Corporate governance: Practical insights 2025

Corporate governance procedures help a business become more efficient while reducing both risk and the potential for corruption and mismanagement.

If you are not trained in law, you may be surprised by the number of rules, regulations and laws you may break while operating a business, without even knowing it! A good corporate governance programme can boost your reputation and limit the potential of employee fraud and conflicts of interest. Companies following a set of best practices will tend to act in the best interest of the business and stakeholders, gaining the trust of investors, customers, the community, as well as enjoying greater profits and faster growth.

This course will cover the latest principles and best practices of corporate governance and responsibilities of directors, discussing key trends as well as using relevant case studies.

When and where?

This course will be presented twice in 2025:

Who will benefit from this course?

Small business owners, corporate lawyers, compliance officers, risk managers, company secretaries, sustainability and stakeholder managers, aspirant directors, board committee members, senior managers, and officers/executives charged with governance duties in an organisation.

Presenter

Richard Foster is a corporate governance advisor and professional independent director/chairman. He is a chartered secretary and a chartered director and his qualifications and professional designations include CD(SA), FCG (CGP), HFinstD, HDip Company Law (Wits), HDip Tax Law (RAU); PG Dip Corporate Governance (RAU) with distinction.  He has over the years had responsibility for Corporate Governance, Corporate Secretariat, Risk Management, Corporate Insurance and Legal Services operating at a national as well as international level.

CPD accreditation

This course has been registered with the Institute of Directors of South Africa (IoDSA) and entitles you to 15 CPD points on completion.

Certificate

A certificate of attendance from UCT will be issued to those who attend the entire course.

Please note: Only 25 spaces are available. Payment confirms registration. Once the available places have been filled, additional registrations will be added to a waiting list. 

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