Effective Director Course
Week 1, 13th August	10:30am - 2:30pm AEST	Module 1: High Performing Directors and Boards
Week 1, 14th August	10:30am - 2:30pm AEST	Module 1: High Performing Directors and Boards – Part 2
Week 2, 20th August	10:30am - 2:30pm AEST	Module 2: Director Dynamics
Week 2, 21st August	10:30am - 2:30pm AEST 3:00pm – 4:30pm	Module 2: Director Dynamics - Part 2 Board Drinks (case study) supports understanding of the informal settings which influence decisions.
Week 3, 27th August	10:30am - 2:30pm AEST	Module 3: Practical skills: The boardroom experience (case study). You will engage in a Board Meeting role play.
Week 3, 28th August	10:30am - 2:30pm AEST	Module 4: Acquiring a non-executive director role workshop and ‘meet a director’ session

2024 Virtual Effective Director Course Price
Member Pricing	$3,915.00
Subscriber Pricing	$4,130.00
Non- member pricing	$4,480.00

Supporting women on their journey to the boardroom

Listen and learn from the real-world stories of our female facilitators on how they have successfully navigated the boardroom. Meet an executive recruiter and meet a female non-executive director as they outline ways to find your first board roles and how to thrive in the boardroom.

Exploring the role of the company director and the board’s vital contribution towards organisational culture and sustainable governance, this course draws on theory, practice, and the collective knowledge of the participants to simulate the boardroom experience.

This course is designed to support your understanding of the role of the director and the board with a focus on the soft skills required to be an effective director in the boardroom environment.

Uniquely based around one hypothetical case study to support your practical learning which includes your participation in a ‘board dinner’ and a ‘board meeting’. Giving you the unique opportunity to practice your director questioning skills in a safe environment, explore effective board and executive engagement and view the inner workings of a board.   

The Effective Director Course is designed for: 

Aspiring or newly appointed directors
Executives seeking director transition pathways
Directors wanting to refine their skills
Senior executives reporting into a board

After attending the course, you will:

Walk away with practical tools and tips on how to be an effective director
Understand the frameworks and the theory behind best practice director communication
Learn about executive engagement and how a board operates and makes decisions
Participate in a boardroom simulation and practice your director questioning skills
Understand how a director and board acquires information, including board packs, which provide the basis for sound decision-making
Receive tips from an executive recruiter on how to acquire a board role
Gain valuable personal insights from the facilitators and meet a practising non- executive director on how to find board roles and thrive as a director in the boardroom

The course materials will be provided for pre-reading 10 days prior to the start of your course. Assessment consists of reflective written responses to each of modules 1 to 3.

How is this course delivered:

Attend this virtual (live Zoom) Effective Director Course over 3 weeks (2 afternoons per week) with the facilitators and your peers.

Networking opportunities are provided throughout the course as we put you into groups and work through the hypothetical case study together.

Facilitators are senior governance and risk professionals with executive and/or non-executive experience who have worked across a number of sectors/industries. They will guide you through the course materials and activities.

Over the three weeks, you will complete the program which is outlined in the table above and will be held Tuesday and Wednesday on:

Week 1: 13th – 14th August
Week 2: 20th – 21st August
Week 3: 27th - 28th August

For detailed information on the course material delivered per day, please download the brochure or call our team.

Effective Director Course Brochure

For more information on our Effective Director Courses

Please contact sales@governanceinstitute.com.au or call 1800 251 849 to discuss the Effective Director Course.

Group Booking

High performing boards and executive teams require an appreciation of best practise governance and decision making by more than one on the team. To support you, your board and your executive teams, we have group booking discounts:

Enrol 2 or 3 participants and receive subscriber pricing
Enrol 4 or more participants and receive member pricing

Please contact the sales team for all details and to register your group and for all terms and conditions.

Graduation & Membership

If you successfully complete the course and assessment tasks, you will graduate and become a part of the Effective Director Course Alumni and qualify for membership of Governance Institute of Australia and receive Cert (EDC) post-nominals.

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You may already be eligible for membership via our professional entry scheme. Apply for membership in advance to receive a discount.  Find out if you are eligible.