How to become a Non-Executive Director – Bristol 12 September 2017
14 Orchard St
Bristol BS1 5EH
UK
Are you thinking of becoming a Non-Executive Director as part of a Portfolio Career or to develop your boardroom skills prior to taking up an executive director role?

"Excellent course giving a clear picture of the role, the skills and characteristics required, the range of NED opportunities and the various routes to secure such positions. As a bonus you also meet interesting people and useful contacts. A good career investment."
Mark Lambert, Non-Executive Director
The How to become a Non-Executive Director course helps you to plan and prepare for your first NED position. It instils a real sense of what is expected of NEDs, and how you can meet the challenge.
This one-day interactive course is aimed at aspiring NEDs and covers essential knowledge about roles, responsibilities, strategy and corporate governance that are key foundations for a Non-Executive board role. It also considers up to date thinking on corporate governance and the responsibilities of owners, the board and employees.
This is followed by practical sessions on identifying NED opportunities, the process of obtaining a first appointment and performing due diligence before any position is accepted. There is emphasis on the importance of presenting your experiences with clarity and relevance.
This course identifies the various ways and circumstances in which non-executive directors can make an effective contribution to a board's work. It also examines methods for their selection and reviews their motivation, induction and reward.
Who should attend?
Individuals who are currently a non-executive director; those seeking appointment as a non-executive director and those looking to appoint a non-executive director.
What to expect?
- Clarifies how and why non-executive directors can strengthen a board
- Provides practical guidance on how best to secure an appointment as a non-executive director
Course objectives
Participation on this course will provide you with the knowledge to:
- Clarify the board's role, purpose and key tasks
- Appreciate the contributions that non-executive directors can make to the board in different types of company and situations
- Recognise the qualities and experience needed to fulfil a non-executive director appointment
- Appreciate appropriate methods for finding, selecting, appointing and rewarding non-executive directors
- Understand the preparation required to interview for or be interviewed for the post of non-executive director
Course Leader: David Doughty CDir FIoD

Key Details
Duration: 1 day
Location:
Orchard Street Business Centre
14 Orchard Street
Bristol BS1 5EH
Price
£330.00 (ex VAT)
Payment with Booking Price
£300.00 (ex VAT)
Partner Price*
£280.00 (ex VAT)
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To see course dates and to book your place now follow this link:
Course Registration
The fee includes lunch, refreshments and a copy of the course handbook
Attendance counts as 6 CPD hours of structured learning
Attendance certificate provided after the course
*Discounts on Excellencia course fees are available for:
- Tier1 members of NEDworks
- Members of the Non-Exec Hub
- Tier1 members of Executive Transitions
- Members of Boardcircle
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As someone who is looking to move into a Non-Executive Director role I found Excellencia's
The course was well constructed and delivered by David who has extensive knowledge of a range of boards, their structure and governance. It was particularly helpful to me as I am new to applying for NED roles and the guidance made me totally rethink what is required from the application process – i.e. this is not an operational role! The delegate group was of a suitable size to allow for interaction and sharing of ideas and experience
A great introduction to the world of NEDs; well-structured and expertly delivered.
I recently attended the Excellencia one-day course on
The course was a really thorough grounding in what it means to be a non-exec director and how you can apply your knowledge and skills to the role to good effect. The combination of useful information about corporate governance and directors' liabilities, a very experienced and insightful course lead in the form of David Doughty, and practical exercises about how to address particular situations that NEDs can expect to face made for a very interesting session, but also one which was directly applicable to my new role.
I would thoroughly recommend this course. It gave me an excellent overview of the role of a NED and a clear steer on how best to look for and be successful in becoming a NED. All my pre course questions were answered. The examples the tutor gave were interesting and stimulated good debate. The small size of the group allowed questions and good dialogue. Look no further for a course on this subject
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I did the course in Bristol, in January on a chilly day. I received a warm welcome however and David brought the subject matter to life, made it practical, and tailored it to our specific objectives. The course structure made sense, we had enjoyable discussions, and the other people on the course (as usual with such things) were a good resource too. I can recommend it fully to anyone considering it. You'll be in capable and experienced hands.
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I attended the 19th July course in Bristol and found it to be very informative. Not only was there a wealth of technical information provided but there were numerous case studies - based on real incidents - which were really thought provoking.I would happily recommend this course to anybody who is considering taking up the challenge of being a Non-Executive Director







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