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Our world-class governance development courses have been designed by leading governance practitioners to suit your professional development needs in a distinctly New Zealand context.

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All attendees at IoD courses must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and show a My Vaccine Pass on arrival at the course. If you have a medical exemption and a My Vaccine Pass you may still be able to attend. For more information on our vaccine policy and safety plan see our Covid-19 updates' page.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

50

CPD

5 days • Face to face learning

Company Directors' Course

A week long course to develop your governance skills and create a significant step change in your professional performance.

50

CPD

5 days • Face to face learning

Company Directors' Course - Non Residential

A week long course to develop your governance skills and create a significant step change in your professional performance.

1

CPD

1 hour • Online

Digital Leadership and Transformation - webinar on demand

Explore how a digital transformation requires a shift in individual and organisational mind-sets.

Leadership

8

CPD

1 day • Face to face learning

Digital Transformation Governance

A digital transformation project is about people - not technology. The board’s role is vital in providing the leadership and support to drive cultural change and sustainable long-term success.

1

CPD

1 hour • Online

Digital vs IT – webinar on demand

Hear from experts Melissa Clark-Reynolds, Matthew Wright and Darren Wilson and find out more about digital and IT governance.

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.

1

CPD

1 hour • Online

Generating New Revenue Streams - webinar on demand

Find new business opportunities and learn different ways to monetise them.

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 management relationship
Purpose

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.

6

CPD

6 hours • Online

Governance Essentials - webinar on demand series

Gain a confident understanding of robust board processes, good decision-making and board operations through this online webinar series.

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
Health and safety
Liability

8

CPD

1 day • Face to face learning

Integrated Thinking and Reporting

Improve your strategy, minimise risk, and more effectively evaluate performance.

Integrated reporting
Long-termism

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.

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.

Not for profits

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.

Not for profits

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.

Decision making
Not for profits

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.

Not for profits

8

CPD

8 hours • Face to face learning

Reporting to the Board

Your relationship with the board goes beyond just the reports.

Board management relationship
Board meetings

1

CPD

1 hour • Online

Risk and Strategy Connectedness - webinar on demand

How to oversee risk by using your insights to drive strategy and build effective governance.

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.

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.

Health and safety
Liability

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.

Long-termism

1

CPD

1 hour • Online

Sustainable Finance – webinar on demand

Explore global trends, guidelines and expectations for sustainable finance practices and reporting.

ESG
Financial reporting

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

1

CPD

1 hour • Online

The Future of Ethics – webinar on demand

Hear from experts Melissa Clark-Reynolds and Phil O’Reilly to explore New Zealand and global ethical issues from a directors’ point of view.

Director duties
Ethics

1

CPD

1 hour • Online

Thinking like a Futurist 2021 – webinar on demand

Back by popular demand, hear from futurist Melissa Clark-Reynolds to get insight on how to create opportunities for your organisation’s future.

1

CPD

1 hour • Online

Understanding Sustainability Governance – webinar on demand

Hear from climate change and sustainability expert Gerri Ward, Director at EY.

Climate change
Director duties

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Executives

You report to a board and want to work with it more effectively. You may also be transitioning to a governance career.

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New and aspiring directors

You may own a business, report to a board or sit on a board, but governance is not your main career.

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Directors and governance professionals

You are on a board and want to develop your skills and capability.

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Highly experienced and professional directors

You have been on SME or large non-commercial organisation boards for many years. Or you are a full-time director of large or NZX companies.

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Strategy

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

Finance

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

Leading from the top

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

Govern risk

Are you risky enough? Understand the fundamentals of governing risk.

Not for Profit

Getting governance right for a charity or trust .

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.

Why the IoD?

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

A range of formats

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

Marielle de Geest

Strategy Essentials

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

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