Certified Corporate Governance Institute Professional

$12,995
10 weeks
Live online via Zoom

Master the skills to accelerate your boardroom career. Study part time and attain a globally-recognised corporate governance qualification in partnership with Duke Corporate Education.

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Programme Content

Drive performance and deliver a successful strategy

Expertly designed, practical corporate governance training that focuses on what you need to succeed in today’s boardroom. No peer approval needed to start learning. No need to be part of an exclusive club. Just a desire to make good governance a force for good and growth in the world.

Module 1

Introduction to Corporate Governance

Module 2

The Company Director

Module 3

Governance Architecture

Module 4

The Governance Handbook and Reporting

Module 5

Culture

Module 6

Strategy

Module 7

Financial Matters

Module 8

Risk

Module 9

Board Evaluations

Module 10

The Non-Executive Director (NED)
Introduction to Corporate Governance
  • Build a solid understanding of what corporate governance is, its history and how it benefits organisations around the world.
  • Identify the fundamental principles of good governance, its key indicators and the role of leadership in good corporate governance.
  • Describe basic governance structures and the relationships between key actors within this structure.
  • Explore the global trends of ESG, emerging technology such as AI and diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and how they're influencing corporate governance.
  • Understand the relationship between company law, shareholders, the board and the executive, and the governance handbook.
The Company Director
  • Look at the duties and responsibilities of a director to fully understand what’s involved in making a real impact.
  • Describe a company director's regulatory obligations, the skills of an ideal director, and the appointment and removal process of a company director.
  • Fully understand the critical topics of regulation, the governance code and directors and officers insurance in the context of director liability.
  • Explore key aspects of board governance, including nomination processes, onboarding considerations, compensation concerns, best practices, evaluation and succession planning.
Governance Architecture
  • Learn why the governance structure of every organisation is unique and why that matters.
  • Explore the roles, responsibilities and dynamics among the different members of the board.
  • Understand how to develop appropriate governance structures for your organisation.
  • Identify and start using the right frameworks for successful good governance.
The Governance Handbook and Reporting
  • Discover the purpose of the governance handbook and what it needs to include to make governance function effectively daily.
  • Explore the essential policies that make up a good governance handbook.
  • Elevate your knowledge of why reliable and accurate performance reporting, that includes ESG reporting, is critical for directors.
  • Get familiar with what best-in-class and user-friendly financial reporting looks like.
  • Understand the link between informed, evidence-based decisions and effective reporting.
  • Learn how technology and AI tools are being used to enhance the reporting process.
Culture
  • Discover how the culture of the organisation is shaped by the board and the executive team through good decision making.
  • Learn about the power of aligning the culture of the board with the organisation and its strategy.
  • Identify ways to influence the company culture so that it adheres to relatable values and ethics.
  • Describe toxic board culture and how to navigate these situations on a board.
Strategy
  • Clearly understand how to use comprehensive tools for strategy development and implementation, including incorporating ESG strategy.
  • Explore the different stages of developing an effective strategy.
  • Learn how to implement a strategy that is realistic and achievable.
  • Be confident in challenging the strategy where it’s needed.
Financial Matters
  • Be competent in interpreting financial statements presented to the board.
  • Examine how to ask the right questions so that your critique of the financial statements is thorough.
  • Explore the challenges and resolutions for organisations in difficult financial positions.
  • Clearly understand the intersection of ESG investing and financial decision-making.
Risk
  • Learn the fundamentals of risk and the role of the board in mitigating potential risk.
  • Determine what is an appropriate risk response for the board and what is an appropriate risk appetite for the board to have.
  • Gain a firm understanding of crisis and reputation management, risk culture, cyber, AI and how to manage ESG risks.
  • Be able to provide proper oversight of risk by knowing how to identify emerging trends.
Board Evaluations
  • Discover why good practices are needed around the ongoing evaluation of the board’s performance, individual directors, and the CEO.
  • Learn how to initiate and implement an evaluation of the board internally and how to set up an external evaluation.
  • Identify tools, including AI, to carry out evaluations of the board, individual directors and the CEO.
The Non-Executive Director (NED)
  • Learn how to carefully plan your career move to becoming a NED.
  • Identify ways to promote your personal brand through networking and becoming more visible within your peer network.
  • Discover how to prepare for interviews and how to carry out detailed research of organisations you may consider working with.
Module 1
  • Build a solid understanding of what corporate governance is, its history and how it benefits organisations around the world.
  • Identify the fundamental principles of good governance, its key indicators and the role of leadership in good corporate governance.
  • Describe basic governance structures and the relationships between key actors within this structure.
  • Explore the global trends of ESG, emerging technology such as AI and diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and how they're influencing corporate governance.
  • Understand the relationship between company law, shareholders, the board and the executive, and the governance handbook.
Module 2
  • Look at the duties and responsibilities of a director to fully understand what’s involved in making a real impact.
  • Describe a company director's regulatory obligations, the skills of an ideal director, and the appointment and removal process of a company director.
  • Fully understand the critical topics of regulation, the governance code and directors and officers insurance in the context of director liability.
  • Explore key aspects of board governance, including nomination processes, onboarding considerations, compensation concerns, best practices, evaluation and succession planning.
Module 3
  • Learn why the governance structure of every organisation is unique and why that matters.
  • Explore the roles, responsibilities and dynamics among the different members of the board.
  • Understand how to develop appropriate governance structures for your organisation.
  • Identify and start using the right frameworks for successful good governance.
Module 4
  • Discover the purpose of the governance handbook and what it needs to include to make governance function effectively daily.
  • Explore the essential policies that make up a good governance handbook.
  • Elevate your knowledge of why reliable and accurate performance reporting, that includes ESG reporting, is critical for directors.
  • Get familiar with what best-in-class and user-friendly financial reporting looks like.
  • Understand the link between informed, evidence-based decisions and effective reporting.
  • Learn how technology and AI tools are being used to enhance the reporting process.
Module 5
  • Discover how the culture of the organisation is shaped by the board and the executive team through good decision making.
  • Learn about the power of aligning the culture of the board with the organisation and its strategy.
  • Identify ways to influence the company culture so that it adheres to relatable values and ethics.
  • Describe toxic board culture and how to navigate these situations on a board.
Module 6
  • Clearly understand how to use comprehensive tools for strategy development and implementation, including incorporating ESG strategy.
  • Explore the different stages of developing an effective strategy.
  • Learn how to implement a strategy that is realistic and achievable.
  • Be confident in challenging the strategy where it’s needed.
Module 7
  • Be competent in interpreting financial statements presented to the board.
  • Examine how to ask the right questions so that your critique of the financial statements is thorough.
  • Explore the challenges and resolutions for organisations in difficult financial positions.
  • Clearly understand the intersection of ESG investing and financial decision-making.
Module 8
  • Learn the fundamentals of risk and the role of the board in mitigating potential risk.
  • Determine what is an appropriate risk response for the board and what is an appropriate risk appetite for the board to have.
  • Gain a firm understanding of crisis and reputation management, risk culture, cyber, AI and how to manage ESG risks.
  • Be able to provide proper oversight of risk by knowing how to identify emerging trends.
Module 9
  • Discover why good practices are needed around the ongoing evaluation of the board’s performance, individual directors, and the CEO.
  • Learn how to initiate and implement an evaluation of the board internally and how to set up an external evaluation.
  • Identify tools, including AI, to carry out evaluations of the board, individual directors and the CEO.
Module 10
  • Learn how to carefully plan your career move to becoming a NED.
  • Identify ways to promote your personal brand through networking and becoming more visible within your peer network.
  • Discover how to prepare for interviews and how to carry out detailed research of organisations you may consider working with.
Best practice insights

Gain real-world insights and apply best practices in corporate governance.

Expert interviews

Learn from governance leaders sharing valuable expertise in exclusive interviews.

Accessible learning platform

Access course materials with ease on our user-friendly, accessible online platform.

Interactive engagement

Expand your knowledge through webinars, masterclasses, and vibrant discussion forums.

Identify what good governance looks like and how to implement it

Organisations that have a solid corporate governance structure in place are strong financially. We’ll show you which companies are doing this well, how they’re doing it and what you need to do to bring the same success into your boardroom.

Master practical skills and frameworks to differentiate you

We’ll share and train you on how to use the practical tools we’ve used multiple times to achieve good governance. You’ll identify and master the leadership qualities you need to make you stand out from your competitors.

Discover how to go for and win the board role you want

Your career goals can be achieved when you know how to network effectively and showcase your personal brand. You’ll learn how to improve your prospects of getting a board role and increase your earnings when you clinch your seat on the board.