Conflicts of interest
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 6 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 25 min
- Lessons
- 6 lessons
- Frequency
- At hire + annually with disclosure refresh
- Last reviewed
- 8 Oct 2026
Software engineer builds weekend apps; one competes with a company product feature
In the course you choose a path, see what happens and get feedback. This is one of 10 interactive activities.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 6 lessons, about 25 minutes
- 1 video slot (you add the videos)
- Scenario, accordion, flashcards, process and quizzes
- 8-question final check, 80% to pass
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 8 slides
- Poll, word cloud, quiz, open-ended slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
Two surveys
Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.
- Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
- 30-day check-in
- Anonymous by default
- Results feed your next refresher
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 1.0 | Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment | - | Whole course |
| LO 63.1.1 | Define actual, potential and perceived conflicts | Best practice | Lesson 1: Why it matters |
| LO 63.2.1 | Identify common conflict types: financial, family/relationships, outside work, gifts, corporate opportunity | Best practice | Lesson 2: The rules in brief |
| LO 63.3.1 | Apply "disclose, then decide" to grey-area situations + your info | Company policy | Lesson 3: Decision framework |
| LO 63.4.1 | Complete and update a conflict disclosure + your info | Company policy | Lesson 4: Grey areas |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 6 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
6 lessons, about 25 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1Why it matters
2 pages
4 min
Why it matters
2 pages
2The rules in brief
2 pages
4 min
The rules in brief
2 pages
3Decision framework
1 page
2 min
Decision framework
1 page
4Grey areas
3 pages
7 min
Grey areas
3 pages
5Speak up & disclose
2 pages
4 min
Speak up & disclose
2 pages
6Final assessment
Assessment
4 min
Final assessment
Assessment
Live deck and surveys
8 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
- Overall rating 5 stars
- Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
- What was most useful? multi-select
- Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
- Since this course, do you have a conflict to disclose or update? multiple choice
- Which situation is hardest to judge? multiple choice
- How easy is our disclosure process to use? 1-5 scale
- Disclosing a conflict here is treated as doing the right thing, not as admitting wrongdoing. 1-5 scale
- One thing we should change or add open text
- Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
- Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
- How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
- Do you know where to find our conflict of interest disclosure form? yes / no / not sure
- A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
- Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking
Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.
Make it yours
6 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Leader quote
{{LEADER_QUOTE}} - COI policy link
{{COI_POLICY_LINK}} - COI disclosure form
{{COI_DISCLOSURE_FORM}} - COI reviewer
{{COI_REVIEWER}} - Ethics hotline
{{ETHICS_HOTLINE}} - LMS or record system
{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
FAQ
Common questions
Can I run conflicts of interest training online?
The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check the rules that apply to you or ask your own counsel.
How often is this training needed?
At hire + annually with disclosure refresh.
Who needs this training?
All employees; variant: procurement, hiring managers, executives (adds disclosure-approval workflow).
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in the rules that apply to you.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.
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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.