FCRF Academy is launching the second cohort of its Certified Governance, Risk & Compliance Professional (GRCP) program, beginning November 21, 2026. According to FCRF, hundreds of professionals have already earned the certification, building a growing community of practitioners working to strengthen organisational governance and resilience.
The next cohort brings another opportunity for professionals to connect legal obligations, cybersecurity controls, and business risk within a structured learning program. Its central focus is practical: helping participants understand how GRC works across an organisation, from operational teams to senior leadership.
Interested participants can click here to register now for the GRCP program.
A Second Cohort Designed for Working Professionals
Delivered through FCRF Academy, the four-week program follows a weekend format with live, interactive sessions. Participants can revisit recordings and access supporting materials through the academy’s web and mobile learning platform, making the program accessible alongside professional commitments. Program details.
The intended audience includes CISOs, compliance officers, auditors, legal professionals, information security leaders, and professionals moving into governance and risk roles. The program’s original launch positioned it around a shared challenge for these groups: translating regulatory expectations into frameworks that organisations can put into practice.
For participants, that means examining how decisions about technology, vendors, information security, and accountability connect across departments.
Interested participants can click here to register now for the GRCP program.
A 16-Module Curriculum Connecting Regulation, Technology, and Risk
The GRCP curriculum spans 16 modules, combining governance fundamentals with regulatory learning and technical risk management.
Coverage includes the Indian regulatory landscape involving RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, and CERT-In, alongside the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Technical subjects include Zero Trust Architecture, MITRE ATT&CK-based risk analysis, security operations governance, and the use of ISO and NIST frameworks.
The syllabus also addresses third-party risk, AI governance, ESG, GRC technology, and executive risk communication. Its progression connects foundational concepts with the practical challenge of explaining risk, prioritising controls, and supporting organisational decisions. Explore the GRCP curriculum.
This breadth gives participants a framework for understanding how individual compliance responsibilities fit into the organisation’s wider governance structure.
Interested participants can click here to register now for the GRCP program.
Building on FCRF’s Research and Capacity-Building Ecosystem
FCRF is an IIT Kanpur-incubated non-profit working across cybersecurity, digital crime, law, governance, and capacity building. Its activities combine research, professional training, institutional engagement, and public awareness.
According to its published organisational profile, FCRF has trained more than 15,000 participants through its programs, summits, and capacity-building initiatives. It organises the FutureCrime Summit and maintains institutional collaborations with organisations including NIELIT under MeitY, UPSIFS, and BIRD Lucknow under NABARD. Its training ecosystem also includes the Certified Cyber Crisis Management Professional program conducted with CERT-In.
The second GRCP cohort extends this capacity-building work into governance, risk, and compliance, with an emphasis on connecting professional knowledge to institutional practice. Interested participants can click here to register now for the GRCP program.
The new cohort begins November 21, 2026. Professionals can visit FCRF Academy’s GRCP page for the syllabus and enrolment information.
