27 October 2025
The phrase “refresher course” can trigger a collective sigh in offices up and down the country.
You’ve done it before, you passed it, and you’ve been a perfectly upstanding, law-abiding professional ever since.
So why are you being asked to do it again?
No matter how brilliant you are at your job (and we know you are), human memory isn’t as reliable as we’d like.
You might have smashed your Anti-Money Laundering course two years ago, but how much of it do you actually remember today?
Could you confidently spot a red flag transaction or explain what “layering” means to a colleague?
We’re not questioning your ability. We’re just pointing out that no one has perfect recall, especially when juggling clients, deadlines, and the endless list of tasks on your to-do list.
Bodies like the SRA, ICAEW and ACCA don’t just want to be told you’re doing the right thing and keeping on top of compliance — they want proof.
A recently completed refresher course shows your firm takes its responsibilities seriously.
It’s a lot easier to point to up-to-date training records than dig out that PDF from 2018 buried in your inbox.
Criminals don’t take refresher courses, but they do get more inventive.
Cyber threats, money laundering techniques, and bribery schemes have all evolved massively over the last decade.
It’s no longer just dodgy emails with bad grammar or suspicious typos. Now, you’re facing phishing attacks that look like they’ve come from your MD, complete with your firm’s logo, tone of voice, and email signature.
Thanks to advances in tech, we’re even seeing deepfake audio and video used to impersonate colleagues or clients. It’s slick, sophisticated, and frighteningly convincing.
A good refresher course will cover updated advice on identifying, reporting, and combating these threats, because what worked last year may be outdated this year.
We all like to think we’d never click on a dodgy link or overlook a suspicious transaction, but even the best of us can slip up.
Especially when you’re under pressure, or it’s 4.59pm on a Friday afternoon, and you’ve got your weekend plans on your mind.
Regular training and refresher courses helps hardwire those red flags into your subconscious, so you’re quicker to spot trouble before it has a chance to escalate.
Nobody wants to deal with a data breach, an internal investigation or a client complaint.
Short, engaging refresher courses help reinforce good habits and embed the kind of behaviour that keeps you (and your firm) out of trouble.
A few minutes of prevention now is a lot more pleasant than hours of damage control later.
We’re not here to waste your time with long lectures or recycled content.
Our refresher courses are short because we know you’re busy people. They’re focused because we know you only want to know what’s relevant. They’re also built around real-life scenarios you’re actually likely to face, written and approved by fellow accounting and legal professionals.
We offer refresher courses across a wide range of compliance topics, including:
Want to see what our courses have to offer your firm? Book a demo, put the kettle on, and we’ll walk you through our training platform.