How to become a Non-Executive Director - Remote Access Course Wednesday 19 May 2021

Apr 092021

How to become a Non-Executive Director – Video Course Wednesday 20 January 2021

Find out how you can obtain a Non-Executive Director position by booking a place on this interactive 1-day video course.

"This course is a must for any aspiring NED and even established NED's as a refresher. The content and its delivery were well paced, informative and challenging in equal measures, led by a seasoned expert who's capabilities provide a wealth of knowledge to be drawn upon. Incredible value for money and should be part of a suite of courses leading to a more formal qualification for aspiring NED's. 100% recommended, you will not be disappointed."

Jon Cross, Managing Director at Essenjay Associates Ltd

The How to become a Non-Executive Director course helps you to plan and prepare for your first NED position. It instils a real sense of what is expected of NEDs, and how you can meet the challenge.

This one-day interactive course is aimed at aspiring NEDs and covers essential knowledge about roles, responsibilities, strategy and corporate governance that are key foundations for a Non-Executive board role. It also considers up to date thinking on corporate governance and the responsibilities of owners, the board and employees.

This is followed by practical sessions on identifying NED opportunities, the process of obtaining a first appointment and performing due diligence before any position is accepted. There is emphasis on the importance of presenting your experiences with clarity and relevance.

This course identifies the various ways and circumstances in which non-executive directors can make an effective contribution to a board's work. It also examines methods for their selection and reviews their motivation, induction and reward.

Who should attend?
Individuals who are currently a non-executive director; those seeking appointment as a non-executive director and those looking to appoint a non-executive director.

What to expect?

Clarifies how and why non-executive directors can strengthen a board
Provides practical guidance on how best to secure an appointment as a non-executive director

Course objectives
Participation on this course will provide you with the knowledge to:

Clarify the board's role, purpose and key tasks
Appreciate the contributions that non-executive directors can make to the board in different types of company and situations
Recognise the qualities and experience needed to fulfil a non-executive director appointment
Appreciate appropriate methods for finding, selecting, appointing and rewarding non-executive directors
Understand the preparation required to interview for or be interviewed for the post of non-executive director

Course Leader: David Doughty CDir FIoD

The course is delivered by David Doughty, a Chartered Director and highly experienced Non-Executive, Chief Executive, Chair, Entrepreneur and Business Mentor. David has extensive executive and non-executive experience in small and medium enterprises in private and public sectors. He is also a board level consultant to multi-national organisations and a Chartered Director Ambassador for the Institute of Directors. See his LinkedIn profile here: (http://uk.linkedin.com/in/daviddoughty)

Key Details
Duration: 1 day
Location:

Video Conference

Price

£350.00 (ex VAT)
Payment with Booking Price
£320.00 (ex VAT)

NEDworks Tier1 Member Price
£295.00 (ex VAT)

Book Now
To see course dates and to book your place now follow this link:
Course Registration
The fee includes a copy of the course handbook

Attendance counts as 6 CPD hours of structured learning

Finance for Non-Finance Directors - Interactive Video Course Tuesday 27 April 2021

NED Training No Responses »

Apr 092021

As a director how comfortable are you with company finance?

Are you confident in your ability to understand the three core elements of Management Accounts:

Cash Flow?
Profit and Loss (or Income and Expenditure)?
Balance Sheet?

Do you understand Forecast/Budget, Actuals and Variance reports?

Do you know how to use Key Ratios to evaluate your company's performance?

Do you know if you are trading whilst insolvent?

This half-day course will provide the essential knowledge of those key financial issues and concepts that are needed by successful Executive and Non-Executive Directors in order to discharge their duties and responsibilities as a company director. The completion of this course will provide a good grasp of the key elements of Management Accounts and Statutory Financial Accounts. It will also provide a sound theoretical financial knowledge base upon which to build and acquire new and more advanced financial skills.

Who should attend?

Executive and Non-Executive Directors, senior executives or aspiring directors looking to understand more about company finance.

Course Content

The Three Key Financial Statements
- Cash Flow Statements: Importance of cash flow and Impact of credit and credit control, Problems affecting cash flow, Dealing with Debtors and Creditors
- Profit & Loss Account, Types of profit, and Layout & use of the profit & loss account
- Balance Sheets: Assets; Liabilities; Net current assets, capital employed and how to interpret the information;
Revenue and Capital Expenditure
- What are Capital and Revenue Expenditure
- Phasing of capital spend and its Implications for budget holders
Depreciation; Assets and liabilities
- What is Depreciation?
- The Different types and uses
Forecasts and Budgets
- The purpose of forecasts for the business
- Budget objectives
- Budgetary Control as a management tool
- Variance analysis
Using Ratios to Support Investment Decisions
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE); Payback; Internal Rate of Return (IRR); Net Present Value of assets (NPV)
- Investment decisions and Return on Investment (ROI); Cost of capital
- Gearing, is the level of borrowing too risky?
- Liquidity, could the company hit cash flow problems?
- Profitability, how well is the company doing?

Learning Objectives

This half-day course enables participants to understand better, the key attributes and approaches that underpin a strategic and tactical financial approach to management and help to develop the key skills and styles that will allow participants to be more effective when adopting and applying a decision making approach to management.

By the end of this training course participants will be better able to:

Read, analyse and interpret any set of Financial Statements, including the Balance Sheet, the Profit & Loss Account and the Cash Flow statements
Understand and quantify the impact of the fundamental accounting concepts and the chosen policies upon any set of accounts
Recognise and understand the underlying impact of the generally accepted accounting principles and policies on any Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account
Understand the key differences between statutory published accounts and the internal monthly management accounts
Identify and discuss the key financial issues facing an organisation
Understand the wider commercial impact of any business decision and its interaction with non-financial aspects of the organisation, enabling you to make a better contribution to key discussions and decision making amongst managers and within the organisation
Understand the basics of budgets and the implementation of budgeting processes
Value any business using commonly used and widely accepted valuation techniques such as Net Asset Value, Enterprise Value and EBITDA
Communicate more effectively and easily with Finance Directors, and other Finance professionals; through an in depth understanding of financial terminology, management and evaluation techniques.

Course Leader:
David Doughty CDir FIoD

Key Details

Duration: 1/2 day
10:00 - 15:00
Location:
Zoom Video Conference

Price
£250.00 (ex VAT)
Payment with Booking Price £220.00 (ex VAT)
Partner Discount Price £195.00 (ex VAT)*

Book Now

To see course dates and to book your place now follow this link:
Course Registration

The fee includes a copy of the course handbook

Attendance counts as 4 verifiable CPD hours of structured learning which count towards the requirements of most business focussed institutes, including the Institute of Directors, the Institute of Consulting, the Chartered Management Institute, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and many others. After successful completion of the course, you will receive an electronic Certificate confirming that you have successfully completed the course, detailing the outcomes and results.

*Discounts on Excellencia course fees are available for:

Tier1 members of NEDworks
Tier1 members of Executive Transitions
Members of Chartered Director Network CDir.org.uk

How to become a Non-Executive Director - Remote Access Course Wednesday 17 March 2021

NED Training No Responses »

Mar 062021

Find out how you can obtain a Non-Executive Director position by booking a place on this interactive 1-day video course.

Jon Cross, Managing Director at Essenjay Associates Ltd

Who should attend?
Individuals who are currently a non-executive director; those seeking appointment as a non-executive director and those looking to appoint a non-executive director.

What to expect?

Clarifies how and why non-executive directors can strengthen a board
Provides practical guidance on how best to secure an appointment as a non-executive director

Course objectives
Participation on this course will provide you with the knowledge to:

Clarify the board's role, purpose and key tasks
Appreciate the contributions that non-executive directors can make to the board in different types of company and situations
Recognise the qualities and experience needed to fulfil a non-executive director appointment
Appreciate appropriate methods for finding, selecting, appointing and rewarding non-executive directors
Understand the preparation required to interview for or be interviewed for the post of non-executive director

Course Leader: David Doughty CDir FIoD

Key Details
Duration: 1 day
Location:

Video Conference

Price

£350.00 (ex VAT)
Payment with Booking Price
£320.00 (ex VAT)

NEDworks Tier1 Member Price
£295.00 (ex VAT)

Book Now
To see course dates and to book your place now follow this link:
Course Registration
The fee includes lunch, refreshments and a copy of the course handbook

Attendance counts as 6 CPD hours of structured learning

Diversity and Inclusion in the Boardroom - Video Course Wednesday 24 March 2021

Diversity and Inclusion, NED Training No Responses »

Feb 022021

Diversity and Inclusion in the Boardroom

A practical interactive video course for Chairs and Board members

If you are wondering how you can promote diversity and inclusion on your Board then the Diversity and Inclusion in the Boardroom 1-day interactive video course will provide you with an essential overview of what is involved together with practical steps that can be taken to help you to achieve a more diverse and inclusive board.

This course is aimed at Chairs and Board members in the private, public and voluntary sectors including NHS Trusts, Social Enterprises, Local Authorities, School and College Governors and Charity Trustees looking to reflect on the impact of current issues on racial equity and working in order to promote diversity and inclusion on their boards and in their organisations.