ongoing virtual networking
- The right to use recognised professional designations: SAGRC, MAGRC, PAGRC, FAGRC, and CAGRC
- Preferential rates on AGRC qualifications and members-only third-party discounts
- And more, as our community continues to grow