The CDN Governance Programme provides support to College Board Members and Governance Professionals. The Programme includes a range of development modules and workshops to help you in your role. These are:

  • New Board Member Induction Sessions
  • Student Board Member Induction (with sparqs and NUS Scotland)
  • ‘Meet the Stakeholder’ Update Sessions
  • Governance Topics Workshop Series
  • Board Secretary Workshops
  • Online learning modules
  • Self-directed learning packages

To the right, CDN Associate and College Governance Specialist Candy Munro talks through the Programme and what’s available to you.

 

  INTRODUCTION CORE PROFICIENT/ADVANCED
Being an effective board member Get into Governance    C1 Understanding your role and the role of the board 
C2 National Board Member Induction 
C3 National Induction for student members   
C3a Working with Student Members on College Boards  		P1 Remuneration Committee training 
Strategy and educational character   C4 Introduction to strategy mission and values  P3 Developing educational character 
P3a Developing educational character Evaluation 
P4 Supporting Effective Risk Management 
Curriculum   C5 Introduction to curriculum design and planning 
C6 Understanding of your curriculum offer and student profile  		 
Quality and Standards   C7 The self-assessment and quality improvement process   
Financial Management
   C8 Financial management for board members  P5 Advanced financial decision making 
P6 Audit Committee training 
Meet the Stakeholders
 06/12/22
10.00 - 12.00
College Sector Policy and Funding  		   
Governance Topics Workshop Series
 15/11/22
09.30 - 11.00
The Real Work of the Board - Moving into Governance 
02/11/22
10.30 - 12.00
Understanding PREVENT Responsibilities 
07/02/23
10.00 - 12.00
All You Need to Know About College Funding  		  08/03/23
10.00 - 11.30
Your Regional Economy Needs You! 
Workshops for Governance Professionals
     14/11/22
10.00 - 15.00
Governance Professional development day 
Email Victoria Underwood for details.
Governance and Leadership Summit
 May 2023 - TBC      

Key:

Online course 
Self-directed learning 
Workshop 

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