This course is tailored after the several country and industry codes of corporate governance, industry regulatory requirement on corporate governance; international best practices and standards like: ISO 19600 Compliance management; ISO 37000 guidance on corporate governance; ISO 37001 Anti-bribery Management System and other anti-corruption best practices. The course would give the professional the required insight, skills, environment, and platform to successfully execute a strategy, develop and attract talent to the organisation for sustenance and enhance the firm’s value, thereby reducing financial risks and increasing shareholder returns.
Course Objectives:
The primary objective of this course is to empower corporate professionals with:
- An in-depth understanding of Corporate Governance in Organisation, including:
- The necessity of proper corporate governance in the organisation
- Knowledge of how to balance between financial optimisation, shareholder resolution, and well-being and organisational quality of life
- Corporate governance monitoring and measurements techniques
- Corporate governance system audits
Outcome
Participants will be able to
- Improve transparency and integrity of information among and from all stakeholders.
- Promote a positive and ambitious Board culture
- Mitigate risks and unethical practices
- Audit Corporate Governance System
Who should Attend?
- Directors, Board Members, Chief Financial Officers and other members constituting the top management of an organisation
- Shareholders and investors who are part of or want to be part of a firm’s delivery and function
- Human resource directors and professionals.
- Legal professionals and Company Secretaries
- Auditors and members of compliance unit
Course Outline
The course will cover the following areas critical to efficient and optimal corporate governance in the organisational service industry:
Corporate Governance in the Organisation
- Corporate governance principles
- Corporate Governance framework
- Industrial codes of corporate governance
- Regulatory requirements
- IT Governance Requirements
Challenges of Corporate Governance
- Ethical issues
- Internal and external pressure
- Risk management and mitigation
- Inaccurate data reporting and disclosures
Corporate Governance Codes
- The context of the organization
- Internal and External Issues
- Stakeholder management
- Regulatory Requirements
- Corporate Governance Policies
- Corporate Governance Risks Management
- Corporate Governance Plan
Leadership and independence
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- Board role and responsibilities
- Governance Committees and Management
- Commitment to governance
Documents management
- Policies, processes and procedures
- Documents and Records Control process
HR Management in Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Audit Criteria
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- ISO 37000, 37001 and 19600
- General Codes
- Industry Codes
- Internal Criteria
- Regulatory Requirements
Compliance and control structure
- Legal and other Regulatory Requirements
- Understanding national and international regulations
- Understanding sectoral codes of corporate governance
- Managing organisational grievance redressal systems
- Code of Business Conducts and Ethics
- Corporate culture
- Ethical Values and Standard
- Anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies
- Policies on insider trading and conflict of interest
- Management of OHS, environmental and quality risk
- Whistleblowing
- Risks Controls Implementation and Reporting
Monitoring and Reporting
- Monitoring level of compliance
- Data collection and data analysis
- Data reporting
- Auditing principles
- Financial, governance and system audit processes
- Internal and external audit roles
- Auditing techniques and process
- Audit programme
Management Review
- Making Management Review relevant to Management
- What will be reviewed?
- Establishing the Objectives
- Planning the Management Review
- Output of Management Review
ISO 19011:2011
- Fundamentals of Internal Auditing
- Decide how to Audit
- Principles of Auditing
- Managing an Audit Programme
- Preparation & Planning Of Audits
Preparation Of checklist
ISO 19011:2011 and ISO 17021:2018
- Audit Activities
- Identification of Non-Conformities [N/C’s].
- Documenting the Audit (Audit Report)
- Conducting Audit Follow-Up
- Practical Auditing Exercise
- Competence and Evaluation of Auditors.
Creating a Corrective Action Plan
- Who participates?
- Developing a Plan
- Using the Form
- What is Root Cause Analysis?
- When (and when not) to use Root Cause Analysis
- The Root Cause Analysis Process
- How to construct a Root Cause Analysis Checklist
- Examples of how a well-run Root Cause Analysis Process works
- Corrective and Preventive Actions
Training Methodologies
- Case Study
- Individual Exercises
- Role Play
- Group Exercises
- Group Presentation
- Examination
Assessment and Qualification
Learning is assessed through:
- 4 hours open examination. This qualifies the candidate for Cognicert Corporate Governance Auditor (CPD Certificate)
- Practical experience of 25 days with activity log qualifies participants for our Cognicert Corporate Governance Auditor (Auditor Category) I.D Card and Certificate
- Practical experience of 50 days with activity log qualifies participants for our Cognicert Corporate Governance Auditor (Lead Auditor Category) I.D Card and Certificate
Fee: 350,000 / $800
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