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- Strategies for Leadership
Strategies for Leadership is an IDAPNG Women on Board’s leadership program, bringing together senior women leaders in Papua New Guinea. The program is designed to enable participants to develop greater influence and impact by revealing your most authentic and effective leadership style. Since 2021, the program has provided women with the tools necessary for addressing a unique set of challenges and limiting biases women continue to face as they progress in their careers and assume roles of greater influence. You will learn how to build the leadership finesse, visibility, and influence to fuel your advancement and drive meaningful change within your organisation. Embark on this highly immersive leadership journey shared with other senior women leaders to explore your own leadership context and gain invaluable insights on how to navigate it effectively. Through a combination of extensive professional coaching and powerful experiential exercises, you will develop a deep understanding of yourself as a leader, enhance your executive presence, and reflect on your personal leadership challenges. By discovering and unlocking your most authentic leadership style, you will be able to move onwards and upwards in your career.
- Digital Transformation for Boards
Are you fully equipped with the knowledge and tools to navigate the complexities of the digital landscape, and capitalise on the transformative potential of digital technologies? In the dynamic landscape of today’s digital era, leveraging technological innovations, artificial intelligence (AI), and disruptive business models is paramount for strategic board governance. As digital transformation reshapes industries and creates new paradigms, it poses both challenges and opportunities for organisations in Papua New Guinea. IDAPNG’s Digital and AI Transformation for Boards seminar will bring you up-to-speed with the new digital landscape so you can make informed decisions and provide the best recommendations when evaluating digital opportunities and threats for your company. You will develop a better understanding of the board competences required to successfully lead in a business environment increasingly shaped by digital technologies and AI, learning how to navigate disruptive forces, foster innovation, address cybersecurity and ethical considerations, and confidently guide your organisation towards success.
- Governance Fundamentals
Good corporate governance is integral to an organisation achieving business and strategic objectives. It promotes clear and transparent reporting lines, effective compliance systems and risk management, stakeholder confidence and is built on an organisational culture of ethics and trust. The role of the company secretary and governance professional, is constantly evolving with changes in the way business is conducted, technology develops, judicial decisions are made, legislation is amended, and society’s expectations grow and change. It is important to keep up to date with these changes and adopt a whole of organisation governance approach to enhance organisational performance and maintain a compliant and sustainable business. The aim of this course is to explain what governance means and examine how governance frameworks, structures, operations and processes contribute to enhanced organisational performance and the achievement of business and strategic objectives. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Understand the overarching concept of governance and how it varies across organisations. 2. Examine and understand the key principles of governance which include accountability, transparency, independence, participation and predictability. 3. Explore and understand the framework which underpins the governance of organisations including legislation, standards and guidelines.
- Solvency in Difficult Times
The purpose of this course is to highlight the crucial solvency related issues that need to be at the forefront of directors' minds in an uncertain, challenging and/or rapidly changing environment. It provides guidelines around how to plan for the business, as well as analyse financial reporting and risks. It also looks at ways to transform the business and, if insolvency is imminent, what to do. By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 1. Explain how the board may need to modify how it works with management when the business is in financial distress; 2. Explain what needs deeper analysis in financial reports when solvency is a concern; and 3. Explain the insolvency process.
- Minutes for Boards and Committees
Meetings provide a means for collaboration, communication and decision making every day in organisations. Decisions are made in meetings that form the basis of actions going forward. Effective minutes are essential as an accurate reflection of the outcomes of a meeting. This course will develop the knowledge and skills of minute taking necessary to prepare, review and sign-off on meeting minutes that are accurate, objective and ‘a true reflection’ of the meeting decisions. The aim of this course is to equip participants with best practice knowledge and minute taking skills. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify the purpose, function and legislative requirements of minutes. 2. Define the role and responsibilities of the minute taker. 3. Examine best practice in minute taking. 4. Explore technology advancements that assist the minute taker to improve their efficiency or accuracy in undertaking their responsibilities.
- The Board's Role in Cybersecurity
The purpose of this course is to understand key terms and concepts in the cybercrime landscape and outline the board's role in effectively discharging its cybersecurity responsibilities.
- International Women's Day
Accelerate Action is a worldwide call to acknowledge strategies, resources, and activity that positively impact women's advancement, and to support and elevate their implementation. Collectively, we can 'Accelerate Action' for gender equality. Join the IDAPNG at this exclusive event on Saturday 8 March between 11AM and 2PM at the Lamana Hotel in Port Moresby to gain access to some of Papua New Guinea's most powerful innovative female minds who are breaking barriers, forging new paths, and making waves in their industries whether it be STEM, entrepreneurship, or research into FutureTrends and Technology, they can do it all. Step forward in solidarity for International Women's Day (IWD) 2025 to help #AccelerateAction.
- Non-Profit Governance and Sustainability
This course introduces corporate governance to new or aspiring non-profit directors. It is designed for individuals who have not been a director, or who have limited board experience.
- Governance & Oversight
This course offers a comprehensive exploration of governance and oversight principles, specifically designed for leaders and governance professionals. It emphasises the importance of understanding regulatory frameworks and effective oversight strategies to enhance organisational accountability and ensure compliance. Participants will engage with key governance concepts, frameworks, and tools, focusing on their practical application in leadership roles. Throughout the course, participants will develop an understanding of the critical role oversight plays in strengthening organisational resilience, engaging stakeholders, and improving performance. They will learn to identify and resolve the underlying causes of governance issues and make strategic decisions that account for long-term effects and interdependencies, thereby minimising unintended consequences. The course also addresses emerging trends and common organisational pitfalls, providing best practice frameworks to help participants navigate these complexities. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to enhance organisational accountability, ensure compliance and improve decision-making and effectiveness in their roles. LEARNING OUTCOMES • Critically analyse the implications of effective governance and oversight. • Diagnose and suggest strategies to address governance and oversight challenges within an organisation. • Effectively communicate solutions to governance and oversight challenges. ASSESSMENT The micro-credential assessment strategy offers participants a choice in how they demonstrate their achievement of the learning outcomes, allowing them to tailor their assessment experience based on their unique goals and preferences. When completing the assessment for a micro-credential, students will have the choice between the following options: Part A – Participants complete an authentic assessment aligned to the intended learning outcomes. OR Part B – Participants curate a portfolio of evidence demonstrating how they have met the specific capability in their professional practice, along with a recorded testimony explaining how the portfolio addresses the criteria for the credential. PLUS Part C – Regardless of whether option A or B is selected, students will also complete a reflective piece that considers their learning experience and how they have, or intend to, apply their learning in their professional practice.
- Cyber Security Governance
Cyber security governance is a suite of documents and processes used to manage and oversee organisation cyber security strategies to protect data and information systems. It involves creating policies, procedures, and controls to ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is essential for businesses to prioritise cyber security to protect their assets and maintain operations to acceptable levels aligned to their objectives and risk positions. The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of the principles and methods of cyber security governance and the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage cyber threats. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Understand and apply cyber security governance principles. 2. Implement key cyber security frameworks. 3. Analyse and respond to cyber security incidents.
- Team Dynamics for Boards
Are you encouraging a culture of high performance in your boardroom, but finding it challenging? Boards are social groups. How the board as a group behaves has enormous consequences on how the company is governed and performs. With this understanding, corporate governance codes around the world are increasingly imposing behavioral requirements for board members. IDAPNG’s Team Dynamics for Boards enables you to explore these codes and how they compare to informal and unconscious behaviours in the boardroom. You will gain expert insights into what constitutes functional and dysfunctional behavior on boards, and how you can improve governance on your board. By gaining a deeper awareness of what happens below the surface when groups interact, you will be empowered to drive positive dynamics in your board that will improve its effectiveness in fulfilling its roles and responsibilities.
- Risk Management Frameworks
This course highlights the importance of a customised risk management framework that underpins an organisation’s strategic objectives. An organisation’s risk management framework is a critical tool in achieving objectives and effective decision making. The aim of this course is to maximise an organisations risk management framework for achievement of strategic objectives and navigation through periods of uncertainty. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Define relevant risk terminology and recognise the importance of organisational understanding of risk terminology. 2. Examine the benefits of a comprehensive and fit-for-purpose risk management framework. 3. Recognise the importance of leveraging a well-defined risk management framework for effective decision making across an organisation. 4. Interpret the risk culture impacts on the success of a risk management framework.