Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Corporate Governance & Board Effectiveness Training Course

Good corporate governance is now a condition for investment, lending and public trust. Regulators tighten disclosure rules, development finance institutions test the quality of boards before they commit funds, and shareholders ask harder questions about accountability. For state-owned enterprises and private firms alike, a board that does not function well is a strategic risk.

Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Corporate Governance & Board Effectiveness Training Course connects the rules with the behaviour of boards. It begins with the theory and purpose of governance, then reviews international principles, national company and securities legislation, sector regulation and voluntary codes, and the way “apply and explain” regimes work. Participants examine the legal duties of directors, the separation of board and management roles, board composition and diversity, the role of the chair and the company secretary, and the design of audit, risk, nomination and remuneration committees. Further sessions cover strategy oversight, risk and internal control, ethics, sustainability reporting, shareholder and stakeholder relations, and board evaluation.

Cases involve governance failures and well-run boards, and exercises draw on participants’ own organisations. The course closes with a governance improvement roadmap tailored to each participant.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Interpret the policy, legal and regulatory frameworks that apply to corporate governance.
• Compare international principles and governance codes and apply them to their organisation.
• Explain directors’ duties, liabilities and the division of responsibility between board and management.
• Design board composition, committee structures and charters.
• Strengthen oversight of strategy, risk, audit and internal control.
• Manage conflicts of interest, related-party transactions and ethical culture.
• Plan and run a board evaluation and development programme.
• Improve disclosure and engagement with shareholders and stakeholders.

The programme is designed for those who govern, advise or regulate organisations, including:

• Non-executive and executive directors
• Chairs of boards and board committees
• Company secretaries and corporate legal counsel
• Chief executives and chief finance officers
• Internal audit and compliance heads
• Board members of state corporations and public agencies
• Regulators and supervisory authority staff
• Directors of SACCOs, cooperatives and family businesses

Participants leave with:

• A governance self-assessment against recognised principles and codes.
• Draft charters for audit, risk and nomination committees.
• An annual board calendar and agenda planner.
• A board evaluation questionnaire and process outline.
• A conflict-of-interest and related-party transaction protocol.
• A governance improvement roadmap for their own organisation.

The programme treats participants as peers and uses their experience. It includes:

• Governance code benchmarking on participants’ own organisations
• Case files on board failures and turnarounds
• Charter and policy drafting workshops
• Facilitated board simulation with competing interests
• Peer review of improvement roadmaps

Participants who attend all sessions and complete the exercises are awarded a Certificate of Completion by Vision Reach Global Consultancy, accredited for continuing professional development.