Conduct Standards (SEAR)
The IAF Common and Additional Conduct Standards under SEAR, and more importantly the reasonable steps that evidence them when someone asks.
- Format
- Web-based (SCORM)
- Duration
- About 30 minutes, pause anytime
- Assessment
- Randomised question bank
- Certificate
- Timestamped, CPD accredited
- Audience
- All staff
- Refresh
- Annual re-enrolment, automatic
What the course covers
5 focused sections, each built on the Irish legal position rather than generic principles, then a randomised exam and your certificate.
Legal basis: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023
Individual Accountability Now Has Teeth
Individuals Are in Scope
Under the Individual Accountability Framework the Central Bank can pursue individuals directly, without first establishing a firm-level breach.
Reasonable Steps Must Be Shown
The defence is evidence of the steps you took, recorded at the time. Recollection after the fact is not enough.
The Standards Reach Nearly Everyone
The Common Conduct Standards apply across the whole firm, from the board down.
Responsibility Is Mapped
Statements of Responsibility make it explicit who owned what. Gaps in the map become gaps in your defence.
How it is assessed
Every learner sits a randomised exam drawn from a larger question bank, so no two people see the same paper and sharing answers gets nobody anywhere.
- Questions rotate per learner from the bank
- Pass mark set for genuine competence
- Learners can pause and resume at any point
- Retakes available without starting the course again
What you can evidence
The certificate is the point. It is issued automatically on a pass and lands straight in your audit trail.
- Learner name, completion date and exam score
- Course outline and the exact version taken
- CPD hours, ready for a professional CPD log
- One-click audit export across your whole team
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