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Corporate Governance: Continuing Professional Development through CGF (2014-10-27)

Article by CGF Research Institute (Pty) Ltd

CGF is delighted to announce that our corporate governance training programmes have been awarded Continuing Professional Development (‘CPD’) status through the SA Board for People Practices (‘SABPP’). 
SABPP has been the HR professional body for South Africa since 1982.  As at 02 July 2012, SABPP was approved by the South African Qualifications Authority (‘SAQA’) in accordance with the NQF Act (Act No. 67 of 2008) as the professional body to; register HR professionals, perform research, as well as facilitate the awarding of CPD points to its members and accredit training providers such as CGF on interventions that build HR Competency.  SABPP has also been approved by the Quality Council for Trade and Occupations (‘QCTO’) as a quality assurance partner (i.e. ETQA) by performing accreditation of providers as well as to perform quality assurance for a range of qualifications which are registered with SAQA.

With the assistance of Masterskill -- a specialist and leading provider of educational contents company who assist with CPD registrations -- the process of aligning CGF’s corporate governance training programmes with the SABPP was completely painless.

Keeping ahead requires thorough understanding

CGF’s accredited corporate governance training programmes will greatly assist aspiring and existing directors, including senior managers understand the many nuances attached to their functions, and unpack practical issues to equip them to becoming more confident and informed of their fiduciary duties, amongst other.  Directors and senior managers have to be ahead of the game, and in order to stay ahead, their wider practical understanding of governance, risk and compliance related matters is a non-negotiable.

Interestingly, whilst CGF’s corporate governance training programmes have become widely accepted on the African continent for their pragmatic application in the public and private sectors, CGF chose to start its CPD alignment making its debut through the Human Resources function.  There were many reasons for this strategic decision, but the primary rationale was based upon the fact that “all roads eventually lead to the HR department”.  From a corporate governance perspective, it made perfect sense to adopt this approach.  Whether an organisation is seeking to place a new member on the board or it is preparing for a merger, or even if there is a pending disciplinary action against a manager; the Human Resources department will inevitably always be involved.  Of course, the most obvious reason is also because every organisation -- mechanised or not -- needs people and this is where HR plays its most critical role in the arena of corporate governance and risk management.

Following the accreditation of CGF’s corporate governance training programmes with the SABPP, it is anticipated that many more HR practitioners from the public and private sectors will also attend these on-going training events provided by CGF.  The skills transfer will allow HR professionals to fulfil an even larger, and more strategic role in the organisation with direct bearing on the board’s human capital and group wellness mandate.

Aligned with the thinking to underpin the importance HR has with the governance role within the organisation, CGF is well down the line -- and in the final processes -- of registering its corporate governance training programmes with the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (‘IRMSA’).  Similar to the benefits HR practitioners will receive by attending CGF’s governance training, the imminent CPD accreditation from IRMSA will also benefit those people operating in the risk management profession.

Whilst these accreditations do take considerable time, effort and work; they are critical for ensuring that people who attend any form of accredited training are ultimately assured of receiving training from professional, experienced trainers qualified in their particular subject.  Moreover, accredited corporate governance training programmes such as those provided by CGF, also assure learners of the bona fides of the trainer and the training materials, and that these have been properly verified by the appropriate and recognised authorities.

Seek accredited training providers

There are many people and organisations touting themselves as so-called ‘experts’ and denying learners the real value of education and skills transfer.  This is often underpinned by exorbitant training prices, including elaborate ‘gifts’ to attract learners, not least a myriad of unrealistic claims.

CGF’s corporate governance training avoids the usual frills; quite simply we get down to the business of training learners in a simple, pragmatic manner.  Learners are encouraged to ask the “stupid questions”, and the group discussions and mini-workshops facilitate immediate value across all levels of the learner’s previous understanding.
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