CAMS Course Fees, Next Batch & What’s Included
Prepare for the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist exam through 40+ guided hours, Australia-friendly live classes, recordings, 5,000+ EduDelphi practice questions, mocks and eligibility guidance.
- Choose live online, self-paced, one-to-one, physical or corporate training across Australia.
- Join evening, weekend and other batch options designed around working professionals.
- Get practical guidance for the ACAMS application, eligibility credits and exam-preparation route.
CAMS exam preparation backed by experienced AML practice
Learn with a trainer who connects exam concepts to the decisions made in KYC, customer-risk assessment, sanctions, transaction monitoring, investigations, controls and financial-crime governance.
EduDelphi Australia · MacArthur Ave, Hamilton QLD 4007 · +61 4 8598 4141 · info@edudelphi.com · View our Google Business Profile
What Is CAMS Certification—and What Does ACAMS Do?
CAMS stands for Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. It is a professional certification for people working in anti-money laundering, compliance and financial-crime risk.
ACAMS sets the eligibility, membership, application, examination and recertification rules. EduDelphi provides independent CAMS exam preparation; it does not award the CAMS credential and is not the examination body.
Training and certification are separate
Your EduDelphi fee covers the confirmed preparation package. ACAMS membership, application and examination charges are separate unless your written offer explicitly says otherwise.
| Credential | Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). |
|---|---|
| Awarded by | ACAMS. |
| EduDelphi role | Independent exam preparation and learner support. |
| Guided training | 40+ hours, with flexible preparation routes. |
| Delivery | Live online, self-paced, one-to-one, physical and corporate. |
| Course certificate | EduDelphi Certificate of Completion — CAMS Exam Preparation. |
Who Should Take CAMS in Australia?
CAMS is most relevant when your work involves customers, transactions, financial-crime controls, investigations or the governance of AML/CTF risk.
What Is Included in EduDelphi CAMS Training?
The course combines clear teaching, repeatable practice and flexible revision so you can build both subject knowledge and exam judgement.
Live guided learning
Work through the CAMS subject areas with an experienced AML practitioner. Ask questions, revisit difficult concepts and connect the course to practical Australian compliance environments.
Practice and mock preparation
Use 5,000+ EduDelphi practice questions, question-and-answer resources and mock preparation to learn how to identify what a question is testing.
Flexible revision
Use recordings, EduDelphi notes, textbook and learning resources to review missed sessions and return to weak areas around work.
Application guidance
Understand the ACAMS membership, 40-credit eligibility and application process. ACAMS makes the final eligibility and application decision.
Australia-friendly access
Choose live online, self-paced, one-to-one, nationwide physical or corporate options, including evening and weekend batches.
Career support
Request CV, LinkedIn, interview preparation, career mentoring and job-search guidance for relevant AML, compliance and financial-crime roles.
CAMS Syllabus 2026: Current Core Courses and Topics
The current CAMS package is organised around four core courses. Open each section for the concepts your preparation should cover.
1. Understanding Risks and Methods of Financial Crime
Build the foundation: why money laundering and terrorist financing occur, how criminal proceeds move, how products and services can be misused, and how financial-crime methods change across sectors and channels.
- Money-laundering and terrorist-financing concepts.
- Methods, typologies, red flags and risk indicators.
- Customer, product, service, channel and geographic risk.
- Financial-crime risks across banking, payments, fintech, remittance and professional services.
2. Global AFC Frameworks, Governance and Regulations
Understand the global standards and governance structures that shape anti-financial-crime programmes, then connect those principles to Australian AML/CTF practice and AUSTRAC expectations.
- International standards and risk-based supervision.
- Governance, accountability and lines of responsibility.
- Sanctions, correspondent relationships and information sharing.
- How global principles interact with local laws and regulatory expectations.
3. Building an AFC Compliance Program
Learn how an organisation turns risk into working controls. The focus is not only what a policy says, but whether customer onboarding, monitoring, escalation, reporting, testing and governance work together.
- Enterprise-wide risk assessment and AML/CTF programmes.
- Customer identification, CDD, EDD and beneficial ownership.
- Transaction monitoring, alert handling and escalation.
- Suspicious activity reporting, training, assurance and control improvement.
4. Tools and Technologies to Fight Financial Crime
Explore the people, data and technology used to identify and investigate risk, including screening, monitoring, case management and the practical limits of automated controls.
- Screening and transaction-monitoring systems.
- Data quality, scenarios, thresholds and alert prioritisation.
- Investigative tools, case records and evidence.
- Emerging technology, analytics and responsible human judgement.
Course names reflect the current ACAMS CAMS structure. ACAMS can revise certification requirements and content; always confirm the current official material for your intended exam.
How CAMS Exam Preparation Works: Questions, Mocks and Revision
Knowing the definition is only the start. CAMS questions often ask you to choose the most appropriate action, control, escalation or investigation step.
- Learn the concept in clear, practical language.
- Apply it to customer, transaction and programme scenarios.
- Practise choosing between plausible answers.
- Review why an answer was right or wrong.
- Use mock results to plan the next revision cycle.
What we diagnose after a wrong answer
Was the issue a knowledge gap, a missed risk indicator, confusion about roles, or a weak judgement call? That distinction matters. Re-reading an entire chapter is not always the best response.
The course helps you move from passive reading to active decisions—especially for CDD, EDD, sanctions, suspicious activity, investigations and programme governance.
How Long Does CAMS Preparation Take? An 8–12 Week Study Plan
Your schedule depends on your AML background and available time. A simple plan for many working professionals is to learn first, practise next and finish with timed revision.
Weeks 1–4: learn the main ideas
Build a clear understanding of financial-crime risks, global frameworks, customer checks, sanctions, monitoring and AML programme controls.
Weeks 5–8: answer more questions
Practise by topic, review every mistake and return to the parts you find difficult. Keep notes short and useful.
Weeks 9–12: use mocks and revise
Complete timed practice, review weak topics and improve how you read scenario-based questions before the exam.
CAMS Eligibility in Australia: Membership, 40 Credits and Application
ACAMS currently requires active membership and at least 40 eligibility credits. Education, professional experience and relevant training may contribute, subject to ACAMS rules and approval.
1. Check your credits
Review your education, work experience and relevant training against the current ACAMS eligibility-credit framework. EduDelphi can help you understand the route; ACAMS makes the decision.
2. Apply through ACAMS
Submit the required information and supporting documents. ACAMS says complete applications are typically reviewed within five business days, but timing can vary.
3. Schedule the exam
After approval, follow the current ACAMS and Pearson VUE process. ACAMS currently gives candidates six months from approval to take the exam.
Official rules can change. See ACAMS CAMS certification information before applying.
CAMS Exam Format, Questions, Duration and Pearson VUE Testing
The CAMS exam is computer-based and delivered through Pearson VUE test centres. Confirm a suitable Australian location and appointment before you finalise your study timetable.
Where can Australians sit CAMS?
ACAMS uses Pearson VUE test centres. Search current availability for your city when you are ready to book; availability and appointment times can change.
What is the CAMS passing score?
Candidate guidance commonly refers to a score of 75. Because the current public ACAMS course page does not state the passing score, confirm the applicable candidate handbook or approval information before your exam.
Official facts checked 11 September 2026. Check Pearson VUE testing information.
CAMS Course Fees in Australia
Request the current EduDelphi fee in AUD for your preferred route. We will explain what is included before enrolment.
- Live online, self-paced, one-to-one, physical and corporate options.
- 40+ guided hours, recordings, EduDelphi notes and resources.
- 5,000+ EduDelphi practice questions and mock preparation.
- Evening, weekend and other working-professional options.
- Instalments and employer-sponsored payment available.
Official ACAMS Costs vs EduDelphi Training Fees
ACAMS sets and collects its official fees. Current published prices are shown in US dollars for planning only.
| Current official item | Published price | Paid to |
|---|---|---|
| Private-sector CAMS package | US$2,095 | ACAMS |
| Public-sector CAMS package | US$1,595 | ACAMS |
| Private-sector package with ACAMS virtual classroom | US$2,495 | ACAMS |
| Public-sector package with ACAMS virtual classroom | US$2,095 | ACAMS |
| Exam retake | US$299 | ACAMS |
| Eligibility extension | US$100 | ACAMS |
| EduDelphi preparation tuition | Request current AUD fee | EduDelphi |
Official prices checked 11 September 2026. Active ACAMS membership is required and local tax may apply. Prices and inclusions can change; confirm them directly with ACAMS. Official ACAMS charges are separate from EduDelphi tuition unless your written package explicitly states otherwise.
How CAMS Connects to Australia’s AML/CTF Environment
Australia’s AML/CTF reforms broaden both the obligations and the range of professionals who need to understand financial-crime risk. The best preparation connects international CAMS concepts to decisions people make locally.
Banking: an unusual payment pattern
A customer’s activity changes suddenly, with rapid transfers through new counterparties. The analyst must distinguish unusual from suspicious activity, review the customer profile, document the reasoning and decide whether to escalate.
Fintech: fast onboarding and weak data
A growing payments business wants low-friction onboarding, but incomplete customer information creates downstream monitoring gaps. The compliance team must align risk rating, KYC evidence, screening and transaction-monitoring controls.
Professional services: a complex owner
An accountant or lawyer encounters a layered company structure and an overseas beneficial owner. The practical question is what information is needed, when enhanced checks are appropriate and how risk should be recorded.
Remittance: alerts that repeat
Several small transactions repeatedly fall below an internal threshold. The investigator must look beyond one payment, consider linked behaviour and keep a clear evidence trail for the decision made.
Study CAMS from Anywhere in Australia
Live scheduling is communicated in Australian time zones, with evening, weekend and other options for working professionals.
| Location | Live online access |
|---|---|
| Sydney / Melbourne | AEST or AEDT, depending on the season |
| Brisbane | AEST |
| Perth | AWST |
| Adelaide | ACST or ACDT, depending on the season |
| Canberra, Hobart, Darwin and other locations | Join live online nationwide |
Physical, private and corporate delivery can also be arranged across Australia after discussing location, cohort size and timetable.
CAMS Careers and Salary Context in Australia
CAMS can support specialist knowledge for AML, KYC, sanctions, transaction-monitoring, investigation and financial-crime governance roles. It does not guarantee employment, promotion or salary.
Course support can include CV and LinkedIn review, interview preparation, career mentoring and job-search guidance. Your own experience, regulatory knowledge, communication and judgement remain central to hiring decisions.
Is CAMS Worth It in Australia?
CAMS is most useful when you want to build a career around AML/CTF, KYC, sanctions, monitoring, investigations or financial-crime compliance.
It is less directly targeted if your main goal is broad risk management, fraud examination, internal audit or general regulatory compliance. In that case, FRM, CFE, CIA or another specialist course may fit better.
CAMS may be a good fit if you want to…
- move into an AML or financial-crime role;
- strengthen judgement in customer and transaction risk;
- understand how a complete AML programme works;
- add a globally recognised specialist credential to relevant experience.
Australian employers may list CAMS or comparable AML credentials as preferred or desirable, but CAMS is not a licence and is not required for every role.
CAMS vs ICA vs CFE vs General AML Training
The strongest option depends on the work you want to do—not simply which acronym is best known.
| Route | Best for | Typical focus |
|---|---|---|
| CAMS | AML and financial-crime specialists | Risk, KYC/CDD, sanctions, monitoring, investigations and AML programme governance. |
| ICA qualifications | Compliance professionals seeking staged qualification routes | Compliance, AML and financial-crime topics at different depth levels. |
| CFE | Fraud examination and investigation | Fraud schemes, investigation, prevention, law and financial transactions. |
| Short AML training | Role-specific awareness or regulatory refreshers | Focused obligations, internal procedures and immediate job requirements. |
Read the detailed guide: CAMS vs CFE vs ICA. If you need practical compliance development beyond one credential, explore compliance and financial-crime courses in Australia.
Meet Your CAMS Course Trainer
Shyam Sarrof
CPA (USA), CMA (USA), ACA, ACMA, CS, CFA, ACTM, MBA, B.Com (H) · 22+ Years in AML, Risk, Controls & Regulatory Advisory
Shyam brings 22+ years of professional experience across AML, regulatory compliance, risk management, internal controls and advisory into CAMS training. Alongside teaching, he remains actively involved in professional practice through his consultancy business, working directly with organisations on AML/KYC frameworks, customer-risk assessment, CDD and EDD, beneficial-ownership reviews, sanctions and PEP screening, transaction-monitoring controls, compliance remediation and financial-crime risk governance.
His practical work includes reviewing onboarding files, strengthening KYC documentation and escalation processes, designing risk-based customer classifications, assessing higher-risk relationships, reviewing AML policies and procedures, identifying control gaps, supporting remediation exercises and helping management build more defensible compliance processes.
For Australian learners, Shyam connects CAMS concepts with the Australian AML/CTF environment and AUSTRAC expectations, including customer identification, ongoing due diligence, suspicious matter reporting, sanctions, correspondent relationships, transaction monitoring and enterprise-wide AML governance.
His sessions are particularly strong on judgement: when a customer should be escalated, what makes activity genuinely suspicious, what evidence an investigator should retain, how weak KYC creates downstream monitoring problems, and why an AML programme can look compliant on paper while failing operationally.
Using realistic cases from banking, payments, fintech, remittance, professional services and corporate environments, Shyam helps learners connect CAMS exam concepts with the decisions AML, compliance and financial-crime teams make in live practice.
What CAMS Learners Say
“I enjoyed the training course. The content was clear, easy to understand, and all my questions were answered. I walked away with valuable skills and a much deeper understanding of the subject.”Vilena Kadyrova · Consultant · Verified Google review
“The classes helped me understand things better, especially KYC, EDD, sanctions and transaction monitoring. The trainer was explaining with actual examples, so it was not only theory. We also did many questions in class.”Amelia Brooks · AML Compliance Analyst · Sydney, NSW · Learner feedback
“Good course and very useful if you are working full time. I joined live from Brisbane and could go back to the recording later. The practical cases made the topics much easier to remember.”Arjun Menon · KYC / Financial Crime Analyst · Brisbane, QLD · Learner feedback
Corporate CAMS and AML Training in Australia
Build a shared language for customer risk, due diligence, sanctions, monitoring, escalation and financial-crime governance across your team.
- Private live online, physical or blended delivery across Australia.
- Scheduling around operational calendars, shifts and multiple offices.
- Discussion shaped around banking, fintech, payments, remittance or professional-services contexts.
- Separate role-based AML/CTF workshops can be discussed alongside CAMS preparation.
Talk with EduDelphi Australia
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Physical and corporate delivery outside Brisbane is arranged according to location, group size and timetable.
Common CAMS Certification Questions in Australia
What is CAMS certification?
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How many eligibility credits do I need?
How many questions are on the CAMS exam?
What is the CAMS passing score?
Where can I take the CAMS exam in Australia?
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What is included in EduDelphi CAMS training?
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How much does CAMS training cost in Australia?
Are instalments or employer-sponsored payments available?
Does CAMS replace AUSTRAC or employer training?
Does CAMS guarantee an AML job or salary?
Does CAMS need to be renewed?
For deeper reading, see our guides to CAMS eligibility and certification and whether CAMS is worth it.
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