Program Brief

Board secretaries have an important role to play as governance professionals in all types of organizations in the private, public, and non- profit sectors. Governance is about more than just complying with laws, regulations, standards, and codes; it is also about creating cultures of good practice. This means that board secretaries need more than the technical skills and experience to know what corporate governance practices are needed in an organization and why. They also need the emotional intelligence skills, and experience to ensure that they know how the practices typically would be implemented to work effectively. The modern board secretary provides professional guidance to shareholders, boards, individual directors, management, and other stakeholders on the governance aspects of strategic decisions. This training program designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and practical tips for carrying out their duties as board secretary. The program will be interactive and skills-based, providing participants with practical examples.

Program Goals

At the end of the training program, the participant should be able to:

  • Describe the steps in a strategic planning process
  • List and compare the tools for analyzing and formulating strategy.
  • Identify different types of restructuring.
  • Explore how to monitor and evaluate the implementation of strategic plans.
  • Describe the nature of risk and the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process.
  • Explain the corporate secretary’s role in the risk management framework.
  • Explain the importance of business continuity planning Advise the board on business continuity planning.
  • Define business ethics, ethical principles and ethical values.
  • Describe the importance of corporate culture.
  • Analyze how board secretaries can assist boards in reducing instances of unethical behavior.
  • Examine the board secretary’s role in sustainability.
  • Explain the business case for incorporating environmental and social considerations into strategy.
  • Identify the components of a sustainable partnership.
  • Describe how environmental and social considerations can be integrated into strategy.
  • Identify and explain the board secretary’s role in reporting.
  • Explain how integrated reporting contributes to the good reputation of the company.
  • Demonstrate how a board secretary can solve the challenges of producing an integrated report.
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Program Agenda
Topic 1: Risk
  • 1 Describe the nature of risk and the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

    • 2 process

      • 3 Explain the board secretary’s role in the risk management framework

        • 4 Explain the role of the internal auditor

          • 5 Advise the board on business continuity planning

            Topic 2: Building Ethical Cultures
            • 1 Describe the importance of an ethical culture

              • 2 Define business ethics, ethical principles and ethical values

                • 3 Analyze how board secretaries can assist boards to reduce instances of unethical behavior and develop formal corporate cultures

                  • 4 Explain the importance of whistleblowing in developing cultures

                    Topic 3: Good Corporate Citizenship
                    • 1 Examine the board secretary’s role in Good Corporate Citizenship

                      • 2 Analyze the environmental, economic and social impact of Good Corporate Citizenship

                        • 3 Identify the components of a sustainable partnership of Good Corporate Citizenship

                          • 4 Describe the board secretary’s role in integrating Good Corporate Citizenship into corporate strategy

                            Topic 4: Strategy Development and Evaluation
                            • 1 Explore the steps in a strategic planning process

                              • 2 Identify and compare strategic formulation tools and their advantages and disadvantages

                                • 3 Describe different types of restructuring that a board may use for strategic growth

                                  • 4 Examine the different methods for monitoring and evaluating strategy

                                    Topic 5: Integrated Reporting
                                    • 1 Identify and explain the board secretary’s role in corporate reporting

                                      • 2 Explain how integrated reporting contributes to the good reputation of the organisation

                                        • 3 Demonstrate how the board secretary can solve the challenges of producing an integrated report

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                                          Program Path

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                                          Program Method
                                          • Lecture
                                          • Brainstroming
                                          • Dialogue Teams
                                          • Exercises and assignments
                                          Evaluation Method
                                          • Other
                                          Training Type
                                          • Online Training

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