When the board asks about governance, you'll have an answer

When you can assess corporate governance with method, executives, auditors, and boards give your findings a different weight. This self-paced online course defines corporate governance, divides it into components you can assess, and grounds you in current practices, models, and best practices guidelines. You finish ready to evaluate what you see, with the Common Body of Knowledge framework behind you.

You lead an internal control, audit, or compliance function and governance questions keep landing on your desk.
You're working through the ICI catalog toward the CICS credential and this is your next course.
You're a finance professional who's been asked to evaluate governance practices and wants a structured way to do it.
You advise executives or boards and want governance models and best practices guidelines behind your opinions.

What you get

What the course covers

A working definition of governance

The course defines corporate governance in plain terms, so you can frame the conversation clearly before you assess anything.

Assessment components

Governance gets divided into distinct components you can examine one at a time, which turns a broad subject into manageable work.

Current practices and concerns

A grounding in current corporate governance practices and the concerns surrounding them, so your assessments reflect how organizations operate today.

Governance models

The course describes governance models in use, giving you a reference point for recognizing which structures an organization has in place.

Best practices guidelines

Guidelines you can hold an organization's practices against when you need a defensible standard for your findings.

How to assess what you find

The practical thread of the course: taking the components, models, and guidelines and turning them into an assessment you can stand behind.

How it works

How the course works

Enroll online

Enroll through the Institute's online learning platform. The course is yours to start when you're ready.

Work at your own pace

The course is fully self-paced. Move through the material on your schedule, around your audit calendar.

Assess governance where you work

Bring the components, models, and guidelines back to your organization and put them to work on a real assessment.

Assessment is the skill that gets you in the room

When you can define governance, divide it into components, and measure what you see against governance models and best practices guidelines, your opinion carries weight. Executives hear method in your findings, and that earns you a different standing in the room. The course builds this capability on the Common Body of Knowledge framework, the same foundation behind every ICI course.

Questions

Frequently asked

How is the course delivered?

It's a self-paced online course delivered through the Institute's online learning platform. You set the schedule.

Does this course count toward a credential?

It's one of eight ICI catalog courses taught against the Common Body of Knowledge, and you can work the full curriculum toward the CICS credential. For specific credential requirements, see the certifications pages or contact the Institute.

Do I need to take the earlier catalog courses before this one?

The catalog is built so you can pick courses by topic or work the full curriculum in order. Enroll in the course that matches what you need now.

Is there a benefit for ICI members?

Members receive their first course free, and annual subscribers can enroll in any catalog course directly. Details are on the membership pages.