Compliance management training for employers across the UK and the EU
Auren Institute is a specialist compliance management training institute for employers in the UK and the EU. We help your people manage compliance across eleven domains and three levels, written to your jurisdiction and kept current to the law.
30 minutes, no pitch, and we reply within one working day. We map your obligations to the ladder, and you leave with a plan. Or browse the catalogue.
For teams of 80 to 250. Jurisdiction-specific. A ladder, not a flat catalogue. Updated within 30 days when the law moves.
Professional training since 2010
We have built and delivered training for employers since 2010. The numbers below are the work already behind the platform, not a launch promise.
Built for how people learn now. Our compliance management courses are built with the latest AI and learning technology, so your people engage more, learn faster, and stay accountable for what they cover.
Members and partners
Compliance management, built the way practitioners want it
Most platforms sell a flat catalogue of generic modules. We build compliance management training the way people who have to run compliance, and answer for it, would want to receive it.
Specific to your jurisdiction
UK content for UK obligations, EU content where the law differs. We name the regulation, the article and the date in force, not "compliance" in the abstract.
A ladder, not a flat catalogue
From first-line staff to managers to your compliance team, each person gets the level that fits their role, on one structured path for managing compliance.
Updated within 30 days
When an act commences or a rate changes, the affected courses are updated within 30 days. Your workforce trains on the law as it stands, not last year's version.
Compliance management, live, self-paced, or built around you
Nine ways in, one focus. Pick the route that fits how your people work. Every route links straight to the page for it.
AGRC diplomas
Recognised governance, risk and compliance diplomas: the credential for staff who will run compliance in your organisation.
View diplomas →AGRC certificates
Focused certificates in AML, KYC, sanctions, ESG and more: the building blocks of a compliance management programme.
Browse certificates →Auren eLearning
Self-paced Auren certificates across the eleven domains, ready for your team to start today and finish around the working day.
See the catalogue →Live CPD courses
Instructor-led CPD sessions on the compliance topics your team needs, delivered live and certificated.
Explore live courses →Performance and supervision
The afternoon programme in performance, supervision and management, for the people who oversee compliance day to day.
See the programme →Corporate training
Roll compliance training out across whole teams on demand, with completion records and reporting you can show at audit.
See corporate training →Onboarding training
Get new starters compliant from week one with a structured onboarding pathway across the essentials.
Onboarding acceleration →Compliance advisory
Practitioner advisory for when a course is not enough: a second opinion on your compliance training and programme.
See advisory →Training diagnostics
Not sure where the gaps are? Start with a diagnostic and get a clear picture of what your workforce needs.
Run a diagnostic →Experts up to doctorate level
Eleven compliance domains, three levels, UK and EU variants
Manage compliance across the whole workforce from one place. Each domain links through to its courses in the catalogue.
Our popular courses
The compliance courses employers reach for first. Every one links straight through to the catalogue.
GDPR and data protection
Meet UK and EU data protection duties across the whole workforce, current to the law.
View course →Anti-Money Laundering and KYC
AGRC-recognised AML and KYC training for teams in regulated sectors.
View certificate →EU Pay Transparency Directive
The employer course on the new pay transparency obligations, rated five out of five by learners.
View course →Health and safety
Keep your workplace compliant and your people safe, at the level each role needs.
View course →ESG principles and standards
Build ESG literacy across the business and put governance behind the reporting.
View certificate →Cybersecurity awareness
Cut human-factor risk with practical cyber training the whole workforce can follow.
View course →For the people who have to manage compliance across the organisation
If you own compliance training for an organisation of 80 to 250 people in the UK or the EU, whether you sit in HR, People, L&D or the compliance function, you need coverage you can stand behind at audit.
- Give managers and compliance leads the skills to run compliance, not just complete it.
- Map every role to the level it needs, from the front line to the compliance team.
- Keep audit-ready records of who completed what, and when.
- Move fast when a new act lands, without rebuilding your training from scratch.
Trusted across regulated sectors
Compliance pressure looks different in every industry. We build training for the teams that carry it, in the sectors where it bites hardest.
New and changing legislation, training ready
When a named act commences, the training your teams need is already built. Straight-to-the-point guides for the changes employers are asking about.
Renters' Rights Act 2025
Training for letting and estate agents on the new tenancy regime and what it means day to day.
Read the guide →Employment Rights Act 2025
What is changing for UK employers, and the workforce training that keeps you on the right side of it.
Read the guide →EU Pay Transparency Directive
The employer guide to pay transparency obligations and how to prepare your managers before they bite.
Read the guide →What employers ask before they start
What do you mean by compliance management training?
It is training that helps your people manage compliance across the organisation, not just complete a module. Auren Institute covers eleven compliance domains at three levels, with the governance, risk and compliance skills to run them, delivered to your jurisdiction across the UK and the EU.
What does the three-level ladder mean in practice?
Every compliance domain is delivered at three levels: Foundation for all employees, Intermediate for managers, and Advanced for your compliance team. You assign each person the level that fits their role, rather than putting the whole workforce through the same material.
Which compliance areas do you cover?
Eleven domains, from GDPR and data protection, AML and KYC, and health and safety, to ESG, cybersecurity, whistleblowing and internal compliance audit. You can see them all in the course catalogue.
How do you keep training current when the law changes?
When an act commences, a rate changes or a regulator changes its remit, the affected courses are updated within 30 days. That means your workforce is always training on the law as it currently stands, which matters when a regulator or auditor asks for evidence.
How is Auren accredited and recognised?
Auren Institute works with recognised bodies including the FSB, the Malta Chamber of SMEs, CIPD, the CPD Certification Service and AGRC, and its faculty are educated to doctorate level. Certificates are issued so your records stand up to scrutiny.
How much does compliance training cost?
It depends on the routes and the number of people involved, from single self-paced certificates to whole-team corporate rollouts. Our guide to compliance training cost explains the options, or book a call for a quote against your headcount.
How do I choose the right compliance training?
Start from the obligations that apply to your organisation and the roles that carry them. Our guide to choosing compliance training walks through it, and a training diagnostic will show your gaps before you commit.
How do we get started?
Book a call and we will map the ladder to your workforce, or run a training diagnostic first. If you would rather write, use the contact form and we will come back to you.
What HR leaders are saying
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"It is very interesting to have access to the official document and to see how the course breaks down every important part of it. The methodology is very clear, engaging, and easy to understand."
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"This is a free, high-quality course that I would highly recommend to any HR professional or people manager. The content is comprehensive and highly informative, covering the key provisions of the EU Pay Transparency Directive in a clear and accessible way. The platform is user-friendly, allowing learners to pause at any point and revisit specific sections with ease, making it particularly convenient for those fitting the course around a busy schedule. Overall, it is an excellent resource."
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"It provided a great overall view of the new directive."
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"Very good training course, easy to understand."
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"Very informative."
From first call to audit-ready in four steps
No long procurement and no guesswork. Here is the whole path, start to finish.
Scoping call
A 30-minute call to understand your obligations, your headcount and the roles that carry the risk.
We map the ladder
We match every role to the level it needs, across the domains that apply to you, written to your jurisdiction.
Your team trains
People train at the right level on the law as it stands, updated within 30 days when it changes.
You stay audit-ready
You hold clear records of who completed what, and when, ready for a regulator or an auditor.
See Auren in action
Book a short call and we will show you how the ladder maps to your workforce, and how the 30-day update promise keeps your compliance management current.
