Course description
Foundation Programme
Start your path to becoming Chartered with the Foundation Programme.
Our Foundation Programme provides the relevant skills and knowledge to help prepare you to meet the demands of Part One of our Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme. This is especially useful if you do not have the academic or professional experience to enter the Qualifying Programme at Part One. The Foundation Programme is your first step on the path to a career as a governance professional or company secretary.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This programme is open entry, with no prior qualifications required, and suitable if you are living or working in the UK or internationally. It is a Level 4 qualification, set at the same academic level as a first year undergraduate degree.
However, if you meet any of the following entry requirements, you are not required to complete the Foundation Programme and can proceed straight to Part One of the qualifying programme:
- HND in Law or Accounting;
- HND or degree in Business Studies or Business Management;
- ICSA Level 5 Diploma in International Finance and Administration (IFA);
- ICSA Level 5 Diploma in Offshore Finance and Administration (DOFA); or
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an ‘unrelated’ degree (i.e. anything other than law, finance or business) and five years’ or more experience in a company secretarial or governance professional related role.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
After you have completed the Foundation Programme, you can move onto any module in Part One of the Qualifying Programme.
Training Course Content
The Foundation Programme covers the following subjects:
- Business environment – how businesses are organised and run and how the external environment affects business activities
- Law – an introduction to corporate and business (commercial) law and the legal framework within which businesses operate
- Company compliance and administration – introducing legal, ownership and management structures for companies, how companies are incorporated and routine company compliance and governance obligations
- Finance – the basics of bookkeeping and how to understand the components of financial documentation as well as the principles of financial decision making.
Expenses
£578 Registration fee - full year subscription
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