Certificate in Corporate Governance,
Risk & Compliance (GRC)

This Corporate Governance (GRC) training course provides participants with advanced expertise and essential skills to address the challenges of governing organizations in both the public and private sectors. The comprehensive curriculum covers key topics such as corporate governance frameworks, strategic planning, risk management strategies, internal auditing processes, and financial management principles. By offering a deep dive into these areas, the course prepares participants to navigate the complexities of contemporary organizational governance.

Participants will also engage in case studies and discussions that showcase real-world applications and emerging trends in corporate governance. The program is designed to promote a collaborative learning environment, encouraging participants to share insights and experiences from their diverse fields. Upon completion of this training, delegates will gain critical corporate governance competencies that enable them to effectively lead, manage, and steer organizations through increasing uncertainty and complexity.

This course not only strengthens professional skills but also emphasizes the importance of sustainable and ethical governance practices, equipping participants to contribute to organizational success and long-term resilience.

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Successfully build knowledge of the importance of effective corporate governance
• Examine the role of middle and senior management in developing and implementing effective corporate governance
• Understand strategy and risks and how to implement a risk management based regime
• Implementing an effective control framework
• Improve internal controls, measurement and performance reporting and overall corporate governance
• Understand the financial statements and ensuring financial sustainability

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Senior and middle managers
• Finance professionals responsible for financial accounting, treasury, internal audit, budget preparation and management reporting
• Line managers with strategic planning and operational budgeting responsibility
• Professional advisers and Business Consultants

This Certificate in Corporate Governance (GRC) training course will be highly participatory and your seminar leader will present, guide and facilitate learning, using a range of methods including discussions, case studies and exercises. Where appropriate, these will include real issues brought to the workshop by delegates.

By combining analysis, problems and examples with real case studies - lessons learned from the seminar will be applied to your organisation.  Key performance indicators (KPIs) for the critical success factors (CSFs) will focus attention on high priority action plans for taking back to your organisation.

• What is corporate governance?
• Why is corporate governance important?
• Understanding the drivers for effective corporate governance
• Case study reviews
• Understanding governance roles and responsibilities
• The role of senior and middle management
• Organisational models and effective corporate governance

• Organisations and strategy
• The role of the board and senior management
• Formulating a strategic plan
• Monitoring strategic performance
• Strategic planning checklist
• Case study review

• What is risk management?
• Why is risk management important?
• Risk management in hindsight
• Understanding the risk management process
• Application of the risk management process at the strategic level
• How to improve your risk management regime
• Case study review

• Importance of administrative and accounting controls
• Case study examples
• Developing and improving internal controls
• The role of the internal audit function
• Implementing effective project controls
• Analysis and reporting for decision making

• Navigating around the main financial statements
• Exploring the relationships between the financial statements
• The role of the financial statement preparer.
• Directors and boards duties and responsibilities 
• Current reporting and accounting issues
• Key ratios used to monitor organisational performance
• Financial and management reporting for effective decision making
• Developing, measuring and reporting financial and non-financial  KPIs

Anderson Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course.