Afriex Development Institute

INTRODUCTION

Business enterprises have responsibilities to society beyond that of making profits for shareholders Good corporate governance, ethical behavior and corporate social responsibility can bring significant benefits to any business. The course is designed to foster participants understanding of the ethical influences on economic, financial, managerial, and environmental aspects of business. This course reviews different regulatory processes essential to the understanding of the principles of corporate governance.

DURATION

5 Days

TARGET AUDIENCE

v  Professionals in private companies

v  international organizations

v  NGOs

v  Governments Officials.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

v  Explain and evaluate corporate governance plays in maintaining the stability of markets and retaining public confidence in public intuitions

v  Describe and analyses the primary parts of corporate governance frameworks

v  explain and evaluate the role of audit in corporate governance

v  compare and contrast approaches to corporate governance internationally

v  implications of the nature and scope of social and environmental accountability for corporate governance practice

v  Explain and evaluate the roles and responsibilities of executive directors, non-executive directors, auditors and company secretaries in ensuring effective corporate governance

v  Explain the external reporting requirements relating to corporate governance

v  Essential role of ethical values in business relations and the importance of the ethical treatment of others for individual and organizational success

v  concepts and principles of ethical reasoning which have been developed in ethical theory, and to be able to apply these concepts and principles to specific ethical issues

v  legal and regulatory structure of business as it bears on ethical issues in business and the ethical basis of that structure

v  assess the ethical basis of corporate organization and governance, including the ethical arguments for and against the concepts of corporate social responsibility and stakeholder Course content

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1

v  Introduction

v  Corporate governance concepts and theories

v  The role of the regulatory framework

Module 2

v  Models of corporate governance

v  Board of directors

v  Social and environmental issues

Module 3

v  Corporate governance issues in practice

v  Introduction to Ethics

v  Ethics Resource Management

v  Employers and Employees

Module 4

v  Globalization and Human Rights

v  Customer’s rights and privacy

v  Environmental Issues

Module 5

v  Law and Regulation on Ethical Issues

v  Ethical Reasoning and Corporate Programs

v  Ethics in Finance

METHODOLOGY

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

TRAINING VENUE, LOGISTICS AND PAYMENT

v  Training is residential and will be held at Afriex Training Centre.

v  The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

v  Accommodation and airport transfer are arranged upon request by the participant.

v  This training can also be tailor made for your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our training Centre or at a convenient location.

v  For further inquiries, please contact us on training@afriextraining.org

v  Payment should be made to Afriex Training Limited bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to training@afriextraining.org

v  Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an Afriex Training Ltd certificate.