A masterclass run over  four days, aimed to provide you with tips and tools to firmly cement yourself as strategic advisor and corporate governance champion of your organisation. You’ll leave the course with practice ideas and tried and tested strategies to improve board performance and build stronger stakeholder relations. The roles of the Company Secretary, Senior Management and the Board working together are vital for successful organisations to implement good governance and effectively strengthening corporate culture and the tone from the top.

The 4 day workshop will encourage discussions and interactions between delegates and there will be some case studies and group work as part of the program. By sharing your own views, and contributing from your experiences and in discussions we can learn about best practise in your jurisdiction and hear about international trends. The workshop will investigate the many facets of what being a good company secretary and strategic advisor looks like, how he or she can work to improve standards of governance inside the organisation and particularly the Board, and aspire to the highest levels inside an organisation, whilst achieving their ultimate career ambitions

This Board Secretary Masterclass aims to examine the responsibilities and purposes of the Corporate Secretary’s office. The effective valuable role of a Corporate Secretary has evolved to become the focal point for governance operations and strategic influence between the Board and the Executive Management.

This training course guides participants through the roles and responsibilities of the Corporate Secretary, the training course covers a wide range of topics such as their role as a catalyst for Governance, how to maintain Governance Administration, the foundations necessary for the job, how to manage meetings, Board dynamics, how to assist with Board evaluation and succession planning.  

This training course will highlight:

• Governance overview
• Good governance principles
• The governance framework
• The board governance framework
• Corporate secretary job description
• Board governance meetings
• Board governance disclosures and reporting
• Board governance administration tasks

At the end of this course participants will be to: 

This Board Secretary Masterclass is designed for the existing and potential Company Secretary , General Counsel and secretariats department  for all types of companies, listed and non-listed, public, and private sector as well as family owned and not for profit organizations.