Brushing up your knowledge and skills and graduating from the course can help you secure directorships, or help you work more effectively on boards you are already on.

Company Directors Course: Preparing for Success is a series of workshops (11 hours total) developed to support those who have attended the Company Directors Course but have not attempted or successfully completed the assessment.

The course is highly practical and targeted, guiding you step-by-step through what you need to do to complete the assessment. The workshops focus on providing an optimum learning environment through the experience of an in-depth assessment breakdown.

Please note this workshop is not a replacement for the CDC or CDC Update.

Suitable for:

• Those who have completed the Company Directors Course, the International Company Directors Course or the Company Directors Course Update within the last two years
• Those who have not attempted the Company Directors Course assessment
• Those who have not successfully completed the Company Directors Course assessment
• For participants who completed the Company Directors Course, the International Company Directors Course or the Company Directors Course Update more than two years ago, your option for resubmission will be to complete the Company Directors Course Update.

The program is run as a series of brief, succinct and interactive workshops which will allow effective learning and revision.

There are four two-hour workshops covering the four key topic areas of the Company Directors Course, as well a three-hour Company Directors Course assessment module:

• Governance (2 hours)
• Director Duties (2 hours)
• Strategy & Risk (2 hours)
• Finance (2 hours)
• CDC Assessment Module (3 hours)

Each two-hour workshop consists of:

• A high level overview of the key messages from relevant modules
• Facilitated practice questions
• Question time and tips and techniques for revision

The assessment module covers:

• Explanation of the elements of the Company Directors Course assessment;
• Techniques and tips on responding to the quiz, including facilitated practice questions;
• Techniques and tips on responding to the exam, including facilitated run-throughs of practice questions;
• How to set out, format and submit the assignment, including a facilitated run-through of a practice question; and
• Question time and tips and techniques for revision

The course includes:

• Company Directors Course notes;
• An assessment attempt and resit opportunity (fees apply for resits);
• Comprehensive practice questions and case study materials;
• Facilitated learning sessions

It will be assumed that you will have reviewed your course notes from the Company Directors Course, and your additional Preparing for Success Handbook, prior to your attendance.

As a participant you will go through the normal Company Directors Course assessment process after completing the Preparing for Success workshop. The three-month attempt period still applies after the Preparing for Success workshop.

*Please note, completing the Preparing for Success series of workshops will NOT contribute to your DPD units. However, participants who successfully complete their Company Directors Course assessment will receive 10 DPD units.