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Course AS-025

Board Secretary and Corporate Secretarial Practice

Effective boards depend on effective secretariats. The board secretary ensures that meetings are properly convened, papers are timely and cl... The outline covers The Role of the Board Secretary, Planning Meetings and Bo...

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  • 5 days
  • 09:00–14:00
  • Certificate of attendance

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Introduction

Course overview

Effective boards depend on effective secretariats. The board secretary ensures that meetings are properly convened, papers are timely and clear, decisions are accurately recorded, statutory obligations are met and directors receive the information and support they need to govern well.

This Board Secretary and Corporate Secretarial Practice training course provides a practical grounding in the role of the board or company secretary. Participants learn how to plan the board calendar, prepare agendas and board packs, support the chair, manage meetings and committees, write clear minutes and resolutions, maintain statutory registers and records, and support good governance practice.

The course also addresses confidentiality, conflicts of interest, director induction, board evaluation and the use of board portals and digital tools.

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What you will achieve

Learning objectives

  • Explain the role, responsibilities and independence of the board secretary
  • Understand core governance principles and the duties of directors
  • Plan annual board and committee calendars and agendas
  • Prepare high-quality board packs and coordinate board papers
  • Manage board and general meetings, including quorum and voting procedures
  • Draft accurate minutes, resolutions and action logs
  • Maintain statutory registers, filings and corporate records
  • Support director induction, conflict management and board evaluation

Who should attend

Target audience

  • Board and company secretaries
  • Assistant company secretaries and governance officers
  • Executive assistants supporting boards and chairs
  • Legal and compliance staff with secretarial duties
  • Committee secretaries in public and private organisations
  • Governance professionals in non-profit organisations
  • Professionals preparing for corporate secretarial roles

Methodology

Learning approach

  • The course uses practical demonstrations, document reviews, minute-writing exercises and simulated board meetings. Participants work with sample agendas, board papers and governance documents and receive feedback on the quality of their drafting and meeting support.

Complete course outline

Five focused days of learning and application

The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.

Day 1

The Role of the Board Secretary

  1. Corporate Governance Essentials: Boards, committees, management and shareholders
  2. The Board Secretary's Mandate: Duties, reporting lines and independence
  3. Directors' Duties: What secretaries need to understand
  4. Governance Codes and Charters: Key provisions and practical implications
  5. Coffee break
  6. Governance Codes and Charters: Key provisions and practical implications (continued)
  7. Relationships with the Chair, Chief Executive and Directors
  8. Ethics and Confidentiality: Handling sensitive information
  9. Case Study: Governance failures linked to weak secretarial support

Day 2

Planning Meetings and Board Packs

  1. Annual Board Calendar: Aligning meetings with reporting and strategy cycles
  2. Agenda Planning: Prioritising strategic and decision items
  3. Board Paper Standards: Templates, length and executive summaries
  4. Coordinating Contributors: Deadlines, review and quality control
  5. Coffee break
  6. Coordinating Contributors: Deadlines, review and quality control (continued)
  7. Board Portals and Secure Distribution
  8. Committee Support: Audit, risk, nomination and remuneration committees
  9. Practical Exercise: Building an annual board calendar and agenda

Day 3

Running Meetings

  1. Notice, Quorum and Attendance Requirements
  2. Supporting the Chair: Briefings, timekeeping and procedure
  3. Declarations of Interest: Recording and managing conflicts
  4. Voting and Decision Procedures: Resolutions and written resolutions
  5. Coffee break
  6. Virtual and Hybrid Meetings: Practical and legal considerations
  7. General Meetings of Shareholders: Planning and conduct
  8. Simulation: Supporting a board meeting from start to finish

Day 4

Minutes and Records

  1. Purpose and Legal Status of Minutes
  2. Writing Minutes: Accuracy, balance and appropriate level of detail
  3. Recording Decisions, Dissent and Actions
  4. Action Logs and Follow-Up: Ensuring decisions are implemented
  5. Coffee break
  6. Action Logs and Follow-Up: Ensuring decisions are implemented (continued)
  7. Statutory Registers and Filings: Directors, shareholders and charges
  8. Records Retention and Archiving: Policies and secure storage
  9. Workshop: Drafting minutes from a simulated meeting

Day 5

Supporting Board Effectiveness

  1. Director Induction Programmes: Content and delivery
  2. Board Evaluation: Methods, questionnaires and follow-up
  3. Delegations of Authority and Terms of Reference
  4. Governance Policies: Conflicts, gifts, related parties and whistleblowing
  5. Coffee break
  6. Governance Policies: Conflicts, gifts, related parties and whistleblowing (continued)
  7. Professional Development for Board Secretaries
  8. Personal Action Plan: Strengthening secretarial practice
  9. Final Review: Critiquing a board pack and set of minutes

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Board Secretary and Corporate Secretarial Practice

Next session: 7 - 11 December 2026, Frankfurt

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What does Board Secretary and Corporate Secretarial Practice (AS-025) cover?

This course covers Administration and Secretarial through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.

When is the next available session?

The next scheduled session starts on 14 - 18 December 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.

Who should attend this course?

Board and company secretaries, Assistant company secretaries and governance officers, Executive assistants supporting boards and chairs

Is bilingual course delivery available?

Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.

How can I register for a session?

Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.

Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?

Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.

Where are classroom sessions delivered?

Current classroom venues include London, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Amsterdam, Dubai, Geneva, Kuala lumpur, Madrid.

How long is the training programme?

The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).