Programme purpose
Learning designed for immediate organisational application.
A senior practitioner programme for evaluating governance effectiveness, testing compliance and strengthening Board oversight of sustainability, climate, conduct and emerging enterprise risks. Participants learn to plan evidence-based reviews and translate findings into prioritised, Board-ready improvement actions.
Available datesChoose the session that works for you.
Detailed two-day curriculumSix modules, practical exercises and workplace-ready outputs.
The programme moves from core concepts to guided application. Every major module includes focused submodules and a practical exercise.
Day 1Governance audit planning, evidence and Board evaluation
Module 1 — Governance audit framework and engagement planning
- Applicable laws, codes, charters, policies and internal criteria
- Scope, objectives, independence, materiality and work programme
- Document requests, interviews, sampling and evidence sufficiency
Practical application: Develop a risk-based governance audit programme.
Module 2 — Testing governance design and operating effectiveness
- Delegation, reserved matters and committee mandates
- Meeting packs, minutes, decisions and action tracking
- Ethics, conflicts, whistleblowing, compliance and control environment
Practical application: Evaluate a sample governance evidence file and record findings.
Module 3 — Board and committee effectiveness evaluation
- Evaluation criteria, questionnaires, interviews and observation
- Composition, skills, independence, tenure and succession
- Chair effectiveness, challenge, dynamics and quality of information
Practical application: Score a simulated Board and interpret the results.
Daily participant outputA governance audit programme, evidence matrix and Board-evaluation scorecard.
Day 2ESG oversight assurance, findings and remediation
Module 4 — Auditing ESG and sustainability oversight
- Board oversight of material risks, opportunities and strategy
- Climate competence, scenario governance and risk integration
- Metrics, targets, reporting controls and management certification
Practical application: Assess the maturity of a Board ESG oversight framework.
Module 5 — Findings, root causes and defensible reporting
- Condition, criteria, cause, consequence and recommendation
- Risk rating, evidence referencing and management responses
- Balanced conclusions, benchmarking and confidentiality
Practical application: Draft regulator-grade governance findings from case evidence.
Module 6 — Remediation, follow-up and Board reporting
- Corrective-action design, ownership and deadlines
- Validation of closure evidence and residual risk
- Audit committee reporting and continuous governance improvement
Practical application: Build a remediation tracker and present conclusions to a mock committee.
Daily participant outputA completed audit findings report, remediation tracker and Board presentation outline.
Who should attendDesigned for the people responsible for delivery.
- Board and committee members
- Company secretaries and governance professionals
- Internal audit, risk and compliance leaders
- ESG and sustainability executives
Learning outcomesWhat participants will be able to do.
- Plan a robust corporate governance audit
- Design an evidence-based Board evaluation
- Identify and prioritise governance improvements
- Strengthen Board oversight of ESG and climate
Participant resourcesPractical take-away tools.
- Governance audit work programme
- Board evaluation questionnaire and interview guide
- Skills-matrix and committee review templates
- Findings-rating and action-tracking model
Learning methodologyTechnical instruction translated into practical action.
Executive briefings, evidence review, interview simulation, Board-pack assessment, casework and a report-writing clinic.
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