OFAC Sanctions Essentials | Certificate Course - Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists

OFAC ESSENTIALS

TRAINING COURSE

Entry Level and Intermediate

Core Lessons for US Sanctions
Compliance

Avoid costly penalties by learning vital principles, including the troublesome 50 percent rule. Anyone trading globally and with US companies will benefit from OFAC Essentials. The course comprises 7 training hours across 4 weeks online. Each lesson provides you with vital preparation for US sanctions.

GET BROCHURE

Extensive Course Content for Full OFAC Compliance –
Proper Sanctions Training Structured for Easy Learning

Training hours: 7

Valid for CSS Accreditation

Level: Beginner/Intermediate

You’ll start with the basics

Your education begins with learning the basics of US sanctions and progressing to reading assignments in preparation for one of two 90-minute online, interactive classrooms.

You’ll get a thorough grounding

The first gives you a thorough grounding in the structure of sanctions from political enactment to administration, with emphasis on OFAC’s role. The second shows you how to manage risk and enforcement, guiding you on the creation of your own sanctions compliance program. This includes screening for due diligence and applying for an OFAC license.

You’ll develop your understanding

We’ll discuss OFAC enforcement guidelines and explain what to do when you discover a failure to comply. You will experience Q&A sessions, student polls, and practice questions prepared so that you understand all aspects of OFAC compliance before your one-hour exam of multiple-choice questions

Only part of what you will know
by the end of the course…

  • What, exactly, are Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions and their objectives?
  • Different types of OFAC sanctions regimes.
  • Who must comply?
  • “OFAC online” – Where to find what you need to know on the OFAC website.
  • IEEPA, TWEA – what are they? Why are they important?
  • Short exercise/case study/practice questions.
  • Categories: vs limited, country regimes, list-based regimes, sectoral, extraterritorial, and other categories of regimes. Examples.
  • High-level principles and core concepts or core prohibitions under main OFAC-administered sanctions regimes.
  • Important concepts or terms used throughout OFAC-administered sanctions programs (e.g., facilitation).

How is it structured?

part 1

E-Learning Course (30 minutes)

part 2

Reading Assignment (60 minutes)

part 3

Virtual Classroom lead by a live instructor: Legal Authorities and How OFAC Works (90 minutes)

Part 4

Reading Assignment (30 minutes)

Part 5

Virtual Classroom led by a live instructor: OFAC Risk Management and Enforcement (90 minutes)

Part 6

Reading Assignment/Case Study (30 minutes)

Part 7

Final assessment (60 minutes)

ACSS Virtual Learning

E-learning Course
ACCESSIBLE ON ANY SMART DEVICE:
LAPTOP, TABLET OR SMARTPHONE

Who Should Take the OFAC Essentials Course Certificate?

ANYONE requiring knowledge of the prime elements of US sanctions rules and regulations needs to look no further than OFAC Essentials. This course has been constructed to keep businesses and those acting for them compliant while focusing precisely on the information needed.

Our students come from diverse backgrounds, ranging from accountants and lawyers to compliance officers and businessmen seeking help with OFAC compliance. Your background is not as important as the need to learn the essential information to keep on the right side of compliance. We’re here to help you.

Most Practical, Recognized OFAC Sanctions Course at the Best Price

Upcoming Course Schedule

2025 Spring Session

  • Date Course Goes Live: April 16, 2025

  • 1st Virtual Classroom: April 23, 2025 – 09:00 AM – 10:30 AM NYC

  • 2nd Virtual Classroom: April 30, 2025 – 09:00 AM – 10:30 AM NYC

2025 Fall Session

  • Date Course Goes Live: October 29, 2025

  • 1st Virtual Classroom: November 5, 2025 – 09:00 AM – 10:30 AM NYC

  • 2nd Virtual Classroom: November 12, 2025 – 09:00 AM – 10:30 AM NYC

ACSS
Members

$495
REGISTER NOW

Non-ACSS
Members

$695
REGISTER NOW
If you have multiple team members who can benefit from this program or wish to talk about enterprise packages, please contact us for pricing and more information: support@sanctionsassociation.org

Instruction from TOP Practitioners

Acss faculty
THE ACSS FACULTY
Course Instructor

Anna Hamati

Anna Hamati is a counsel in Hughes Hubbard and Reed Washington, D.C. office. She is a member of the firm’s Sanctions, Export Controls & Anti-Money Laundering practice group. Anna assists clients with matters related to export controls and economic trade sanctions. Prior to joining Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Anna was a Senior Sanctions Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Treasury in OFAC. She was also an Assistant Vice President at Citibank in both the Global Sanctions Compliance and the Anti-Money Laundering units. Anna is also a member of the ACSS Government Relations Taskforce.
Acss Faculty
THE ACSS FACULTY
Course Instructor

Scott Nance

Scott Nance from Langley Compliance Consulting. Based in DC. He is an attorney specializing in economic sanctions and anti-money laundering. He helps companies comply with economic sanctions, answering their questions about what they can and should do. Uniquely, he has worked inside several large European banks and was the Global Head of Sanctions Compliance for ING in Amsterdam; he has also done extensive work in the fields of international trade and economic policy and have had the opportunity to advise a number of governments in Africa and Asia on trade policy. He teaches International Trade Law and Investment at William & Mary Law School and has lectured on economic development and international trade at the University of Virginia.

ACCESS SPECIALIST SANCTIONS KNOWLEDGE