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🎓 Self-Study - Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM) 

Study on Your Terms. Lead with Integrity.

💡 Why Choose the CACM Self-Study Path?

You don’t need to attend a review course to become a Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM). The self-study path is designed for busy decision-makers seeking maximum flexibility and cost-efficiency — without compromising the rigor or global value of the CACM credential.

✅ Study anytime, anywhere
✅ Save money and control your pace
✅ Access the same textbook and exam used in live courses
✅ Earn the same respected certification — with no shortcuts

🛡 What Is the CACM?

The Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM) is the premier global certification for executive leaders, public officials, and decision-makers who want to deter, prevent, detect, help correct, and defeat fraud and corruption within their institutions.

The CACM certification is founded on internationally recognized frameworks and standards, including:

  • The United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)

  • The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
  • Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • The French Sapin II Law under the EU CSRD

  • The COSO internal control framework

  • The AACI’s Ten Principles of Fighting Corruption

  • The AACI’s Standards on Fighting Corruption

  • Proprietary AACI concepts: Anti-Corruption Intelligence and Performative Integrity

  • Additional globally relevant anti-corruption best practices


📘 What You Receive as a CACM Self-Study Candidate

Upon registration and payment of the CACM Self-Study Fee, you will receive:

  • The official CACM Review Textbook (2025 Ed.) — 750+ pages of authoritative, exam-aligned content

  • Two official CACM practice test sessions

  • Authorization to sit for the CACM Exam (proctored in person or via Zoom)

Upon Passing the Exam:

  • One-year membership in The AACI (first year included)

  • temporary digital CACM certificate, available for immediate download

  • Within 45 days, you will receive:

    • Your official digital CACM certificate

    • Your digital AACI membership card

    • Other relevant documents uploaded to your AACI membership portal

    🧪 CACM Exam Format

    • 📝 105 questions (multiple choice and true/false)

    • ⏱ 160 minutes

    • 🎯 75% required to pass (equivalent to 75 out of 100 graded questions)

    • 🔒 No backtracking — answer one question at a time

    • 🖥 Live proctoring via Zoom or at an authorized in-person center

    • 🔁 One attempt per Exam Authorization (additional authorizations may be purchased)

    👉 View CACM Zoom Exam Rules and Guidelines »

    Sitting for the CACM Exam

    • You may register at any time during the calendar year

    • You must sit for the exam by December 31 of the same year

    • If you fail to sit for the exam by that date, your USD 925 exam fee is forfeited

    • You may purchase additional attempts:

      • One Exam Authorization: USD 250 (non-refundable)

      • Two Exam Authorizations: USD 399 (non-refundable, if purchased together)

    The CACM Exam Authorization Letter (EAL) will be issued within 15 days of submitting your complete application and payment.

    🔐 Identity Verification & Exam Security

    • You must present valid government-issued photo ID at the exam

    • Entry may be denied if identification is unclear or unverified

    • Admittance does not guarantee score release; impersonation or forgery will void results

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