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Our world-class governance development courses have been designed in a distinctly New Zealand context by leading governance practitioners to suit your professional development needs. We offer in-person, self-paced or blended learning options. Most of our courses can also be delivered in-house and tailored to your board and organisation. If you are interested in an in-house delivery option visit us here to find out more.

Our in-person courses offer a unique opportunity to network with other directors and establish lasting relationships with your peers. You’ll learn from facilitators selected for their governance experience, diverse subject matter expertise, and their ability to enliven content by sharing their own experiences. Our online courses give you the flexibility to learn at a pace that suits your schedule. The IoD's blended learning courses combine self-paced modules with a virtual workshop and an opportunity to collaborate and embed your learning.

All of our courses are delivered via Learn@IoD, our learning management system. This provides an enriched experience, where individuals can access their own learning materials for all course types via an online dashboard. This enables us to be more carbon-conscious.

Please check below for all our courses currently on offer. For an overview of our in-person courses for 2024 download our calendar.

We’re here to help. For course enquiries please contact us on 0800 846 369 or governancedevelopment@iod.org.nz

IoD members enjoy preferential rates for our courses and events. If you would like to know more about IoD membership visit us here.

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35

CPD

three-and-a-half days   •   Face to face learning

Advanced Directors' Course

The Advanced Directors’ Course is an immersive three-and-a-half day course designed for skilled directors tackling complex governance issues and challenges, and looking to hone their leadership skills.

8

CPD

1 day   •   Face to face learning

Advanced Health and Safety Governance

Learn how to meet your obligations for health and safety in your organisation using recent case law examples.
  • Compliance
  • Health and safety

6

CPD

6 hours   •   Online

Advanced Health and Safety Governance Online

Learn how to meet your obligations as a director responsible for health and safety in your organisation.
  • Compliance
  • Health and safety

8

CPD

1 day   •   Face to face learning

Audit and Risk Committees

Gain insight from real, first-hand experience, focus on your board’s objectives and get the best performance from your committee.
  • Audit
  • Health and safety
  • Liability

16

CPD

2 days   •   Face to face learning

Chairing the Board

Gain the specialist skills needed to succeed as chair. Explore best practice, robust policy, composition, balance, and culture.
  • CEOs
  • Chairing
  • Conflict of interests

8

CPD

New Course

12 hours over 5 weeks   •   Blended Learning

Climate Change Governance Essentials

Gain a comprehensive overview of the responsibilities and opportunities associated with climate change governance at the board level.
  • Climate change
  • ESG

50

CPD

five-and-a-half days   •   Face to face learning

Company Directors' Course

A five-and-a-half day course to develop your governance skills and create a significant step change in your professional performance. Residential and non-residential places available.
  • Board dynamics
  • Board meetings
  • Climate change

50

CPD

five-and-a-half days   •   Face to face learning

Company Directors' Course - Non Residential

A five-and-a-half day course to develop your governance skills and create a significant step change in your professional performance. Non-residential places only.
  • Board dynamics
  • Board meetings
  • ESG

8

CPD

12 hours over 5 weeks   •   Blended Learning

Effective Board Meeting Minutes

Learn how to optimise your board documentation processes to better facilitate an effective board.
  • Board meetings
  • Chairing

8

CPD

1 day   •   Face to face learning

Finance Essentials

Learn how to understand the financial information presented to your board in order to perform your duties as a director.
  • Financial reporting
  • Reporting frameworks
  • Risk oversight

5

CPD

5 hours   •   Online

Finance Essentials – online module series

Learn how to understand the financial information presented to your board in order to perform your duties a director.
  • Financial reporting
  • Reporting frameworks
  • Risk oversight

8

CPD

1 day   •   Face to face learning

Governance Essentials

Gain a confident grasp of board relationships, robust processes, good decision-making, and the main elements of board operations.
  • Board composition
  • Board management relationship
  • Board meetings

6

CPD

6 hours   •   Online

Governance Essentials - online module series

Gain a confident understanding of robust board processes, good decision-making and board operations through this online module series.
  • Board management relationship
  • Board meetings
  • Compliance

3

CPD

2 hours   •   Online

Health and Safety Governance

Understand your legal obligations as a director under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
  • Accountability
  • Compliance
  • Director duties

6

CPD

1 day   •   Face to face learning

Kotahitanga – Principles of Māori Governance

Integrate Māori cultural values, the relevance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, relationships and mātauranga Māori in governance.
  • Long-termism
  • Te Ao Māori

8

CPD

1 day   •   Face to face learning

Leadership in the Boardroom

All directors play a critical leadership role within the boardroom, the organisation and the wider community.
  • Board dynamics
  • Board meetings
  • Leadership

4

CPD

3 hours   •   Online

Not-for-Profit Finance Essentials - online module series

Explore the financial role of a not-for-profit board member.
  • Director duties
  • Due diligence
  • Financial reporting

10

CPD

9 hours   •   Online

Not-for-Profit Governance & Finance Essentials online bundle

This bundle includes our online Not-for-Profit Governance Essentials modules and Not-For-Profit Finance Essentials modules.
  • Board composition
  • Board management relationship
  • Board meetings

8

CPD

1 day   •   Face to face learning

Not-for-Profit Governance Essentials

Gain a confident grasp of robust board processes, good decision-making, and board operations in a not-for-profit context.
  • Board composition
  • Board management relationship
  • Board meetings

6

CPD

6 hours   •   Online

Not-for-Profit Governance Essentials - online module series

Understand the boards’ role, processes and unique challenges in the not-for-profit environment.
  • Board composition
  • Board management relationship
  • Board meetings

8

CPD

1 day   •   Face to face learning

Reporting to the Board

Your relationship with the board goes beyond just the reports.
  • Board dynamics
  • Board management relationship
  • Board meetings

8

CPD

1 day   •   Face to face learning

Risk Essentials

Develop your competence in evaluating the cost/benefit risk assessments that your board receives and understand the implications.
  • Board dynamics
  • Compliance
  • Risk oversight

8

CPD

1 day   •   Face to face learning

Rural Governance Essentials

Gain insights into how to harness the power of a board for your agribusiness with robust processes and good decision making.
  • Board management relationship
  • Board meetings
  • Family business

8

CPD

1 day   •   Face to face learning

Strategy Essentials

Develop your strategic substance, at board level, so that you can contribute meaningfully to your organisation's growth.
  • Board dynamics
  • Long-termism
  • Strategic thinking

1

CPD

20 minutes   •   Online

The Board's Role in Mental Health and Wellbeing

This online module has been developed to support directors and boards in their role in relation to workplace mental health and wellbeing.
  • Health and safety
  • Wellbeing

11

CPD

11 hours   •   Online

The IoD Essentials online bundle

This bundle includes our online Governance Essentials modules and Finance Essentials modules.
  • Board dynamics
  • Board management relationship
  • Board meetings

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Strategy

Learn the fundamentals of strategic planning and working with management to set the organisation's strategy .
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Finance

Understand the financial information and processes you need to perform your duties.
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Leading from the top

Gain the specialist knowledge directors need to succeed in the role of chair.
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Govern risk

Are you risky enough? Understand the fundamentals of governing risk.
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Not for Profit

Getting governance right for a charity or trust .
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Company Directors' Course

Develop your director skills and step up your performance at the board table

Company Directors' Course

Our week-long course is a game changer for new directors and senior executives

The Company Directors' Course provides a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a simulated board experience and is accompanied by best-practice governance theory delivered by expert directors.

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Our courses

Our suite of courses are designed to support you at each stage of your development as a director.

Our facilitators

Our facilitators have real governance experience and are subject matter experts
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A range of formats

An extensive range of governance topics delivered in-person, live online and on-demand.

What our course participants say

“This course was brilliant at focusing on the role of the board in developing strategy from a very purpose-driven perspective.”