Description

Why this programme?

The Foundational Company Secretary Programme is tailored for Graduate Company Secretaries, Assistant Company Secretaries, Graduate Governance Professionals, and PAs to Company Secretarial Departments. This programme equips you with essential skills and knowledge, including the role of the Company Secretary, statutory compliance, legislative and governance frameworks, governance of meetings, drafting resolutions, shareholder meeting protocols, and key governance tools such as annual workplans, agendas, delegations of authority, charters, and MOIs. It’s the perfect foundation to strengthen your expertise and advance your career in governance and company secretarial functions.

Key Details:

• Duration: 4-months, 3 Study Blocks, 13–days
• First Intake: 19 January 2026
• Second Intake: 06 July 2026
• Cost: R 56 100 (excl. Vat )

Schedule:

First In Take 

• Week 1: 19 – 23 January 2026
• Week 2: 16 – 20 March 2026
• Week 3: 14-16 April 2026

Second In Take 

• Week 1: 06-10 July 2026
• Week 2: 17-21 August 2026
• Week 3: 14-16 September 2026

Areas of Impact:

• Leadership: Inspires excellence, empowers others, values diversity, drives continuous improvement
• Governance: Legal and regulatory environment, corporate governance, board governance protocols, risk and compliance
• Organisation: External perspective, commercial proficiency, navigating organisations, digital literacy
• Communication: Trusted partner, skilful communicator, influence and impact, stakeholder management and collaboration
• Performance: Planning and organising, attention to detail, quality and completeness, solutions orientated
• Personal: Emotionally savvy, resilience, learning agility, influence and impact, growth orientation

Programme Structure:

• Governance Framework (Annual Workplan & Board Agenda) – Foundational Level
• The Role and Responsibilities of the Company Secretary – Foundational Level
• Statutory Compliance: Introduction to CIPC (Transactions Compliance Basics, General Transactions and Managing Changes) – Foundational Level
• Statutory Compliance: Introduction to CIPC (MOI, Share Transactions & Registers – CIPC Application) – Foundational Level
• The Legislative Environment and Companies Act – Foundational Level
• Governance of Meetings and Taking Minutes – Foundational Level
• Leadership Impact: The company called Me (PTY) Ltd and EQ – Foundational Level
• Communication Impact: Presenting with Confidence – Foundational Level
• Governance Framework (Delegation of Authority) – Foundational Level
• Governance Framework: (Board Charter & Terms of Reference) – Foundational Level
• Governance Framework (MOI) – Foundational Level