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Company Secretary Training

Company Secretary Training

1 Weeks
Professional Level
Certificate Included
Course Content

Available Events

Available Events
CityDatePriceStatus
LisbonPortugal
September 14, 2026
€4,400
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OnlineOnline
September 17, 2026
€1,790
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IstanbulTurkey
September 23, 2026
€4,700
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ParisFrance
October 2, 2026
€4,900
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TunisTunis
October 17, 2026
€3,900
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DubaiUnited Arab Emirates
October 30, 2026
€4,800
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Kuala LumpurMalaysia
November 5, 2026
€4,400
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SingaporeSingapore
November 8, 2026
€4,800
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GenevaSwitzerland
November 11, 2026
€4,600
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LondonUnited Kingdom
November 19, 2026
£4,600
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AmsterdamNetherlands
November 25, 2026
€4,600
Confirmed date

Course Information

Duration

1 Weeks

Category

Training & Development

Level

Professional Level

Certificate

Included

INTRODUCTION

The company secretary plays an essential role in supporting lawful, transparent, accountable, and well-governed corporate operations. The position connects boards, directors, shareholders, executives, regulators, auditors, and professional advisers. Modern company secretaries require more than administrative expertise because they also provide governance coordination and compliance guidance. They must understand corporate structures, decision authorities, filing obligations, statutory records, and director responsibilities. Weak company secretarial practices can result in missed deadlines, incomplete records, invalid decisions, penalties, and reputational damage. This course introduces practical methods for managing corporate governance and company administration effectively. Participants learn how to coordinate boards, maintain registers, prepare resolutions, manage filings, and track obligations. They also develop the communication, organization, confidentiality, and professional judgment required in sensitive corporate environments. The program combines governance frameworks, realistic cases, drafting exercises, compliance tools, templates, and implementation planning.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will achieve the following objectives by this course:

  • Understand the professional role and responsibilities of a company secretary.
  • Explain corporate structures, director duties, shareholder rights, and governance principles.
  • Develop annual compliance calendars for statutory and governance obligations.
  • Prepare agendas, resolutions, minutes, notices, and corporate records professionally.
  • Maintain statutory registers, entity information, and document control systems accurately.
  • Coordinate board, committee, and shareholder meetings effectively.
  • Manage corporate filings, approvals, changes, and regulatory correspondence.
  • Apply confidentiality, conflict management, and ethical governance requirements.
  • Support directors and executives with timely governance and compliance information.
  • Develop practical improvements for company secretarial systems and performance.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This program targets a professional audience seeking to improve knowledge and skills:

  • Company secretaries and assistant secretaries responsible for governance, compliance, records, filings, and board support.
  • Governance professionals coordinating corporate policies, meetings, registers, reporting, and organizational accountability.
  • Legal and compliance officers supporting statutory obligations, corporate changes, and regulatory communication.
  • Board secretariat professionals preparing agendas, resolutions, minutes, papers, and follow-up actions.
  • Finance, audit, and risk professionals involved in corporate reporting and governance controls.
  • Executive assistants and administrators transitioning into company secretarial responsibilities.
  • Government and public sector employees supporting authorities, entities, councils, and governing bodies.
  • Professionals preparing for advanced company administration, governance, or compliance roles.

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1: Company Secretary Role and Corporate Governance Foundations

  • Understanding company secretary responsibilities and professional standards.
  • Examining corporate structures, ownership, management, and control.
  • Clarifying director duties, liabilities, and ethical obligations.
  • Understanding shareholder rights and decision-making authorities.
  • Distinguishing board, management, and secretarial responsibilities.
  • Reviewing governance frameworks, policies, and delegated powers.
  • Building effective relationships with directors and executives.
  • Assessing company secretarial maturity and development priorities.

Day 2: Statutory Records, Registers, and Compliance Calendars

  • Identifying statutory records, registers, and retention requirements.
  • Maintaining accurate director, shareholder, and ownership information.
  • Developing annual compliance and filing calendars.
  • Monitoring deadlines, approvals, renewals, and reporting obligations.
  • Organizing secure physical and digital corporate records.
  • Controlling access to confidential entity information.
  • Managing document versions, approvals, and archival procedures.
  • Conducting periodic reviews of statutory record accuracy.

Day 3: Board, Committee, and Shareholder Meetings

  • Developing annual schedules for governance meetings.
  • Preparing focused agendas, notices, and supporting documents.
  • Coordinating attendance, quorum, venues, and logistics.
  • Supporting chairpersons before, during, and after meetings.
  • Recording discussions, decisions, responsibilities, and deadlines.
  • Drafting concise, objective, and defensible meeting minutes.
  • Preparing written resolutions and formal decision records.
  • Monitoring actions and reporting completion status.

Day 4: Corporate Actions, Filings, and Regulatory Compliance

  • Managing appointments, resignations, and changes in directors.
  • Coordinating share issuances, transfers, and ownership changes.
  • Preparing statutory forms, declarations, and regulatory submissions.
  • Managing registered office and company information changes.
  • Monitoring licenses, approvals, renewals, and corporate obligations.
  • Communicating professionally with regulators and external advisers.
  • Managing conflicts, disclosures, and related-party information.
  • Maintaining evidence of compliance and approved corporate actions.

Day 5: Governance Advisory, Risk, and Secretarial Improvement

  • Supporting directors with governance and compliance guidance.
  • Identifying company secretarial risks and control weaknesses.
  • Developing policies, procedures, templates, and service standards.
  • Managing sensitive information and difficult governance situations.
  • Coordinating corporate governance reviews and internal assessments.
  • Designing company secretarial dashboards and management reports.
  • Improving technology, automation, and document management practices.
  • Preparing a company secretarial improvement action plan.

COURSE DURATION

Duration: 1 Weeks

This intensive professional training program is delivered over five consecutive days through structured sessions combining expert instruction, governance case studies, statutory record exercises, meeting simulations, resolution drafting, minute writing, compliance planning, filing reviews, group discussions, and implementation planning. The course may be delivered as public training, customized in-house training, virtual instructor-led learning, or blended development according to organizational governance requirements and participant responsibilities.

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

The course is delivered by an internationally certified expert with extensive practical and consulting experience in company secretarial practice, corporate governance, statutory compliance, board administration, entity management, regulatory reporting, policy development, risk oversight, and executive communication. The instructor combines international governance standards with real-world corporate experience and uses practical cases, professional templates, compliance tools, simulations, drafting exercises, and interactive discussions to support direct workplace application.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

No, the course progresses from core principles to practical applications.

CONCLUSION

Professional company secretarial practice is essential for lawful operations, effective governance, accountability, and corporate trust. This course equips participants with practical capabilities in compliance, records, meetings, filings, and governance support. It strengthens accuracy, confidentiality, judgment, organization, and professional communication. Participants gain the confidence to manage statutory responsibilities and support corporate decision-making effectively. The program helps organizations build reliable, transparent, and high-performing company secretarial functions.

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