For Ethics & Compliance Officers and Integrity Coordinators
Program
This is an interactive course with plenty of opportunity to practice and for asking questions.
The topics:
- Background of the Whistleblower Protection Act
- The EU Directive and the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act
- The roles of adviser, reporting channel and (coordinator of) investigations
- The benefits of a good speak-up culture
- Good practices
- Coordinating investigations
Target audience
- Ethics & Compliance Officers
- Integrity Coordinators
- Whistleblowing Reporting Officers
- Confidential counselors who want to know more about the new legislation
Besides that, the course can also be interesting for HR-Managers, Auditors and Investigators
Date, time and location
The program will consist of two parts from 09.15 till 13.00 and from 13.30-17.30.
The training schedule for 2025 is as follows:
- March 20, 2025: The Hague
- June 5, 2025: Amsterdam
- September 30, 2025: Utrecht
- December 16, 2025: Rotterdam
The training sessions are scheduled under the condition that the minimum number of participants is reached. You will be notified about this at least 7 days in advance. The trainer is Geert Vermeulen (see below).
Would you rather attend an online or English language training?
An English language webinar training on the EU Directive, the Dutch Whistleblower protection act and the good practices will take place on January 14 and 15 2025 in the afternoon. The next training will be planned when a sufficient number of people have indicated their interest. You can fill in the form below and indicate in the comments section that you would like to attend the English language webinar training. This training will be conducted by Geert Vermeulen. You can also indicate that you are interested in an in-company training.
Price
€595 (ex VAT), including sandwiches for lunch and a drink afterwards.
€495 (ex VAT) for the English language webinar training.
About the teacher
Geert Vermeulen is an experienced ethics & compliance professional. He has been the Chief Compliance Officer at two multinationals, where he coordinated hundreds of whistleblower reports. He is the former chairman of the Dutch Compliance Officers Association and regularly writes and speaks on compliance and integrity. In 2020, he received the National Compliance Award. Shortly thereafter, he founded De Integriteitscoördinator/The Integrity Coordinator, an external coordinator of whistleblower procedures. Geert also wrote the first draft of the brochure ‘Internal Investigations’ for the Dutch Whistleblowing Authority.
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The course will be provided in the Dutch language. Please indicate in the comments section if you prefer to participate in an online training or an English language training; this is also possible.
More and more often we also provide custom-made in-house training. You can also indicate that you are interested in this in the contact form below.