Enrolment deadline is 24th September 2024
Certified Corporate Governance Institute Professional
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.
University credit-rated. Expert-led. Industry approved. Globally recognised.
Enrolment deadline is 24th September 2024
Certified Corporate Governance Institute Professional
$6495
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.
"I'd highly recommend this course to anyone looking to join a board or improve their knowledge."
"An excellent course on which I have learned many corporate governance skills and ideas that I can apply back in my workplace. Highly recommended."
"The lecturers expertise and their supporting resources and tools are invaluable references to help you implement the learnings into your business."
"Very relevant content and perfect for anyone looking to become or is already a board member."
"It has helped me get a different view on managing companies and to see the red flags and ask good questions."
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Upcoming enrolment dates
24th September 2024
Part-time live
Duration: 10 weeks
|Delivery: Live online via Zoom
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.
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.
Learning Methods
Learning Outcomes
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.
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.
- 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.
Learning Methods
Learning Outcomes
- 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.
Learning Methods
Learning Outcomes
- Learn why the governance structure of every organisation is unique and why that matters.
- Explore the roles (such as the chair, executive directors and non-executive directors), their responsibilities and dynamics among the different members of the board.
- Understand how to structure the governance of your organisation which includes successfully integrating committees and the executive team.
- Identify and start using the right frameworks for successful good governance.
Learning Methods
Learning Outcomes
- 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 reporting looks like.
- Discuss how to prepare for and run effective board meetings and have a view of other important meetings such as (AGMs, EGMs, executive meetings etc).
- Learn how technology and AI tools are being used to enhance the reporting process.
Learning Methods
Learning Outcomes
- 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.
Learning Methods
Learning Outcomes
- 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.
Learning Methods
Learning Outcomes
- 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.
Learning Methods
Learning Outcomes
- 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.
Learning Methods
Learning Outcomes
- 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.
Learning Methods
Learning Outcomes
- 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.
Learning Methods
Learning Outcomes
- You need to complete two online assessments to achieve your Diploma in Corporate Governance qualification.
- Each assessment is 90 minutes long.
- Assessment 1 takes place after module 5 and includes 75 multiple-choice style questions.
- Assessment 2 takes place after module 10 and includes 75 multiple-choice style questions.
- You can complete each assessment at a time that suits you.
Best practice insights
Expert interviews
Accessible learning platform
Interactive engagement
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Achieve dual certification
Acquire an international qualification, certified by CGI and Duke Corporate Education.
Gain a globally-recognised corporate governance qualification from two industry-leading institutions.
Benefit from a dynamic learning experience that combines Duke Corporate Education’s excellence in executive education with CGI’s deep knowledge and practical insights into corporate governance.
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Meet our expert faculty
You’ll be taught by world-class corporate governance experts who have one sole purpose: to educate a new generation of corporate leaders to be a force for good.
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Julia is an independent Chair, NED and board advisor, enabling ambitious 'people businesses' to achieve strategic, sustainable growth.She brings extensive international and national board experience: Former International & London executive board member; Partner & Head of London office in a boutique professional services strategy consultancy, which she successfully sold with the founders to Thomson Reuters, and now holds a portfolio of NEDs, Advisory Boards, and strategy consultancy
Lamé Verre is an award-winning Energy Executive with over two decades of experience across the Energy sector, working with leading global companies and entrepreneurial ventures. She is Head of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability for SSE PLC in the UK and Ireland. A sought-after speaker at industry conferences, Lamé co-founded and chairs Lean-in Equity & Sustainability, focusing on gender diversity and inclusion.
Sharon Constançon is an experienced executive and non-executive director. She is CEO of Genius Boards and Genius Methods-the Genius Group, that offers tailored, behaviour and leadership focused board evaluations, training and mentoring services. Sharon is a Chartered Director, Chartered Secretary and has an MBA.
Dr. Len Konar is a Chartered Accountant with a distinguished career in finance and academia. He was Executive Director at the Independent Development Trust, managing Internal Audit and Investments. Previously, he was Professor and Head of Accountancy at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal and lectured at various South African universities. He has served as an independent non-executive director internationally and chaired key panels, including the Ministerial Panel for the Review of Accountants and Auditors in South Africa.
Stephen L. Brown is a leading governance expert and Senior Advisor at KPMG Board Leadership Center, advising on corporate governance. Former CEO of the Society of Corporate Governance and head of governance at TIAA/Nuveen, he also practiced securities law at WilmerHale and Skadden. Brown is on multiple boards, including the NFL Alumni Association and the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance. He earned his B.A. from Yale and J.D. from Columbia University Law School.
Annabel Tagoe-Bannerman brings a wealth of legal expertise as Group general Counsel and Company Secretary at Bakkavor Group, alongside her role as a Non-Executive Director at Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC.With a background as a qualified corporate and commercial solicitor, she has served in executive committee roles and as a chartered company secretary. Her contributions to FTSE(Financial Times Stock Exchange) 250 companies underscore her insights into effective boardroom dynamics and governance.
Bob Semple has more than 40 years business experience working as an accountant, auditor and management consultant.For 36 years, he worked in PricewaterhouseCoopers where, most recently, he was partner responsible for governance and risk management services. He now works as a director and as an independent consultant-specialising in governance, risk management and board effectiveness reviews. Bob is a science graduate, a Chartered Accountant, a Chartered Director and a Certified Psychometric Evaluator.
Seán is an Assistant Professor in Accountancy at University College Dublin and serves as Academic Director of the Masters of Accounting at Smurfit Business School. Previously, he was Head of the Accountancy Department at Technological University Dublin. A Chartered Accountant trained at PwC, Seán lectures on the FAE programme for Chartered Accountants Ireland and has extensive experience in executive education. He recently completed a PhD in Entrepreneurial & Green Finance and has substantial experience as a company founder, director, and consultant on international projects.
Tony has twenty-five years of experience in the financial services industry and served ten years on the board of directors of LBBW Bank with executive responsibility for finance, operations, risk and IT. He has become an independent professional director and sits on the boards of eleven companies. He is also a fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.
Diarmaid is the CEO of Carmichael, a leading specialist training and support body for nonprofits in Ireland. He is a former executive board director and company secretary and a certified technical corporate governance assessor with the National Standards Authority of Ireland's Swift 3000 code of practice for corporate governance assessment.
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