By attending the course, you will learn what data is, and how to leverage data analysis techniques to improve operational and strategic decision-making. You will understand the fundamentals of data and data analysis, allowing you to apply the correct techniques based on the type of problem and type of data you deal with.

You will be able to understand and evaluate when to use data, and which statistical tools to use to produce specific outcomes. Your analysis will be underpinned by an understanding of the correct use of the right data visualisation techniques. Given that the lens of the course is in the context of business decision-making, the course is geared to ensuring you can learn how to leverage data to make sound business decisions.

In recent years regulators and legislators have intensified their focus on how businesses are being run. New Corporate Governance measures that are beneficial for both stakeholders and controllers have been brought forth. This course will help you adopt a mechanism for effective governance in your organisation. You will be able to implement best practice on corporate management.

This course is designed for both directors, management, and those with responsibilities for introducing Corporate Governance into organisations. This unique course addresses the principal components of good Corporate Governance. You will be able to enhance investor confidence through improved accountability and transparency. You will understand what Corporate Governance is and why it is important. You will study the international governance frameworks. You will get an update on MENA Corporate Governance codes. You will discuss Corporate Failures to know what the failures were and what should have been done to avoid those failures. You will examine the Board’s relationship with Risk Guidelines for effective fraud prevention. You will learn how you can implement a compliance strategy programme in your organisation.

Duration: 4-week online course | 2 hours per week

Compliance, integrity and good governance have become an obligation and not a choice for the organisations.

Compliance is an outcome of an organisation meeting its obligations. It may sound and seem easy, but the complexity of the modern business environment, in combination with the emerging compliance risks create difficulties in achieving the strategic goals.

How do we achieve compliance? What is the role of the Board and the top management? What kind of compliance management systems do we need to have in place? How do we implement them and how do we evaluate their performance?

ISO 19600:2014 sets the international standard of Compliance Management Systems, which may apply to all companies of all sizes, across all industries. Application of its guidelines assists companies, Boards and Compliance Officers to create and enhance their compliance frameworks with consistency and customisation to their needs in order to achieve their business objectives.

This course will enable the attendees to create, review and enhance their Compliance Management Systems, their Compliance Framework and eventually their good governance, so as to identify opportunities, de-risk their organisations and protect their value.

The learning objectives will be further enhanced by the use of case studies, references, practical questions and quizzes throughout the course.

Duration: 3-week online course | 2 hours per week

“Blowing the whistle” is an obligation for the employees that allows the organisations to promptly detect any wrongdoing in terms of safety, ethics, compliance, good governance and financial crime. The significance of whistleblowing policies has been recognised by countries and regulatory authorities and we have noticed important amendments of the legislations in order to empower whistle blowers to speak up and promote transparency.

This course focuses on understanding the philosophy and mechanism of the whistleblowing policy and at the same time on assessing the difficulties, concerns and dilemmas during the implementation phase. We will present and analyse how to encourage employees to report wrong-doing and protect them when they become whistleblowers. This course will help the participants to understand the concept of retaliation and its negative impact on overall employee morale.

During the course we shall also present and discuss the bad practices of the whistleblowing policies, the causes, the risks and concerns and how organizations should deal with these cases that have caused significant damage to their reputation.

Finally, this course will enhance the understanding of local and international laws and regulatory frameworks, which influence significantly the implementation of the whistleblowing policy and affect the whistleblowers accordingly.

This course covers everything you need to know as a newcomer to Internal Audit regarding the most effective audit practices (or those who need to know about the most up to date practices in the profession.

There has probably never been a more important or challenging time for Internal Audit. The ever-increasing pace of change has required the function to change significantly to become a business partner and process challenger.

Internal audit should be seen as vibrant and challenging, adding real value to the organisation and being recognised as a catalyst for change and a business enabler.

This course will benefit all employees who wish to acquire the best audit practices and be able to apply them efficiently.

Globally, businesses continue to face challenges and risks associated with dynamic economic and market environments. This promotes a continual assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of internal control structures that are designed to manage the associated risks. Stakeholders in business also continue to demand more accountability in organisational governance structures whilst ensuring business sustainability. To address the complex external and internal influences, businesses need to ensure a balance between governance, risk management and compliance.

An integrated organisational approach promotes appropriate risk identification and the collation of information for decision-making at the highest levels, with audit committees demanding insight into business risks and compliance obligations, how these are being managed and assurance over the key business risks. Viewed at a strategic level, GRC can enable information provision that supports organisational performance and adaptability within increasingly changing markets.

Many organisations continue to face difficulty arising from fragmentation across risk, compliance and assurance activities that are integral to the GRC environment. A common approach to risk identification and assessment that is driven from a strategic level ensures an effective approach to GRC that is aligned to the organisational strategy.