Women in LeadershipWomen on Boards: Directorship Readiness
Board appointments go to people who are known, credible and demonstrably ready, and readiness here means understanding what a director is legally answerable for rather than being senior. This course builds that readiness. Delegates work through the legal duties of a director and the personal liability attaching to them, board structure, committees and the work each does, and reading the financial and risk information a board receives well enough to question it. Contributing in a boardroom is practised, including dissent recorded properly. The appointment process is covered concretely: how vacancies arise, how candidates surface and what a nomination committee looks for. The course closes on due diligence before accepting a seat.
Course objectives
- State the legal duties of a director and the liability attaching to them
- Describe board structure, committees and the work each performs
- Read board financial and risk information well enough to question it
- Contribute and dissent effectively in a boardroom
- Understand how vacancies arise and how candidates surface
- Present yourself credibly to a nomination committee
- Conduct due diligence before accepting a board seat
Who should attend
- Senior women professionals seeking a first board appointment
- Newly appointed non executive directors
- Executives serving on subsidiary or committee boards
- Company secretaries supporting board development
- Organisations building a pipeline of board candidates
Course outline
- 01What readiness actually means
- 02Legal duties and personal liability
- 03Board structure and committees
- 04Reading financial and risk information
- 05Questioning management effectively
- 06Contributing and recording dissent
- 07How appointments actually happen
- 08Nomination committees and due diligence before accepting
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 to 25 September 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 September to 2 October 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 28 to 30 October 2026 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 25 to 27 November 2026 | Maseru, Lesotho | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 6 to 8 January 2027 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 8 to 10 February 2027 | Maputo, Mozambique | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |