7DEC
7 - 11 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
Professional training course · AGRC-047
Whistleblowing Programme Design and Management
Employees, contractors and business partners are often the first to see misconduct, fraud, safety failures or breaches of law. A trusted whistleblowing programme allows…
- 5 daysClassroom
- 49Upcoming dates
- 12Cities
- £2,250Fees from
Course overview
Introduction
Employees, contractors and business partners are often the first to see misconduct, fraud, safety failures or breaches of law. A trusted whistleblowing programme allows these concerns to reach the right people early, before they turn into crises, regulatory investigations or public scandals. Many jurisdictions now also set legal requirements for reporting channels and the protection of reporters.
This Whistleblowing Programme Design and Management training course shows how to build and run a speak-up programme that people trust and use. Participants learn how to design policies and reporting channels, protect confidentiality and prevent retaliation, triage and investigate reports, communicate with reporters and provide meaningful oversight to senior management and the board.
The course combines good practice from international standards and guidance with practical tools, case studies and lessons from organisations that have strengthened their speak-up culture.
Course Objectives
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the value of whistleblowing and speak-up programmes
- Understand common legal requirements and protections for reporters
- Design a whistleblowing policy and accessible reporting channels
- Protect confidentiality and prevent retaliation
- Triage, assess and assign reports consistently
- Plan and oversee fair, proportionate investigations
- Communicate effectively with reporters throughout the process
- Measure programme effectiveness and report to governance bodies
Target Audience
This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals, including:
- Compliance and ethics officers
- Internal auditors and investigators
- HR and employee relations professionals
- Legal counsel
- Risk and governance professionals
- Board secretaries and audit committee support staff
Training Methodology
The course is interactive and case-based. Participants review sample policies, map reporting channels, triage realistic reports, plan investigations and handle difficult conversations through role play. Discussions focus on building trust and culture as well as procedures.
Target Competencies
- Speak-up policy design
- Reporting channel management
- Confidentiality and anti-retaliation
- Report triage
- Investigation oversight
- Programme effectiveness measurement
Course outline
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1Day One: The Case for Speaking Up
- Why misconduct often goes unreported in organisations
- Benefits of effective whistleblowing for governance and risk
- Overview of legal frameworks and protections for reporters
- International standards and guidance on whistleblowing systems
- Lessons from organisations that ignored early warnings
- Speak-up culture and the role of leadership
- Self-assessment of your current speak-up arrangements
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2Day Two: Designing the Programme
- Scope of reportable concerns and who can report
- Drafting a clear and accessible whistleblowing policy
- Internal, external and anonymous reporting channels
- Hotlines, web portals and choosing service providers
- Governance, ownership and independence of the programme
- Communicating and promoting the programme to staff
- Workshop: designing reporting channels for your organisation
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3Day Three: Receiving and Triaging Reports
- Acknowledging reports and initial contact with reporters
- Assessing seriousness, urgency and credibility
- Routing reports to the right function and avoiding conflicts
- Handling anonymous reports and two-way communication
- Protecting the identity of reporters and witnesses
- Recording reports securely and maintaining case files
- Exercise: triaging a set of whistleblowing reports
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4Day Four: Investigation and Protection from Retaliation
- Planning proportionate and fair investigations
- Gathering evidence and conducting interviews
- Rights of the person who is the subject of a report
- Recognising and preventing subtle forms of retaliation
- Supporting reporters during and after an investigation
- Closing cases and providing feedback to reporters
- Role play: a difficult conversation with a concerned reporter
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5Day Five: Oversight, Metrics and Continuous Improvement
- Key metrics for whistleblowing programme effectiveness
- Analysing trends and themes across reports
- Reporting to executive management and the audit committee
- Independent review and internal audit of the programme
- Training managers to receive concerns appropriately
- Building trust and increasing use of the programme
- Personal action plan for strengthening speak-up arrangements
Schedule
Dates and fees
49 upcoming dates in 12 cities. Fees are per delegate; bring colleagues and every seat is discounted.
December 2026
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
14DEC
14 - 18 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
21DEC
21 - 25 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
January 2027
4JAN
4 - 8 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
RomeItaly · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
11JAN
11 - 15 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
18JAN
18 - 22 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
25JAN
25 - 29 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
February 2027
1FEB
1 - 5 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
8FEB
8 - 12 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
ViennaAustria · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
15FEB
15 - 19 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
22FEB
22 - 26 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
March 2027
1MAR
1 - 5 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
8MAR
8 - 12 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
15MAR
15 - 19 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
AmsterdamNetherlands · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
22MAR
22 - 26 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
April 2027
5APR
5 - 9 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
12APR
12 - 16 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
19APR
19 - 23 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
26APR
26 - 30 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Cape TownSouth Africa · Classroom
£2,840per delegate2+ people: £2,272 each
May 2027
3MAY
3 - 7 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates · Classroom
£5,250per delegate2+ people: £4,200 each
10MAY
10 - 14 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
17MAY
17 - 21 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
24MAY
24 - 28 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
June 2027
7JUN
7 - 11 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
14JUN
14 - 18 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
21JUN
21 - 25 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
July 2027
5JUL
5 - 9 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
12JUL
12 - 16 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
19JUL
19 - 23 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
IstanbulTurkey · Classroom
£2,850per delegate2+ people: £2,280 each
26JUL
26 - 30 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
August 2027
2AUG
2 - 6 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
9AUG
9 - 13 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
16AUG
16 - 20 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
23AUG
23 - 27 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Kuala LumpurMalaysia · Classroom
£2,250per delegate2+ people: £1,800 each
September 2027
6SEP
6 - 10 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
13SEP
13 - 17 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
20SEP
20 - 24 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
October 2027
4OCT
4 - 8 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
11OCT
11 - 15 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
MunichGermany · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
18OCT
18 - 22 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
25OCT
25 - 29 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
November 2027
1NOV
1 - 5 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
8NOV
8 - 12 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
15NOV
15 - 19 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
ParisFrance · Classroom
£4,500per delegate2+ people: £3,600 each
22NOV
22 - 26 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
December 2027
6DEC
6 - 10 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
13DEC
13 - 17 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
20DEC
20 - 24 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
27DEC
27 - 31 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
RomeItaly · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
No dates in this city right now. Request a quotation and we will suggest the nearest date.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Whistleblowing Programme Design and Management course?
The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.
When is the next Whistleblowing Programme Design and Management course?
The next public date is 7 - 11 Dec 2026 in Frankfurt. There are 49 upcoming dates in total.
Where is this course held?
Upcoming sessions run in Frankfurt, London, Barcelona, Rome, Vienna, Amsterdam, Cape Town, Dubai, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Munich, Paris.
How much does the course cost?
Fees start from £2,250 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.
Do participants receive a certificate?
Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.
Course information last updated 14 November 2026.
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