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1. OVERALL OBJECTIVE
As corporate governance is crucial to the development
of companies and the economy at large and as directors
are ultimately responsible for corporate governance,
The Hong Kong Institute of Directors (HKIoD) encourages
all directors to remain up-to-date with director
practices and advocates the pursuit of continual
professional development by directors.
2. WHAT IS CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT (CPD)?
CPD refers to the acts and processes with which
one acquires state-of-the-art knowledge and skills
beneficial to continuing practice. Such processes
include structured programmes and unstructured
tasks. Activities of structured programmes may
be in the format of formal participation in a
training course or an event or a project or an
assignment, whereas activities of unstructured
tasks cover self-directed studies.
3. PROGRAMME OFFERS
OF HKIoD
Target audiences for HKIoD's programme offers
include:-
- Established, newly appointed and potential
directors as well as those interested in pursuing
the programmes.
- Both members and non-members, in the interest
of promoting professionalism among directors
society-wide. Majority of the programmes are
open to members and non-members, whereas some
programmes are for members exclusively to participate
in.
Depending on target groups, HKIoD's CPD programmes
are designed with different levels of depth to
suit the following purposes:-
- generating awareness of the role and responsibilities
of directors and the need for training;
- enhancing the professional competence of directors;
- updating knowledge on trends and best director
practices;
- facilitating discussions and views on current
affairs and public policies that have a bearing
on corporate governance.
To facilitate directors in acquiring knowledge
and skills, HKIoD offers structured programmes
in formal courses, seminars, conferences, forums
and meetings as follows:-
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Training courses in seminar settings,
in modules of 3-3.5 hours each.
Speaker meetings at luncheon and dinner,
typically sessions of 1-2 hours each.
Professional talks, typically 2-hour sessions.
Published standards, guidelines and position
papers.
Outreach talks to forums for the public.
Outreach talks to specific groups.
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Workshops on developing guidelines.
Workshops to focus on issues and develop
positions.
Workshops for experience sharing.
Opportunities for delivery of a talk
on a relevant subject.
Opportunities for authoring a paper
on a relevant subject.
Opportunities for organizing and designing
a forum or an event or a project.
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The Core Competencies
for Directors as defined by HKIoD forms
the basis for the development of these programmes.
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