The Board of Directors Certification in the Government Sector

Introduction

This is the second part of the Board of Directors course, which is specialised in the Governmental sector. In this high-level course, we take a deep dive into matters related to Governance, Compliance, and further topics that have become common trends in BOD. From how to deal with subjects like Gender equality and diversity, to how to ensure your employees and Board are adequately engaged in sensitive topics like how to deal with the overwhelming effect of social media to popular issues with high impact like ESG, including Climate Change and sustainability. This course will give you insightful new perspectives in addition to usable information that can be actually of high value.

Course Objectives of The Board of Directors Certification in the Government Sector

• Governance and Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion
• Culture, Reputation, social media, and employee engagement
• Compliance with Environmental, Social, and Governance matters
• Crisis Management and disaster recovery
•  The Art of asking questions as a director
• Sustainability, Technology, and Risk Management

The Board of Directors Certification in the Government Sector Course Outlines

Day 1

Governance, Engagement, Technology, and Best Practises

• Equality,
• Diversity,
• Inclusion,
• Employee engagement,
• The model position description for CEO / Board member
• Director independence, competency, and behavior
• The Art of asking questions as a director, Responsible Boards, Technology

Day 2

Compliance, Reputation, and Social Relations

• Economic, Social, and Governance aspects
• Reputation
• Social Media related subjects

Day 3

Crisis Management, Continuity, and Disaster Recovery

• Disaster Recovery
• Business Life-Cycle Continuity
• Director Independence, Competency, and Behavior
• Long-term Boards

Day 4

Technology, Fraud, and Risk Management

• Blockchain
• Fraud
• Private Versus Public company governance

Day 5

Practical Exercise

• Presenting 8-10 slides on the Best practice topic
• Case Study workshop