Day 1 – Foundations of Governance and Compliance
1. Principles of Corporate Governance
- Governance objectives and principles
- Roles of boards, committees, and management
- Accountability and organisational oversight
2. Regulatory Environment
- Identifying applicable laws and regulations
- Understanding regulatory authorities
- Mapping legal obligations to business activities
3. Governance Framework Design
- Defining governance structures
- Assigning responsibilities and authorities
- Establishing escalation and reporting lines
Day 2 – Compliance Management Systems
1. Compliance Risk Assessment
- Identifying compliance risks
- Assessing regulatory exposure
- Prioritising compliance activities
2. Compliance Policies and Procedures
- Developing compliance policies
- Implementing operational procedures
- Communicating compliance expectations
3. Compliance Controls
- Designing preventive and detective controls
- Assigning control ownership
- Documenting control activities
Day 3 – Monitoring and Performance Management
1. Compliance Monitoring
- Developing monitoring programmes
- Conducting compliance reviews
- Recording monitoring results
2. Compliance KPIs
- Selecting key compliance indicators
- Measuring compliance performance
- Tracking regulatory obligations
3. Compliance Reporting
- Preparing management compliance reports
- Presenting compliance dashboards
- Escalating significant compliance issues
Day 4 – Audits, Investigations, and Remediation
1. Internal Compliance Audits
- Planning compliance audits
- Collecting audit evidence
- Evaluating compliance effectiveness
2. Managing Non-Compliance
- Investigating compliance breaches
- Performing root cause analysis
- Documenting corrective actions
3. Remediation Planning
- Prioritising compliance improvements
- Assigning remediation responsibilities
- Monitoring implementation progress
Day 5 – Practical Governance and Compliance Workshop
1. Governance Framework Exercise
- Mapping regulations to business processes
- Designing governance structures
- Defining reporting and escalation procedures
2. Compliance Assessment Simulation
- Conducting a risk-based compliance review
- Identifying control gaps
- Preparing remediation recommendations
3. Governance and Compliance Review
- Presenting compliance findings to senior management
- Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
- Course review, feedback and implementation planning