FND Academy
Leadership & Governance Readiness
A structured learning pathway for governance capability and leadership readiness. Completion records learning and competency, not appointment, authority or suitability for a board role.
6 hrsVersion 2Verified member
Course outline
What you'll learn
Governance roles and duties
Understand governance roles, collective responsibility and the difference between management and governance.
Decision-making and records
Build disciplined agendas, decisions, minutes, delegations and action tracking.
Finance for governors
Read key financial information, ask useful questions and understand oversight responsibilities.
Risk, conflicts and integrity
Recognise risk, manage conflicts and support transparent, defensible decisions.
Cultural governance and Nation authority
Understand that Nation governance authority comes from the Nation and its protocols, not from completing an FND course.
Leadership readiness review
Reflect on learning, development needs and readiness without creating an automatic board-ready designation.
Standing rule
Completion is a learning record only. Governance authority, appointments and Nation decisions remain with the relevant body.