Accidental Company Secretary®

This course provides practical information and resources you can apply directly in your role as company secretary.

The aim of this course is to provide a comprehensive overview of the role, responsibilities, and functions of the company secretary. While the focus of legal and regulatory requirements is for proprietary and public companies, the principles also apply to government enterprises and not-for-profit organisations.

The course objectives are to:

• recognise the core duties of a company secretary
• describe the range of legal responsibilities of a company secretary
• define the typical tasks and activities of a company secretary
• locate and apply useful resources for the role of a company secretary.

Who should attend?

• newly appointed company secretaries
• assistant company secretaries
• support staff to the company secretary
• anyone likely to move into a company secretarial role in the near future
• employees of public and proprietary companies.