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SYSC: Systems and Controls training

Seven microlessons on the FCA's SYSC rules: senior management responsibilities, systems and controls, critical control areas, outsourcing and whistleblowing, with situational tests and a certificate of completion.

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Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Controls (SYSC) (UK) course preview
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About this course

What the SYSC: Systems and Controls course covers

This course covers the FCA's Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Controls (SYSC) sourcebook in seven short microlessons. It explains senior management functions and Statements of Responsibilities under SM&CR, building and testing systems and controls, critical control areas such as AML and operational resilience, outsourcing oversight and whistleblower protection. Accountability doesn't disappear when a task is delegated.

Learning outcomes

What your people will be able to do

  • Apply SYSC and senior manager accountability principles to governance and oversight
  • Allocate and record Statements of Responsibilities, and update FCA and PRA filings promptly
  • Design, monitor and improve systems and controls using MI, committees and audits
  • Put critical controls in place for AML, operational resilience, client assets and regulatory reporting
  • Manage outsourcing with risk-based due diligence, contracts and ongoing oversight
  • Run protected whistleblowing channels with a named champion
Course contents

7 microlessons

Each microlesson is a short, TikTok-style video lesson, with knowledge checks along the way.

1Introduction to SYSC
2Allocating Senior Management Responsibilities
3Recording and Apportioning Responsibilities
4Systems & Controls: Setup, Oversight & Continuous Improvement
5Critical Control Areas
6Outsourcing & Third-Party Management
7Whistleblowing & Whistleblower Protection

  1. Introduction to SYSC: What the SYSC sourcebook covers and why it matters.
  2. Allocating Senior Management Responsibilities: Senior Management Functions and who is accountable for what.
  3. Recording and Apportioning Responsibilities: Statements of Responsibilities and keeping them up to date.
  4. Systems & Controls: Setup, Oversight & Continuous Improvement: Building, testing and improving systems and controls.
  5. Critical Control Areas: AML, operational resilience, client assets and regulatory reporting.
  6. Outsourcing & Third-Party Management: Risk-based due diligence and ongoing vendor oversight.
  7. Whistleblowing & Whistleblower Protection: Protected speak-up channels and the whistleblowers' champion.
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Certificate

A certificate for every learner who completes it

Learners finish every microlesson and complete the assessments. 5Mins then issues a certificate of completion for Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Controls (SYSC) (UK).

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  • Audit-ready records, ready whenever an auditor asks
  • Completion shows on the Compliance Dashboard in real time
Audience and regulation

Who it's for and the law it covers

Who it's for

  • Senior managers and heads of function
  • Risk, compliance and internal audit teams
  • MLROs and operations leads who own critical controls
  • Teams that manage outsourcing and third parties

Laws covered

  • FCA Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Controls sourcebook (SYSC). Requires firms to have clear responsibilities, robust governance and effective systems and controls.
  • Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR). Senior Management Functions and Statements of Responsibilities.
  • Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. Protects workers who blow the whistle. SYSC 18 sets the FCA's whistleblowing rules for firms.
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Your questions answered

Questions about SYSC: Systems and Controls training

How long is the SYSC: Systems and Controls course?

It's made up of 7 short microlessons. Learners can finish it in one sitting or spread it over a few days, and 5Mins sends reminders until it is done.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. Learners get a certificate of completion once they finish every microlesson and complete both situational tests. The record is stored in 5Mins for audits.

What is SYSC?

The FCA sourcebook on Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Controls. It sets out how firms must organize responsibilities, governance, systems, controls, outsourcing and whistleblowing.

Who should take this course?

Senior managers, heads of function, risk, compliance and audit teams, and anyone who owns a critical control or an outsourcing relationship.

How often should staff take this training?

Many firms refresh it every year and when responsibilities change. In 5Mins you can set the course to repeat, for example every 12 months.

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