If you are:

• A new director
• An experienced director
• A business owner
• A senior executive reporting to boards

this course is right for you.

It is recommended to complete the Foundations of Directorship™ program or have equivalent professional experience before enrolling.

On completion of the course, you will deepen your understanding of what effective governance looks like in practice.

The course will help you:

• Gain clarity around a director’s role, their legal responsibilities and community expectations.
• Improve your financial literacy and understanding of the strategic and financial levers that can help drive performance and sustainable value in your organisation.
• Explore the tensions between short and long-term priorities and diverse stakeholder interests.
• Enhance future strategic discussions with the knowledge and tools you need to improve your organisation's performance and evaluate risks effectively.
• Identify how you can make your board more effective and streamline board processes.
• Enhance your judgement and decision-making skills.
• Improve your performance as a director and deepen your understanding of boardroom dynamics.
• Put learnings into practice through activities, real-world case studies and a boardroom simulation.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Course materials written and reviewed by practising directors from Australia’s most prestigious organisations.
• Course content updated regularly to ensure it remains current, relevant and reflective of good practice.
• A four-month educational journey (including the optional three-month assessment period).
• A Course Introduction virtual session in Week 1 to meet your faculty and peers. The structure and expectations of the course will also be established in this session.
• Two weeks pre-reading time ahead of the first day of virtual classrooms and one week duration between each day of virtual classrooms for pre-reading.
• Highly interactive virtual classrooms using latest technology, interactive features, discussion-based group work and breakout activities.
• An experienced teaching faculty, leading directors and fellow learners to support and encourage you.
• Expert insights to help you make better decisions and increase your impact in the boardroom.
• A Learning Support Executive who will have a one-on-one conversation with you in first few weeks of the course and keep in contact throughout the assessment period to offer support and encouragement to meet your goals.
• Meet the Director session with a leading director to help you embed the knowledge and gain insights into the practical application of the course in today’s wider governance environment.
• A competitive advantage for securing a directorship by completing a course which is widely recognised and respected in the director community.
• Powerful connections to help you take the first or next step in your director career.
• 50 DPD points for completing the course, and an additional 10 DPD points for successfully completing the assessment.

Find out more about how you will be assessed.

The Company Director Course™ award is recognised for advanced standing (i.e. recognition of prior learning) by 23 universities and institutions.

The assessment must be completed if you are planning to use the course to gain advanced standing in an MBA program.

Course investment

Please refer to our course calendar for pricing details.