Corporate governance professional

What are the qualities of a governance professional?
Governance professionals need to understand a range of different subjects such as law, finance, strategy, risk, governance and compliance.
To apply this knowledge, they must be commercially aware and operationally savvy, with an understanding of the sector and the wider environment in which they work..
What is a governance professional?
Governance professionals will typically advise and support the board in the areas such as: legal and regulatory changes. financial and strategic reporting. environmental impact assessment and reporting. risk management and reporting..
Chartered status is the benchmark for company secretaries and governance professionals.
It shows that you have the knowledge, skills and experience to take on a job with significant and wide-ranging responsibilities.

The corporate governance professional's role is broad and encompasses many tasks, including advising the Board of Directors and senior management on the discharge of their fiduciary duties and the composition and operation of the Board and its committees.

This handbook offers a concise and practical description of how corporate secretaries might carry out their role to improve governance in their

Application Information

Before scheduling please visit the CCGP Certification webpage to:.
1) Review eligibilityrequirements.
2) Apply to take the test by clicking here.
3) Fill out the CCGP Code of Professional Conductand return it with your application.
4) If approved pay the applicable fee..
5) Receive Authorization-to-Test notification from CCGP.
You may also contact CC.

Scheduling Your Test

Once you have received an Authorization-to-Test email, you may schedule your test appointment on the Pearson VUE test site.
The email will inform you of the date range within which you may take the test and will provide you with a 20-character candidate number (PTI ID).
Test appointments may be made up to one business day in advance.
Locations are .

What is a CCGP - Certified Corporate Governance Professional (CCGP)?

The profile of corporate governance professionals has been heightened in recent years and roles are increasingly prominent and broad.
Governance professionals meeting eligibility requirements via a combination of experience and education and who pass a certification test will become a CCGP - Certified Corporate Governance Professional (CCGP).

What is a corporate governance certificate?

This certificate program provides an overview of the different types of business organizations, including:

limited liability companies

partnerships

and corporations

covering key elements of corporate governance law in order to enable you to understand

anticipate

and respond to the concerns of various stakeholders within your organization.

What is good corporate governance?

Many companies make their own good corporate governance (GCG) guidelines for their employees to follow.
Some public companies, like The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, Inc., are so confident in these policies that they make them available on their website.
The mechanisms that keep them current and effective are monitoring and continual improvement.

What is the Governance Professional Handbook?

The Governance Professional Handbook provides an overview of key corporate secretary functions, activities and related laws and regulations.
It is not a definitive guide to current public company corporate governance practices or the CCGP Test domains.