Aim
This program provides a practical, industry-relevant understanding of corporate governance—how organizations are directed, controlled, and held accountable. Participants learn core governance structures, board responsibilities, compliance and disclosure expectations, risk oversight, ethics frameworks, and ESG-linked governance practices. The course prepares learners to understand real governance decisions, strengthen organizational integrity, and support transparent, responsible leadership.
Program Objectives
- Understand Governance Fundamentals: Learn core principles, frameworks, and why governance matters.
- Board & Committee Roles: Understand how boards function, how decisions are made, and committee oversight.
- Compliance & Disclosure: Learn key compliance expectations and disclosure practices (including reporting quality).
- Risk Oversight: Understand risk management, internal controls, audits, and governance risk indicators.
- Ethics & Integrity: Learn how codes of conduct, whistleblowing, and culture shape governance outcomes.
- ESG & Governance Link: Understand how governance supports sustainability, stakeholder trust, and long-term value.
- Practical Output: Develop a governance improvement plan or board-ready governance checklist as a capstone.
Program Structure
Module 1: Corporate Governance — The Big Picture
- What corporate governance means (beyond compliance).
- Why governance failures happen: incentives, culture, weak oversight.
- Stakeholders vs shareholders: balancing interests responsibly.
- Governance outcomes: trust, performance, resilience, and reputation.
Module 2: Governance Frameworks & Principles
- Key principles: accountability, transparency, fairness, responsibility.
- Governance models and ownership structures (family-run, listed, startup, PSU).
- Policy architecture: charters, bylaws, delegations of authority.
- How governance is evaluated: ratings, audits, and market expectations.
Module 3: Board Structure, Roles & Decision-Making
- Board composition: executive vs non-executive, independent directors.
- Board responsibilities: strategy, oversight, performance, succession.
- Board effectiveness: agendas, minutes, evaluation, and information flow.
- Ethical dilemmas and conflict-of-interest handling.
Module 4: Committees That Keep Governance Working
- Audit committee: financial integrity, internal controls, audit oversight.
- Risk committee: enterprise risk and governance risk monitoring.
- Nomination & remuneration: leadership selection and pay alignment.
- Stakeholder/CSR/ESG committees: responsibility and reporting governance.
Module 5: Compliance, Disclosures & Governance Reporting
- Compliance basics: laws, regulations, and internal policy controls.
- Disclosure quality: what needs to be reported and why it matters.
- Related party transactions and transparency expectations.
- How to read governance sections in annual reports (practical walkthrough).
Module 6: Risk Management, Internal Controls & Audit
- Understanding enterprise risk management (ERM) at a practical level.
- Internal controls: how failures happen and how to strengthen systems.
- Role of internal audit vs external audit.
- Fraud red flags and governance warning indicators.
Module 7: Ethics, Culture & Whistleblower Systems
- Ethical governance: tone at the top and organizational culture.
- Codes of conduct: how they work and why they sometimes fail.
- Whistleblower mechanisms: protection, investigation, and closure discipline.
- Handling misconduct: fairness, documentation, and reputational risk control.
Module 8: ESG, Sustainability & Modern Governance Expectations
- Why “G” (governance) drives ESG credibility.
- Board oversight of sustainability: targets, accountability, and reporting.
- Stakeholder engagement and grievance redressal systems.
- Future trends: climate governance, AI governance, data governance (overview).
Final Project
- Create a Governance Improvement Blueprint for a company/institution (real or case-based).
- Include: governance structure, key risks, policy checklist, committee design, disclosure improvement, ethics plan.
- Example projects: board governance checklist for a startup, audit & risk oversight plan for an SME, ESG governance framework for an institution.
Participant Eligibility
- Management, commerce, finance, law, and economics students (UG/PG)
- Working professionals in HR, finance, compliance, audit, operations, and administration
- Entrepreneurs, founders, and startup leadership teams
- CSR/ESG professionals and sustainability reporting teams
- Anyone seeking a structured understanding of governance and compliance practices
Program Outcomes
- Governance Clarity: Understand how boards, committees, and controls keep organizations accountable.
- Compliance Readiness: Ability to support governance documentation and disclosure practices.
- Risk Oversight Thinking: Recognize governance risks, fraud red flags, and weak control signals.
- Ethics & Integrity Skills: Learn how ethics systems work in real organizations.
- Capstone Portfolio: A governance blueprint/checklist you can use in workplace settings.
Program Deliverables
- Access to e-LMS: Full access to course content, templates, and reading resources.
- Governance Toolkit: Board/committee checklists, risk register template, disclosure checklist, ethics framework guide.
- Case-Based Learning: Realistic scenarios and decision-making exercises.
- Final Assessment: Certification after completion of assignments + final project submission.
- e-Certification and e-Marksheet: Digital credentials provided upon successful completion.
Future Career Prospects
- Corporate Governance Analyst / Associate
- Compliance & Ethics Support Professional
- Internal Audit & Risk Support Associate
- ESG Governance & Reporting Associate
- Company Secretarial Support (Entry-level track)
- Business Operations & Policy Associate
Job Opportunities
- Corporates: Governance, compliance, risk, audit, and legal support functions.
- Consulting Firms: Governance advisory, audit support, and ESG governance practices.
- Financial Institutions: Risk governance, compliance monitoring, and reporting teams.
- Startups & SMEs: Governance setup, policy design, and compliance operations roles.
- NGOs & Foundations: Governance strengthening, accountability, and reporting roles.








