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Certified Governance Professional - Virtual Learning

Certified Governance Professional - Virtual Learning

Why Attend

Corporate governance is a critical topic that has recently started attracting more attention in business schools and among legislatures, with this trend only increasing. While there are different models for corporate governance, all of them aim to organize the relationship between the company and its stakeholders. Governance models start with Shareholder Wealth Maximization (SWM), which stresses owners' rights, as applied mainly in the US and UK. Other methods of governance, applied in Germany or Japan, for example, bring other stakeholders, such as the workforce and bankers, into play. In addition to these models, this course also covers why board membership may be one tier or two tiers and includes discussions about board structure, committees, their functions and duties, the audit committee, and the appointment and remuneration committee. Other topics discussed are the chairman's role and the effect of institutional investors.

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Overview
Course Methodology

The course is built on presentations by the instructor and the participants and includes exercises and case studies to be discussed in the training.

Course Objectives

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

  • Explain corporate governance and its principles and benefits
  • Evaluate the advantages of different corporate governance models
  • Define and defend the roles of the different stakeholders in governance
  • Advise on best practices in efficient corporate governance
  • Recommend best practices in transparency and disclosure
Target Audience

Board members, chief financial officers, senior management, directors, finance managers, financial controllers, accounting and finance personnel, legal counsel, corporate legal advisors, corporate secretaries, lawyers, external and internal auditors, HR managers, and department heads.

Target Competencies
  • Understanding board of directors structure
  • Analyzing board committees
  • Assessing board power
  • Defending shareholder rights and responsibilities
  • Employing the control environment
  • Evaluating wealth maximization
  • Identifying stakeholders rights
Note
This course is worth 25 NASBA CPEs.
Course Outline
  • Overview of Corporate Governance (CG)
    • Definition of corporate governance
    • The scope of corporate governance
    • Corporate governance principles
    • The macro governance picture
    • Corporate governance benefits
    • Reputation, competition and ethics
    • Code of conduct
  • Models of Governance
    • Shareholder Wealth Maximization (SWM) model
    • Corporate Wealth Maximization (CWM) model
    • International models of corporate governance
      • Japanese Model
      • German Model
    • Corporate governance failure
  • The Stakeholders
    • Shareholders' rights
    • The board of directors
    • Directors’ duties and rights
    • The chairperson
    • The executive management
    • ICGN on executive remuneration
    • The institutional investors
  • Building Efficient Governance
    • Board selection, remuneration, and evaluation
    • Board independence
    • The efficient board
    • Communicating corporate governance
    • ICGN on anti-corruption
    • OECD on corporate governance framework
    • Assessing corporate governance efficiency
  • Transparency and Disclosure
    • OECD advice on transparency
    • ICGN advice on transparency
    • Disclosure of remuneration
    • AICPA on Related party transactions
    • ICGN advice on access to information
MPC
MPC Certifications
Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC)

MPC certified courses by Meirc Training & Consulting are designed for those willing to challenge themselves and go the extra distance. Participants who fully attend an MPC course and successfully complete the test on the last day, will receive a Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC), in addition to the one they receive for full attendance. MPC certificates are regionally recognized and can be quite valuable when applying for more senior roles within the organization or outside.

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Schedule & Fees

2025 Schedule & Fees

There are no public sessions remaining for the course this year. Please contact us if you wish to have a customized in-house session, or to find out how an additional public session can be scheduled.

2026 Schedule & Fees
Per participant
  • 29 Mar - 2 Apr, 2026
  • English
Per participant
  • 10 - 14 May, 2026
  • Arabic
Fees + VAT as applicable Discount Plans & Cancellations Policy

Meirc reserves the right to alter dates, content, venue, trainer, and to offer courses in an integrated virtual learning (IVL) format whereby face to face classroom participants and virtual learners participate simultaneously in the same course in an interactive learning experience.

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