Compliance Caribbean

Strengthening Your Integrity Framework

From careful recruitment to effective internal reporting.

Training overview

Integrity risks require attention throughout the employment relationship: when someone joins the organisation and when concerns arise during their employment.

This masterclass brings together two complementary components of an effective integrity framework: risk-based employment screening and well-structured internal reporting and whistleblowing arrangements.

Participants explore relevant CGA and CBCS integrity and governance guidelines and their practical implications for screening, reporting and decision-making. The focus is on proportionate measures, clear responsibilities and well-documented decisions.

A practical case connects both topics, following an employee from recruitment through to an integrity concern arising during employment.

Learning objectives

After completing this masterclass, participants will be able to:

• Explain how employment screening and internal reporting contribute to an organisation’s integrity framework.
• Identify relevant CGA and CBCS integrity and governance expectations.
• Apply a risk-based and proportionate approach to employment screening.
• Recognise key legal and ethical considerations in screening and handling reports.
• Identify the essential elements of an effective whistleblowing framework.
• Assess incoming integrity concerns and determine appropriate initial follow-up and escalation.
• Identify practical improvements to their organisation’s policies, responsibilities and documentation.

Target audience

This masterclass is designed for professionals in organisations supervised by CGA and/or CBCS, including:

• HR professionals, recruiters and hiring managers
• Compliance Officers and compliance staff
• Risk managers and internal auditors
• Legal, integrity and policy officers
• Board members and executives responsible for integrity governance

Training content

1. Integrity governance: connecting prevention and reporting

• Relevant CGA and CBCS integrity and governance guidelines
• The role of screening and reporting within the integrity framework
• Responsibilities of HR, Compliance and management

2. Employment screening: making proportionate and defensible decisions

• Matching screening measures to the role and its risk profile
• Screening senior management and sensitive positions
• Assessing findings, inconsistencies and potential red flags
• Privacy, proportionality, equal treatment and other legal and ethical considerations
• Documenting screening decisions and identifying when reassessment may be appropriate

3. Internal reporting and whistleblowing: responding carefully to concerns

• Essential elements of a whistleblowing policy and accessible reporting channels
• Confidentiality, impartiality and protection against retaliation
• Initial assessment and prioritisation of reports
• Conflicts of interest, escalation and management oversight
• Determining appropriate follow-up, including when an investigation may be needed

4. Integrated practical case

• A concern arises about an employee who previously passed screening
• What information is relevant, and who should be involved?
• How should the concern be assessed, documented and escalated?
• What lessons should inform future screening and reporting practices?

Training format

Interactive and practice-oriented, combining focused explanations, discussion and an integrated case exercise. Participants identify concrete improvements they can apply within their own organisation.

Practical details

Date: Friday, 6 November 2026
Time: 08:00–12:00
Duration: 4 hours, including a short break
Location: Compliance Caribbean, Werfstraat 6, Willemstad, Curaçao

Language: Dutch or English, depending on participants

Why attend this masterclass?

A screening process and a reporting policy are most effective when they support each other. Together, they help organisations recognise integrity risks earlier, respond carefully to concerns and make consistent, well-documented decisions.

This masterclass helps you connect both processes and identify practical ways to strengthen your organisation’s integrity framework.