Canada’s only online professional director education

THIS DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM IS FOR YOU!

Whether you:

work for a small company or a Fortune 500 enterprise
are a board member, senior executive or provide support to a board
serve in the private, public, or not-for-profit sector
have a little, some or a lot of governance experience

…this world class Professional Director Certification Program™ will give the confidence, skills, knowledge and competence in governance you need to make it in today’s complex world.

Interact with our situation tool to explore how this board and director development program is suited for your needs.

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTOR EDUCATION ONLINE

The Professional Director Certification Program™ is Canada’s only comprehensive and world-class director training program delivered completely online. If you are engaged in board governance, you can work at your convenience and pace to earn an accredited university-level certification (Professional Director™).

This online, comprehensive director training program more than compares in quality and stature with other professional director education programs, but because it is delivered in a state-of-the-art online environment, you can receive certification at a fraction of the cost of those other programs!

The Professional Director™ program comprises five separate modules plus a comprehensive practicum exam, all available entirely online.

You may prefer to take the Professional Director™ board development program in person; contact our board governance department to learn more about live board training options.

Testimonial!

Feb 7, 2017

TESTIMONIAL!

Throughout the program, the presentations, material, and the interaction process were all exceptional.

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CANADA JOB GRANTS AVAILABLE!

Jun 20, 2016

CANADA JOB GRANTS AVAILABLE!

The Canada Job Grant is now available for governance training.

Approved organizations may reduce training costs by up to two-thirds while developing and improving the capabilities of Directors and the Executive Team. For more information about the Canada Job Grant in your province go to: http://www.esdc.gc.ca/en/job_grant/info.page

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Shout Out to Joseph Naytowhow

Apr 21, 2016

SHOUT OUT TO JOSEPH NAYTOWHOW

Joseph Naytowhow

Faculty member Joseph Naytowhow is a storyteller extraordinaire! In our efforts to ensure we customize ProDir content for our clients, Joseph acts as a storyteller in our First Nations board effectiveness scenarios, simulations and case studies. His latest effort as a frustrated CEO made for an excellent learning experience as well as an opportunity for some great fun!

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Educating Directors

Feb 12, 2016

This article, by our own Debra Brown, recently published in Ethical Boardroom addresses the benefits and cautions of director education. As well, it describes the three levels of assessment that ought to be considered when choosing a program.

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OVER 50 GRADS FROM FIRST OF ITS KIND FIRST NATIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PROGRAM

Jul 28, 2015

OVER 50 GRADS FROM FIRST OF ITS KIND FIRST NATIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PROGRAM

The File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council, Brown Governance and Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy are proud to be graduating 53 First Nations participants from the Director Education and Certification Program. [Full Article]

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Stop the Insanity

Apr 27, 2015

Stop the Insanity!

This is what our readers are saying about this issue:

"Outstanding! An excellent, timely newsletter issue that every Board member should read and reflect upon."

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Joseph Naytowhow Joins the Team!

Feb 12, 2015

We are pleased to welcome Joseph Naytowhow, storyteller, actor and musician to the faculty of the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council Director Education and Certification Program.

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