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Start your path to becoming Chartered with the Foundation Programme.
The Foundation Program provides all relevant skills and knowledge to help prepare you to meet the demands of Part One of the CGIUKI Chartered Governance Qualifying Program.
This is especially useful if you do not have the academic or professional experience to enter the Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme at Part One.
The Foundation Programme is your first step on the path to a career as a governance professional or company secretary.

Program structure:

The Foundation Program covers the following subjects:

  • -Business environment – how businesses are organized and run and how the external environment affects business activities
  • -Law – an introduction to corporate and business (commercial) law and the legal framework within which businesses operate
  • -Company compliance and administration – introducing legal, ownership and management structures for companies, how companies are incorporated and routine company compliance and governance obligations
  • -Finance – the basics of bookkeeping and how to understand the components of financial documentation as well as the principles of financial decision making.

Detailed information on the syllabus, a sample exam paper and an extract from the study text are available in the qualification Discovery Pack.

Study:

We recommend 150-200 hours of study for this course which will take around six to nine months.
You will be assessed in one 3 hour exam with 15 minutes reading time. You can take your exam in June and November each year. The paper contains a mixture of short- and extended-answer questions with a pass mark of 50%.
When registering for the course, you must pick from one of the next two exam sessions, which are held twice a year, in June and November.
Hawkamah Institute is a regional partner with The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (CGIUKI), to work with regional governance professionals take the next level of their career and pursue a certification through CGIUKI. The program is designed as open entry, with no prior qualifications required.

Fees:

Please note that Hawkamah’s tuition and revision fee does not include the ICSA registration and examination fee. To take the exams, participants have to register on the CGIUKI website. Please click here.

Testimonials

  • "We extend our thanks and appreciation to Hawkamah institute for its cooperation and the effectiveness of the Director Development Program"

    Saeed Al Kaabi - Abu Dhabi Monitoring and Controlling Centre(ADMCC)

  • "The Director Development Program was very rich in useful information and added a lot to us, and the trainers’ experience, skills and capabilities had positive impact on delivering the information to us in a direct and clear manner"

    Hamad Al - Tamimi - Osool Asset Management

  • The corporate Governance in all type of entities adds morality and ensures implementation of the best practices to fulfill the responsibilities of those entities and to ensure the rights of all parties involved, especially those who have no authority to participate in the decision-making cycle.

    Hawkamah institute contributed to enrich the knowledge of these responsibilities and the role of governance for the success of institutional work in accordance with principles that establish values and ethics.

    Ajman Municipality

  • '‘Excellent, well delivered, informative program presented by well-seasoned trainers. The training program has helped transform and empower the Board’s vision and focus our minds on the relevant issues at hand. We sincerely thank you for the training sessions which helped broaden our perspective and decision making processes. We strongly recommend this training to elevate directors to the next level".

    Bank of Maldives

  • "I would like to thank Hawkamah for the ESG Reporting training , I found the two days ESG Reporting training very informative and helpful and I have definitely received some tools that I will use in my work"

    Rania Zaatari - Head of Makassed Communal Healthcare Bureau

  • "The DDP provides a solid foundation of corporate governance for existing and aspiring directors."

    David Haglund - Senior Executive Director and Portfolio Manager of the Templeton Frontier and MENA Market strategies

  • “Thank you so much for sharing such insightful webinar. It was great and valuable to all participate”

    Shady Rashed - Senior Economic Researcher at The Ministry of International Cooperation of Egypt

  • “Good session and very well organized on the webinar about How to buffer and lessen the impact of the novel Covid – 19, to maintain business sustainability with Hawkamah - AUB / Makhzoumi” 

    Bilal Hamade - Executive Advisor

  • "One of the best webinars I attended. Well done OSB Makhzoumi and Hawkamah”

    Fida Kanaan – Director – Executive education  OSB AUB

  • "A journey full of knowledge, experience and professionalism . I have learned a lot and definitely enjoyed the time I spent with my colleagues."

    Ibtihal Al-Shamali- Director of Corporate Governance- Capital Market Authority of Kuwait

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