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Customised Courses

The Centre for Corporate Governance at UCD offers in-house courses on Corporate Governance. In-house courses are tailor-made for the particular needs of the board of directors of individual companies. Courses are co-designed by the Academic Director of the Centre, Professor Niamh Brennan and your board of directors. These courses are intended to enhance a director's knowledge, understanding and perspectives on all aspects of corporate governance from the role of the individual director through to business strategy and company boards.

Benefits

Benefits of hosting an in-house/customised course are as follows:

• Date and time can be arranged to suit all board members (perhaps to coincide with a scheduled board meeting)
• Issues to be discussed are specific to the board organisation. The presenter will be familiar with the organisation's dynamics, size, structure and operations, resulting in a more efficient and focused session
• Potential "away-day" for board members - can help to promote informal board dicusssion on company-specific matters
• The Chairman can effectively monitor the board's educational development and identify key areas for future discussion

Topics

Topics are designed to suit a board's needs. The following topics can be covered. This list is not exhaustive and topics can be added or subtracted as required:

• Regulatory Developments
• Legal Responsibilities
• Role of Directors & Company Boards
• Finance for Non-Finance Directors
• Role & Function of Audit Committees
• Risk Managment
• Business Strategy & Company Boards
• Boardroom Effectiveness
• Role of Directors in Improving Business Performance
• Executive Remuneration & Incentives
• Behaviour of Directors, Conflict of Interest, Ethical Issues

Fees

One half-day session, €4,500 for up to ten participants and €450 per person thereafter.

Clients Include

An Post, BNP Paribas Group Ireland, Craft Council of Ireland, ESB, Irish Blood Transfusion Service, Schizophrenia Ireland, TG4