- Duration: 5 days
Course overview
Corporate governance refers to the structures and processes for the direction and control of companies. Good corporate governance practices are concerned with issues of the ownership, control and accountability of companies. It raises some of the key issues and dilemmas of our time. In the context of a particular corporation, corporate governance seeks to determine the weight that should be given to the interests of directors, shareholders, employees and other stakeholders, and how precisely can these interests be expressed, aligned and reconciled.
The main purpose of this training is to help the participant: (1) Gain a good understanding of the corporate governance concept within the business and its financial environment; (2) Become familiar with the ongoing global best practices in corporate governance concepts; and, (3) Gain a new perspective of the impact of good corporate governance practices on ensuring the efficient management of a firm.
The training will be conducted in three primary ways: Brief presentations followed by problems and a case discussion. Either a well-known international case or a local case will be discussed in each module.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the participants will be able to:
• Understand Namibian legal and regulatory environment for security markets and investors.
• Understand roles and responsibilities of the governing board of directors and audit committee
• Understand how board of directors in a modern corporate entity ought to act to prevent malfeasance.
• Understand internal controls, the roles and responsibilities of management, and critical monitoring activities such as internal auditing.
• Understand the elements of effective code of conduct.
• Learn South African King Report, and similar regulations and recommendations from other parts of the world.
• Understand the components of effective compliance program.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of independent public accountants, counsel and regulatory bodies in Jordan and elsewhere: Disclosure and transparency.
Course content
This course will cover corporate governance matters for all emerging or developed market companies in the same way. Good corporate governance practices lead to:
• Improved corporate performance;
• Better access to long term investment capital;
• Increased opportunities to finance the firm;
• Improved stakeholder relations;
• Developing breadth and depth of the capital markets;
• Reduced investment risk and added value to a firm;
• Avoidance of reputational risk for financial institutions.
• Understanding the interaction among the above factors will provide a solid foundation for the business case on corporate governance.
Target audience
This course is intended for Corporate Governance Compliance Officers who will be certified as in-house professionals hired by the companies.
As the representatives of the shareholders on the Board, Directors are responsible for setting and oversee the implementation of strategies, the right to retain or dismiss the corporate executive on behalf of the shareholders.
Moreover, we highly recommend this program for Namibian corporate directors who wish to promote their capacities to their peers elsewhere in the world by participating in the global best practices in corporate governance.
Training Methodology
State-of-the-art business facilitation methods are transferred by means of short, focused presentations which are followed by experiential learning workshop sessions. In these sessions, the knowledge gained is applied to real-world examples and case studies. Rapid learning of the methods and techniques is achieved by means of group work, individual work, participant discussion, facilitator interaction and constructive feedback.
WHY STUDY WITH US?
Diamond Training Institute give you the opportunity to further your education and acquire the knowledge and skills that are relevant in the workplace.
ON-TRACK FOR GROWTH
The individual leaves this course with a Personal Action Plan to encourage immediate transfer of training to the job.
EVALUATION TO ENSURE CONSISTENT QUALITY
All our courses are evaluated at Kirkpatrick’s Reaction and Learning levels as part of our quality control process.
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