Introduction

Strong governance is essential for maintaining accountability, supporting strategic objectives, and building stakeholder confidence. Organisations are expected to demonstrate effective oversight, ethical conduct, and robust governance practices while navigating increasingly complex regulatory and operational environments.

Auditing Corporate Governance training course develops the expertise needed to assess governance effectiveness, strengthen board oversight, and deliver meaningful governance assurance.

Effective governance audits provide valuable insights into how organisations are directed, controlled, and monitored. This training course examines leading governance practices, audit methodologies, risk-based assurance approaches, and oversight mechanisms that help organisations identify improvement opportunities and enhance governance maturity.

Key focus areas of this Auditing Corporate Governance training course include:

Key Learning Outcomes

At the end of this Auditing Corporate Governance training course, participants will be able to:

Training Methodology

This training course utilises expert-led instruction, interactive learning, group discussions, practical exercises, applied scenarios, and real-world examples. Participants will work through governance audit situations and assurance challenges to strengthen audit planning, professional judgement, evaluation capabilities, and reporting effectiveness.

Auditing Corporate Governance

Who Should Attend?

This Auditing Corporate Governance training course is designed for:

  • Internal Auditors
  • Audit Managers
  • Chief Audit Executives
  • Governance Managers
  • Governance Officers
  • Risk Managers
  • Compliance Managers
  • Assurance Specialists
  • Audit Committee Members
  • Board Secretaries
  • ESG Assurance Professionals

Course Outline

Day 1

The Corporate Governance Requirements

  • The key aspects of corporate governance
  • Governance assessment techniques
  • The business environment
  • Analysing and assessing the effectiveness of governance controls
  • Combating fraud
Day 2

Preparing for the Governance Audit

  • The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
  • Scoping a governance audit
  • The need for governance audit of the board
  • Risk management
  • Auditing the overall risk management process
  • Evaluating risk appetite
Day 3

Reviewing the Key Aspects of Governance

  • Auditing the audit committee
  • Auditing reputation
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  • Environment Social Governance (ESG)
  • Sustainability and environment audit
Day 4

Auditing Other Key Governance Activities

  • Auditing IT governance (IIA guidance)
  • IIA global technology audit guides
  • Use of audit frameworks
  • Auditing joint ventures and partnerships
  • Auditing business continuity planning
Day 5

Auditing Technology Governance and Regulatory Compliance

  • Reviewing key controls over technology
  • Assessing management information governance
  • Communication internally and externally
  • Ongoing evaluations

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Corporate governance auditing helps organisations evaluate whether governance structures, board oversight mechanisms, and internal controls operate effectively. A well-executed governance audit provides assurance that strategic objectives are supported by clear accountability, ethical conduct, effective risk management, and transparent decision-making processes.

Participants will develop practical skills in governance assessment, governance risk evaluation, board and committee review, assurance planning, ESG governance auditing, and audit reporting. They will also learn how to identify governance weaknesses and provide meaningful recommendations that strengthen organisational oversight and accountability.

Governance audits provide independent insights into the effectiveness of governance arrangements and oversight structures. The findings help boards and audit committees understand areas of strength, identify governance gaps, improve controls, and enhance their ability to fulfil fiduciary and strategic responsibilities.

ESG and sustainability governance are important components of modern governance frameworks. Participants will explore how governance audits can assess environmental, social, and governance oversight arrangements, review sustainability-related controls, and evaluate how organisations manage reputation and stakeholder expectations.

Technology has become a critical governance consideration due to increasing reliance on digital systems, data management, cybersecurity, and technology-enabled decision-making. The course examines approaches for auditing technology governance frameworks, information governance controls, and related oversight responsibilities.

This course is particularly valuable for internal auditors, audit managers, governance professionals, assurance specialists, risk managers, compliance professionals, board secretaries, and audit committee members. It is also beneficial for those responsible for evaluating governance effectiveness and strengthening organisational accountability.

GRC Academy training courses are delivered in leading international business destinations, including London, Amsterdam, and Dubai. Sessions are hosted in carefully selected four- and five-star business hotels with professional meeting facilities that support focused learning, interaction, comfort, and confidentiality.

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GRC Academy provides both online and in-person options for all our training courses. Participants may join interactive virtual sessions or attend scheduled courses in major international locations, allowing them to select the option that best suits their professional commitments and availability.

GRC Academy develops customised in-house training courses that address each organisation’s strategic priorities, operational environment, and workforce capability requirements. Our team works closely with clients to tailor the course content, learning outcomes, and practical emphasis.

These tailored courses are designed to strengthen organisational capability, improve team performance, and support measurable and sustainable outcomes. For customised in-house training enquiries, please contact the GRC Academy Customer Service team at [email protected]

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