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Program Professional Framework

Certified Governance Professional

Program Overview

Corporate governance practice has become a specialist discipline, with company secretaries, governance officers and board advisers expected to run effective boards and keep organisations aligned with regulatory codes. This course covers board structure and composition, directors' duties, committee charters, delegation of authority, related-party transactions, disclosure and shareholder rights, and board evaluation. It draws on the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and the corporate governance regulations issued by GCC capital market authorities, and also addresses governance of family businesses and government-owned companies.

Learning Outcomes

✓Design a board and committee structure with clear charters, composition criteria and independence requirements.
✓Prepare a delegation of authority matrix that separates board-reserved matters from management decisions.
✓Manage the annual board cycle, including agendas, board papers, minutes and resolution tracking.
✓Apply controls over conflicts of interest and related-party transactions consistent with GCC governance regulations.
✓Plan and run a board effectiveness evaluation and translate results into an action plan.

Target Audience

Board secretaries and company secretaries
Governance officers and governance managers
Legal counsel advising boards
Investor relations and corporate affairs managers

Detailed Program Modules

01Corporate Governance Principles

Agency theory and the purpose of governance
G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
Governance regulations of GCC capital market authorities

02The Board and Its Committees

Board composition, independence and diversity
Audit, risk, nomination and remuneration committees
Committee charters and work plans

03Directors' Duties and Board Processes

Fiduciary duties and liability of directors
Board calendar, papers and minutes
Board decision-making and resolution follow-up

04Authority, Conflicts and Related Parties

Delegation of authority frameworks
Conflict of interest declarations
Related-party transaction approval and disclosure

05Disclosure and Stakeholder Relations

Shareholder rights and general assemblies
Governance reporting and transparency
Stakeholder engagement and ESG oversight

06Board Evaluation and Special Contexts

Board and director evaluation methods
Family business governance and succession
Governance of government-owned companies

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples

Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region

Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables

Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants produce a governance toolkit for a real or case company: a board committee charter, a delegation of authority matrix, a related-party transaction procedure and a board evaluation questionnaire with an action plan.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.

University Certificate & International Accreditation

Professional Certificate accredited by University of Malaya in Certified Governance Professional

International accreditation: International Auditors Group (IAG)