It’s not just the government: schools, careers advisers and young people themselves are keen on apprenticeships. The experiences of two governance apprentices suggest it’s also a route to richer diversity and new sources of talent for the profession.

In our research of 50 FTSE companies, we realised you cannot understand board composition in its fuller meaning without an analysis of information from multiple disparate components. We present our findings – and a suggested solution on how to transform the board’s approach to composition through explicit design that responds to specific circumstances.

Recruit and retain the best people in the industry: demonstrate your commitment to the highest standards of staff training and development for governance professionals.

Designed for those on the journey to becoming a Chartered Governance Professional, our Development of Strategy study text provides you with knowledge required to develop and implement organisational strategy.

We publish practical, market-focused information designed to keep professionals on top of key legislation, regulation and best practice, and to boost your own professional and personal development. The technical complexity and format of what we publish may vary, but our core publishing values remain constant: quality, relevance, reliability and usefulness. Browse our full range of professional reference books and study texts for our qualifications.

BPP has been providing world class, professional qualification training and business development programmes, both locally and internationally since 1997. We’ve been working with 'The Chartered Governance Institute' in the Channel Islands since 2015 and our pass rates regularly exceed the international exam pass rates.

In this podcast, Sharon Constançon explains how company secretaries and governance professionals can use their communication skills to improve the effectiveness of the board, creating the perfect environment for decision-making. Sharon outlines how company secretaries can learn communication skills as part of their career development and how they can use them to handle a range of difficult conversations. She describes tactics for tailoring communication styles to individuals to ensure the message is best received, enabling company secretaries to build trust while remaining authentic and allowing them to be a confidante for the directors. Sharon argues that communication is most effective when we take a caring, empathetic approach that acknowledges the human side of our colleagues and the challenges they face.

Welcome to The Chartered Governance Institute - Bailiwick of Jersey branch, established in the early 1980's. We provide support to the Institute's members and students in Jersey.