COURSE BRIEFS

Course Overview

Corporate governance is understandably very high on the public sector agenda. The Diploma in Corporate Governance seeks to:

ensure that organizations are appropriately constituted, structured and operate the appropriate governance processes

support good practice in stewardship, risk and assurance, and internal control

exemplify standards of behaviour as a way of enabling good governance in organizations.

What the course covers

How to apply the corporate governance fundamentals in the public sector

How to establish and maintain a strategically effective framework

How to identify business risk with a potential impact on corporate governance

The role of the Board and those with whom they interact

Management of internal and external relationships

Who is the course aimed at?

Staff who support the Board

Staff with a responsibility for governance but with no formal training

Middle and senior managers or aspiring managers

New or aspiring Board members

Course outline

History and development of corporate governance

Effective governance frameworks

Servicing the Board

Risk management and assurance

Promoting corporate values and behaviours

Public sector accountability

Governance in practice

Training Format:

All materials are made available through our Online Learning Platform

Students should commit approximately 5-6 hours of their time per week

Materials Provided:

Online delivery of curriculum materials, exercises and templates.

Assignments:

In order to demonstrate their understanding of the course content, students will be required to submit assignments at the end of every month.

Duration of course 6 months

REGIONS TARGETED: Global

To register for course, please contact:

Online Training Coordinator

Africa Institute for Project Management Studies

Email: info@onlinelearningcentre.org

Website: www.onlinelearningcentre.org