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.

Masterclass: Employment Screening & Whistleblowing under CGA and CBCS Guidelines