Effective Company Directorship is a certificate course in corporate governance built for people serving on or advising the boards of small and medium-sized enterprises. Across 16 hours of teacher-led training, participants work through four blocks — Effective Governance, Effective Staffing, Effective Directorship and Effective Methods — covering everything from corporate bodies and the Companies Act to board composition, strategy oversight and day-to-day board working methods. The course mixes theory with group work and case discussion so participants leave with practical, boardroom-ready skills.
Duration: 16 h
Format: Hybrid
Language: English, Swedish
Level: Intermediate
Time commitment: 16 hours of training across four blocks
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About the course.
Certificate - Effective Company Directorship
Effective Company Directorship for Small & Medium Sized Enterprises
The course comprises 16 hours of training, covering Effective Governance, Effective Staffing, Effective Directorship and Effective Methods.
The course covers the following areas:
Effective Governance
Corporate governance
Corporate bodies
Sweden and other countries
The Companies Act
Different types of
organisations
The Swedish Corporate
Governance Code
The role of the owner
Ownership responsibilities
Shareholder agreements
Owner directives
Articles of association
Shareholders' meetings
Constituent meetings
Governance documents
Articles of association
Board procedures
CEO instructions
Reporting instructions
Effective Staffing
The nomination committee
Composition
Task
Process
The board
Size
Composition
Responsibilities
Employee representatives
CEO elected to the board by shareholders' meeting
Independent directors
Advisory boards
Integrity
Cooperation and interplay
Time
Remuneration
Effective Directorship
The Strategic Function
Owners' intentions
Strategic direction
Business plans
Social sustainability
The control function
Legal requirements
Governance models
Key ratios
Balanced scorecards
The CEO function
Appoint
Steer and collaborate
Evaluate
The information function
Keeping oneself informed
Giving a fair picture
Crisis management
Annual report
Liability insurance
Effective Methods
Board procedures
The annual cycle
Planning
Board documents
Presentations
Background documentation
Role of the chair
Interplay
Board minutes
Ethics and conflicts of interest
CEO instructions
Styrelseplatsen.se
Board responsibilities
Negligence
Value transfers
Balance sheet
Representative responsibility
Board evaluation
Who is to be evaluated
How to evaluate
On whose behalf?
What you will learn
What you learn.
Understand the legal and governance framework for Swedish companies, including the Companies Act and the Swedish Corporate Governance Code
Know the rights, responsibilities and key documents of company ownership, including shareholder agreements and articles of association
Understand how a nomination committee works and how board composition and size are decided
Understand the board's role and responsibilities, including the relationship between the board, the CEO and employee representatives
Distinguish the board's strategic function (setting direction, business plans) from its control function (legal and compliance oversight)
Apply effective board working methods, including meeting procedures and self-evaluation practices
Curriculum
How the course is built.
Effective Governance
Corporate governance fundamentals: corporate bodies in Sweden and other countries, the Companies Act, organisation types, and the Swedish Corporate Governance Code, plus the role of the owner (ownership responsibilities, shareholder agreements, owner directives, articles of association, shareholders' meetings) and core governance documents (articles of association, board procedures, CEO instructions, reporting instructions).
Effective Staffing
How the nomination committee is composed and how it works, followed by board composition topics: size, responsibilities, employee representatives, CEO election by the shareholders' meeting, independent directors, advisory boards, integrity, cooperation, time commitment and remuneration.
Effective Directorship
The board's strategic function — translating owners' intentions into strategic direction, business plans and social sustainability goals — alongside its control function covering legal requirements and governance models.
Effective Methods
Practical board working methods: meeting structure and procedures, division of responsibilities, and self-evaluation practices that help a board keep improving how it works together.
Target audience
Who is this for?
Board members, owners, management team members, nomination-committee participants and advisers of small and medium-sized enterprises who want a structured, practical grounding in professional board work.
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