Course description
The Role of the Company Secretary: Part 1
Learn how to in tackle the governance responsibilities of a Company Secretary.
The company secretary and other governance professional roles play a critical role in helping boards to make the right decisions.
This governance training course provides a thorough and practical grounding in the duties and responsibilities of a company secretary. It brings to life the company secretary’s role in shaping good governance and provides insights from governance experts in how to approach key governance tasks.
Participants will leave this course with a practical knowledge of corporate governance structures, including pertinent legislation and regulations. The course will also outline tools, processes and advice for good governance operations as well as the duties and liabilities of directors.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This governance training course is perfectly suited for those who:
• have recently taken on, or is considering accepting, responsibilities for governance or the role of Company Secretary.
• are working with or supporting a company secretary or governance professional, whether a CEO, chair, executive support team or secretariat member.
This training course is relevant to all sectors, including listed and private companies. The principles can also be applied to governance within the public sector and the NHS. Governance professionals working in charities would be recommended to take Role of the Charity Secretary course.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
By the end of the course, you will understand:
- The core responsibilities of a Company Secretary/Governance Professional.
- The legal and regulatory components of Statutory Compliance.
- External reporting.
- Meeting Management; including types of meetings, conflicts of interest, minutes, and timelines.
- Director Duties.
- Basic Corporate Governance; including the history of governance, governance codes and The Wates Principles.
What other benefits will you get:
- A delegate Pack containing comprehensive course notes and presentation slides.
- A certificate to show you have attended the course.
- 6 months complimentary professional subscription to The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (see below).
- 6 hours credit towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Your complimentary 6-month professional subscription
We support our attendees long after they complete the course. Your professional subscription includes a subscription to G+C Magazine, as well as access to briefings, discounts and our wealth of online guidance and information. An email will be sent to you after your attendance with your subscription details.
To find out more, call +44 (0)20 7580 4741 or contact us.
Reviews
Average rating 4.7
Monique delivered great training and clearly demonstrates extensive experience in the CoSec/Governance world. Thank you for the session - it was really helpful.
Very informative and well delivered by Vanessa. Just enough depth of each subject.
Expenses
£755 +VAT (Non-members)
£680 +VAT (Professional subscribers)
£605 +VAT (CGIUKI Members)
There are discounts available if you are working for a registered charity. Please call us and get up to 30% discount.
If you have a group of 5 people or over, it may be beneficial to run this programme as a bespoke, in-house course.
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A really informative and enjoyable session - thank you Monique and Will. I will certainly be signing up for Part 2.