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Hello everyone, I need your guidance. I am thinking of changing my career from a PE Fund Administration – Investor Services role to KYC/AML. I am planning to do ACAMS and then try to move laterally into a KYC team. I’m not sure if ACAMS will help me understand the basics of KYC/AML. I know ACAMS is not very difficult to pass, but once I clear it, will I get a complete understanding of the KYC/AML process?
For example, if I move to a KYC department and on the first day my manager asks me to onboard a client, will the knowledge from ACAMS be enough for me to do it?

Hello everyone, I need your guidance. I am thinking of changing my career from a PE Fund Administration – Investor Services role to KYC/AML. I am planning to do ACAMS and then try to move laterally into a KYC team. I’m not sure if ACAMS will help me understand the basics of KYC/AML. I know ACAMS is not very difficult to pass, but once I clear it, will I get a complete understanding of the KYC/AML process?
For example, if I move to a KYC department and on the first day my manager asks me to onboard a client, will the knowledge from ACAMS be enough for me to do it?