Qualification

Advanced Certificate in Corporate Governance

Overview

With the Advanced Certificate in Corporate Governance, you’ll develop your awareness of your legal obligations and best practice. Crucially, you’ll learn to interpret the frameworks underlying corporate governance law – so you can support good governance practices and effective stakeholder dialogue in your organisation.

Aimed at established governance professionals, this level 6 qualification is an equivalent level to the final year of a degree. You’ll find the course content relevant whether you work in the private, voluntary or public sectors. If you work in the NHS, the Advanced Certificate in Health Service Governance is for you.

Details

  • Format: Guided learning or tuition
  • Cost: £1,866
  • Duration: 8-9 Months
  • Exams in June or November
  • Discount for CGIUKI members
  • No previous qualifications needed
  • Affiliated membership eligible

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What you’ll learn

  • General principles of corporate governance
  • Legal and regulatory aspects of corporate governance
  • Codes of and reports on corporate governance
  • Application of governance rules and principles
  • Role of the company secretary and the board of directors
  • Remuneration of directors and senior executives
  • Reporting to and relationship with shareholders and external audit
  • Risk management and internal control
  • Corporate social responsibility and sustainability

Suitable for

Anyone who has completed the Certificate in Corporate Governance or established governance professionals, including:

  • Company secretaries, assistant or deputy company secretaries
  • Governance, risk or compliance manager/officers
  • Lawyers or accountants with governance responsibilities

What you'll get

  • Award: Level 6 Certificate, equivalent level to an undergraduate degree
  • Registration, assessment and certification fees covered
  • Digital copies of the syllabus, materials and study text
  • CGIUKI student membership throughout your course MyCG access — online portal with past papers, mark schemes and other study materials
  • Access to a community of practice with like-minded professionals via our online learning management portal
  • Eligible for CGIUKI affiliated membership upon completion

Assessment

Assessment of the course is via a three hour exam, taken in June or November.

Detailed information on the syllabus, a sample exam paper and an extract from the study text are available in the qualification Discovery Pack.

Find a tuition provider 

Once you’ve applied to study this qualification, we strongly recommend using one of our registered tuition providers to help structure your study. You’ll find tuition options to suit your location, situation and budget, including classroom courses and distance learning. 

Your route to chartered status

Once you’ve completed the Advanced Certificate in Corporate Governance, you can bypass a module on the Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme and become a chartered governance professional faster than you think. 

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