Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
Take your board career and governance expertise to the next level and get the competence and confidence you need to be more effective in your boardroom.
Expectations are extremely high for any board member. Meeting and exceeding them starts with fully understanding your fundamental role and the skills required to effectively keep your organization on track.
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Schedule
Module | Description | Date | Location |
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1 & 2 |
Governance Conceptual Model and Roles and Responsibilities Learning Outcomes:
Self-Study Components:
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May 28, 2024 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Delivered Live via Zoom |
3 & 4 |
Five Types of Boards and Director Conduct Learning Outcomes:
Self-Study Components:
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June 4, 2024 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Delivered Live via Zoom |
5 |
Strategic Thinking and Planning Learning Outcomes:
Self-Study Components:
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June 11, 2024 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Delivered Live via Zoom |
Required Readings |
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Key Takeaways
In this module, you’ll learn how to:
- Understand and fulfil the rights, roles and responsibilities of Board, Committees, the CEO and Executive.
- Establish a clear sense of purpose, direction and priorities.
- Effectively oversee, monitor, and ensure the accomplishment of strategic objectives.
- Fulfil the board’s fiduciary duties.
Earn a Digital Badge
Our new collection of digital badges can be earned through the completion of any of our certificate programs offered in our professional development catalogue. Collect these digital badges to add to your website, social profiles, email signature and more. These badges are an easy way to visually communicate your skills and accomplishments to your peers and network. Digital badges will be awarded based on course completion requirements.
Who Will Benefit
Examples of professionals who may benefit from this course include:
- Directors of public or private companies
- Members of audit committees
- Not for profit board members
- Aspiring board members
- CEOs and Executive leaders
- Governance consultants
- CPAs in advisory roles
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Attendance Requirements
To earn your CPD hours and Digital Badge you must attend all live sessions. We understand that sometimes unplanned absences happen. Please reach out to our Operations Team if you're unable to attend a session as scheduled.
How to Access the Course
We're pleased to invite you to register for our Certificate courses. Whether or not you're a CPA, you're more than welcome to join us on this learning journey. To get started, you'll need to create an account. Don't worry if you don't have a CPA Ontario ID yet; you can easily set up your account right here. Let's begin your learning adventure together.
This CPA Ontario course is a live virtual certificate program delivered over three, 2-hour sessions. We recommend you join five minutes prior to the scheduled starting time of each session. Recordings of all sessions will be available to all registrants.
To access the course please visit our BlackBoard site, and log-in using the same login and password used for the Registration Portal.
Please allow up to 15 minutes after registration for the course to appear on your BlackBoard page.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
This program is offered in collaboration with Governance Solutions and the Professional Director Institute.
Through expert faculty at Governance Solutions and the Professional Director Institute, you have access to over 30 years of leadership and expertise that spans nearly every sector and corner of the globe. We can help your organization unlock the full potential of your board and strengthen your governance practices through our world-class suite of tools, resources, and consulting solutions. And can rest assured we truly understand your challenges, because every member of our leadership team has walked in your shoes as a CEO and board member.
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David A. H. Brown David is Canada’s leading thinker, speaker, writer and practitioner in corporate governance. As Executive Vice-President and the team’s lead consultant, David has helped countless organizations improve their governance and board effectiveness. |
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Dr. Debra L. Brown Dr. Debra Brown is a globally-respected thought leader and the founder, President and CEO of Governance Solutions. Under Debra’s leadership, GSI developed a comprehensive, principles-based governance system that has been adopted by organizations, governments, and not-for-profits around the world. It was also the foundation for The Directors College, The Professional Director Education and Certification Program®, and other governance education and university-accredited certification programs. |
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Rob DeRooy Rob brings keen insight and a love of teaching to his role as Vice-President of Governance and Strategy. A highly-respected consultant with over 10 years in corporate governance, he regularly performs board and CEO evaluations, governance audits, and best practice reviews in addition to facilitating strategic planning and thinking sessions. |
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