Testimonials

“Undertaking the Diploma of Governance has been a practical and eye-opening experience. One of the most surprising things I learnt was how much hinges on clear roles and responsibilities within a board. While I assumed good intentions and experience were enough, I now understand how essential proper structure, accountability, and legal frameworks are to good governance. Throughout the course, I was able to apply what I learned by assessing our board’s performance against good governance benchmarks. This led to concrete recommendations around board induction, performance reviews, and clearer delegation policies. These changes are helping to create a more efficient and strategic board, rather than one bogged down in operational detail.”

“The Diploma brought together participants from a variety of careers and experience, making the classroom discussions highly personal. The course materials were very comprehensive and expertly used by our facilitator. The assessment tasks provided me with the opportunity to reflect on my experiences as a director and as an executive who has worked in both Not-for-Profit and corporate roles.”

“The Diploma was terrific - it gave me a complete overarching framework; it matched what I was learning on the job and filled in gaps, such as understanding the importance of culture; it gave very useful templates and examples which I’ve taken out and used since. The course made me think and it improved my practice. I’m so pleased that I had the opportunity to do it and would strongly recommend it to others!”

“The Diploma has helped me mesh the legislated, strategic and operational functions of governance. I found the face-to-face teaching was perfectly supported by the course work, delivering immediate outcomes in both my professional and community endeavours.”

“The Diploma helped to make governance work for me - and hence helps to make it real and practical for the community I work with. The opportunity to share and work with others in similar situations and to learn with the excellent trainers is one not to be missed!”

“I believe educators working in senior management roles would benefit greatly from this very practical and well taught Diploma.”

“The number one thing I’ve gained out of the Diploma has been a much better understanding of the legislative and compliance requirements of the board. I’m confident now that I understand the various parts of good governance and compliance, and what I need to do to ensure we meet our requirements in those areas.”

“I undertook the Diploma to strengthen our organisation’s impact, increase transparency and to help build a best practice model we can share with the not-for-profit sector. Studying for the diploma was an excellent way to cement my current knowledge and practice and identify skills gaps.”