Customer records, financial data and operational information are now among an organisation's most valuable and most exposed assets, and directors are increasingly held to account when that information is breached, misused or simply wrong. Over five days, board members and senior executives learn what effective oversight of information looks like. Sessions cover data governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK and ISO/IEC 38505, data ownership and stewardship roles, data classification, privacy and data protection principles, cyber risk, and the governance of analytics and artificial intelligence.
You will practise reading data risk dashboards, questioning management on data quality and breach readiness, and setting risk appetite for data use. Later sessions examine board committee structures, policy approval, assurance from internal audit, and how to report data stewardship to regulators, investors and the public. Board directors, company secretaries, chief data officers, data protection officers, CIOs, risk and compliance heads and internal auditors in banks, insurers, state corporations, telecoms and NGOs will benefit most. You will leave able to draft a board-level data governance charter and a reporting calendar. Delivery is classroom, online or in-house, and completion earns a CPD-accredited certificate.
Boards have long overseen financial and operational risk, but data now sits underneath almost every strategic decision, product and regulatory obligation. Data protection laws across Africa and beyond place clear duties on the organisations that collect personal information, regulators expect evidence of control, and generative AI tools have added new questions about how information is used, shared and protected. Directors who treat data as a technical matter for the IT department leave a significant gap in their oversight.
The Data Trust: Data Governance & Board Accountability Training Course explains what boards should ask for, approve and monitor. It opens with the business value and risk of data, then sets out the elements of a governance framework: policies, decision rights, data owners and stewards, classification and lifecycle controls. Participants go on to examine privacy and consent, information security and breach response, data quality and the ethical use of algorithms. The closing days focus on accountability mechanisms, including committee mandates, metrics, independent assurance and transparent disclosure to stakeholders.
The programme is discussion-led and grounded in board practice. Participants work through realistic board papers, breach scenarios and governance charters, test their questioning skills in a simulated board meeting, and leave with a data oversight agenda for their own organisation.
Participants will finish the week able to:
Directors and executives take away:
Sessions are conducted at board level, with emphasis on judgement rather than technology. Participants engage through:
Day 1: Data as a Strategic Asset and a Board Risk
Day 2: Building the Governance Framework
Day 3: Privacy, Security and Data Quality
Day 4: Analytics, AI and the Ethical Use of Data
Day 5: Oversight, Assurance and Disclosure
It is aimed at those who oversee, advise or report to boards on information matters:
On attending every session and completing the board simulation and charter exercise, each participant is awarded a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
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By the end of the Data Trust: Data Governance & Board Accountability programme, you'll be able to explain why data governance is a board responsibility and how it links to strategy, risk and reputation, evaluate whether an organisation's data governance framework, policies and decision rights are fit for purpose, define the roles of data owners, data stewards, data protection officers and management committees, and assess privacy, information security and data quality risks using board-level indicators. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
It is aimed at those who oversee, advise or report to boards on information matters: Board chairs and non-executive directors, Members of audit, risk and technology committees, Company secretaries and governance officers, Chief data officers and heads of data management, Data protection officers and privacy leads, Chief information and chief information security officers, Chief risk officers and compliance managers, Internal auditors responsible for IT and data assurance, and Trustees and senior leaders of NGOs and state corporations.
Data Trust: Data Governance & Board Accountability Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Data Trust: Data Governance & Board Accountability Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Data Trust: Data Governance & Board Accountability starts October 19, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Data Trust: Data Governance & Board Accountability Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Data Trust: Data Governance & Board Accountability Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Data Trust: Data Governance & Board Accountability Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Data Trust: Data Governance & Board Accountability Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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