| Location | Duration | Kenyan Cost | Non-Kenyan Cost | Upcoming Schedules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi, Kenya | 5 Days | KES 115,000 | USD 1,500 | Enroll |
| Kigali, Rwanda | 5 Days | USD 1,900 | USD 1,900 | Enroll |
| Kampala, Uganda | 5 Days | USD 1,900 | USD 1,900 | Enroll |
| Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 5 Days | USD 2,000 | USD 2,000 | Enroll |
| Dubai, UAE | 5 Days | USD 3,900 | USD 3,900 | Enroll |
| Abuja, Nigeria | 5 Days | USD 4,000 | USD 4,000 | Enroll |
| Accra, Ghana | 5 Days | USD 4,000 | USD 4,000 | Enroll |
| Pretoria, South Africa | 5 Days | USD 3,900 | USD 3,900 | Enroll |
| Start & End Date | Duration | Kenyan Cost | Non-Kenyan Cost | Enroll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19–Oct 27, 2026 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Nov 02–Nov 10, 2026 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Nov 16–Nov 24, 2026 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Nov 30–Dec 08, 2026 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Dec 14–Dec 22, 2026 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Dec 28, 2026–Jan 05, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Jan 11–Jan 19, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Jan 25–Feb 02, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Feb 08–Feb 16, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Feb 22–Mar 02, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Mar 08–Mar 16, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Mar 22–Mar 30, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Apr 05–Apr 13, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Apr 19–Apr 27, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| May 03–May 11, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| May 17–May 25, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| May 31–Jun 08, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Jun 14–Jun 22, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Jun 28–Jul 06, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Jul 12–Jul 20, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Jul 26–Aug 03, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Aug 09–Aug 17, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Aug 23–Aug 31, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Sep 06–Sep 14, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
About the Course
Pension institutions operate within detailed legal and supervisory frameworks designed to protect members’ retirement assets. Compliance failures can lead to penalties, reputational damage, regulatory intervention and, more importantly, weakened member protection. Compliance therefore needs to be embedded into governance, investment, administration, reporting and service-provider oversight rather than treated as a periodic filing exercise.
This course equips participants to build a structured pension compliance programme. It covers regulatory architecture, licensing, trustee obligations, investment restrictions, contribution requirements, benefits, disclosures, regulatory returns, inspections and compliance monitoring. Because pension rules differ across jurisdictions, the programme is deliberately designed around transferable compliance principles and can then be customized to the relevant pension law, regulator, reporting templates and supervisory expectations of the client country.
Rather than treating compliance as a periodic reporting exercise, the course promotes an embedded compliance culture supported by clear responsibilities, monitoring routines, evidence and escalation mechanisms. Participants will learn how to translate regulatory requirements into operational controls and board assurance, while the programme can be contextualized to the pension legislation, supervisory guidance and reporting requirements applicable in the client’s jurisdiction.
Target Participants
Pension compliance officers, trustees, fund managers, scheme administrators, legal officers, risk officers, internal auditors, finance teams, HR pension specialists and regulators.
Course Duration
- Classroom – 5 Days
- Online – 7 Days
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Interpret the structure of pension regulation and supervision.
- Translate legal requirements into operational controls.
- Develop measures to strengthen trustee and governance compliance.
- Monitor investment and contribution compliance.
- Design improvements to regulatory reporting and disclosure processes.
- Prepare effectively for regulatory inspections.
- Develop a risk-based compliance monitoring plan.
- Track breaches, remediation, and management reporting.
Course Content
Pension Regulatory Framework
- Sources of pension law
- Role of the pension regulator
- Supervisory approaches
- Regulated entities and responsibilities
- Regulatory objectives, supervisory approaches and enforcement tools
Licensing Requirements
- Scheme registration
- Service-provider licensing
- Fit-and-proper expectations
- License maintenance obligations
- Licence renewal controls and fit-and-proper evidence
Trustee Compliance
- Trustee eligibility
- Governance obligations
- Training requirements
- Conflict disclosures
- Documentation of fiduciary judgement and challenge
Investment Compliance
- Permitted asset classes
- Investment limits
- Related-party restrictions
- Compliance monitoring
- Pre-trade and post-trade compliance monitoring
Contribution Compliance
- Contribution due dates
- Remittance controls
- Contribution arrears
- Employer compliance follow-up
- Contribution exceptions, arrears and reconciliation controls
Benefit Compliance
- Benefit eligibility
- Preservation and transfers
- Benefit payment timelines
- Beneficiary requirements
- Benefit verification, authorization and exception controls
Regulatory Reporting
- Periodic returns
- Financial submissions
- Investment reports
- Incident and breach notifications
- Regulatory return validation, sign-off and evidence retention
Compliance Monitoring
- Compliance universe
- Monitoring calendar
- Testing methods
- Evidence retention
- Compliance testing schedules and issue tracking
Regulatory Inspections
- Inspection preparation
- Document requests
- Management interviews
- Remediation plans
- Inspection preparation, evidence management and remediation
Pension Compliance Risk
- Breach classification
- Root-cause analysis
- Corrective action
- Board and management reporting
- Compliance risk indicators and breach escalation
Practical Outputs
- Pension compliance obligations register
- Regulatory compliance checklist
- Regulatory reporting calendar
- Compliance monitoring plan
- Inspection-readiness checklist
- Compliance improvement plan
Training Approach
Participants translate sample regulatory obligations into a compliance register, monitoring calendar and control matrix. The course can be localized to a specific jurisdiction so that exercises reflect the actual legal framework, regulator and reporting requirements.
Organizational Benefits
- Clearer mapping of pension regulatory obligations
- More reliable compliance monitoring and evidence retention
- Improved timeliness and quality of regulatory reporting
- Better preparation for supervisory inspections
- Faster escalation and remediation of compliance breaches
- Stronger governance of regulatory change
Certification
Participants who successfully complete this course will receive a Certificate of Course Completion from Devimpact Institute, recognizing the knowledge, practical skills and competencies developed through the programme.
Customization Options
This course can be customized and delivered as an in-house programme to address the specific policies, systems, sector context and capacity-development priorities of an organization. The course duration, modules, case studies and practical exercises may be adjusted following a training needs assessment.
