This comprehensive course provides an essential guide to the roles, responsibilities, and legal obligations of company directors.
About this online course
Whether you’re an experienced director or new to the role, the course offers a clear understanding of the principles and practices that underpin effective and compliant directorship. The course begins by identifying who directors’ duties apply to and explores the concept of fiduciary relationships and the protection offered by the corporate veil, clarifying the boundaries of personal and corporate responsibility. It delves into the specific duties of directors, including the obligation to exercise care, skill, and diligence and how individual responsibility is applied.
By the end of the course, participants will gain a robust understanding of their duties, practical strategies for compliance, and insights into emerging trends and challenges in corporate governance. This ensures directors are well-equipped to navigate their responsibilities with confidence and integrity.
By the end of this module, participants will have a general understanding of:
Further, the course highlights the duty not to engage in insolvent trading, improper use of position or information, and the responsibilities directors hold for actions of a delegate. Modern governance challenges, such as the social license to operate, Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations, and mandatory climate reporting, are addressed to prepare directors for evolving regulatory expectations.
Legal frameworks spanning anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism, competition and consumer laws, industrial relations, work health and safety, anti-discrimination laws, privacy laws, and environmental laws are also examined. The course concludes with a practical focus on board minutes as a critical tool for documenting compliance and decision-making.
Ideal for first-time learners or those with little prior knowledge, covering the entire topic in 30-40 minutes.
Allows learners who understand the topic to proceed quickly through the course in 20-30 minutes.
Short modules for time-poor learners, with each module lasting 5-10 minutes.
Quick summaries of specific compliance areas, available in office-based and field-based formats, each lasting 5 minutes.
Our client services team can deliver our courses via SCORM file if you have a Learning Management System (LMS) or SCORM-compliant software.
Alternatively, you can use our Compliance Platform to house any training material, track policy acceptance, administer surveys, and audits—all in one place. We can get you up and running within a few weeks.
This comprehensive course provides an essential guide to the roles, responsibilities, and legal obligations of company directors.
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All content is regularly updated to reflect the latest legislation, ensuring your training remains compliant.
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