Introduction

Strong corporate governance underpins organisational resilience, accountability, and long-term value creation. As regulatory expectations and stakeholder scrutiny increase, organisations must ensure that governance structures operate effectively and deliver strategic assurance to boards and senior leadership. The Auditing Corporate Governance training course provides a structured and practical approach to assessing how organisations are directed, controlled, and monitored. Participants will develop the capability to evaluate governance maturity, identify gaps, and provide meaningful assurance aligned with professional standards. The course integrates recognised guidance to support independent, objective, and value-focused governance audits.

Key focus areas include:

 

Key Learning Outcomes

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

Training Methodology

This training course adopts an applied learning approach combining expert-led discussions, governance audit scenarios, role-based exercises, and practical review techniques. Participants will work through realistic governance audit situations to strengthen professional judgement, assurance planning, and reporting capability in complex organisational environments.

Auditing Corporate Governance

Who Should Attend?

This training course is ideal for professionals seeking to…

  • Audit corporate governance frameworks and board practices
  • Strengthen internal audit assurance over governance processes
  • Support audit committees and boards with reliable governance insights
  • Evaluate ESG, ethics, and reputation governance arrangements
  • Enhance governance risk assessment and audit planning capability
  • Improve organisational accountability and transparency

 

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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FAQs

The Auditing Corporate Governance training course focuses on assessing how organisations are directed and controlled through effective governance structures. It equips participants with tools to evaluate board oversight, governance risks, and control maturity in line with recognised best practices.

This training course strengthens internal audit capability by providing structured approaches to governance auditing. Participants learn how to deliver meaningful assurance to boards and audit committees on governance effectiveness and compliance.

Yes, Auditing Corporate Governance includes focused coverage of ESG, sustainability, and reputation governance. Participants learn how to assess oversight arrangements and controls related to these increasingly critical governance areas.

The training course addresses technology and information governance as key components of modern corporate governance. Participants gain insight into auditing IT governance, data oversight, and regulatory compliance frameworks.

Organisations benefit from improved governance assurance, clearer identification of governance gaps, and stronger alignment between governance practices and strategic objectives. This enhances board confidence, transparency, and long-term organisational performance.

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