BOARD EXCELLENCE PROGRAM
Good Governance

LMS Updates Spring/Summer 2024

The College Centre is pleased to announce that we are migrating our Board Excellence and Leadership Excellence Certificate programs to a new Learning Management System (LMS) for the Fall 2024.

This new platform will allow many updated features and benefits for all participants. For more information about the LMS implementation, please click here.

Good Governance Certificate program

The Good Governance Certificate program provides foundational learning to support governors’ understanding of their role, and that of the college board. This is the first certificate to be completed.

Enrolment

  • Enrolment is open until October 7, 2024
  • Your board office staff will assist with enrolment and registration on the LMS platform. 

Key program notes:

  • The Board Excellence Good Governance Certificate Program runs with a hybrid delivery model using webinars and in-person sessions (at the annual Higher Education Summit). Completion of all three mandatory sessions (listed below) are required to achieve the Good Governance Certificate.

  • Ontario college Board of Governors and board staff who intend to complete the Certificate programs are welcome to enrol.

  • Completion of the Good Governance Certificate is a prerequisite for completion of the Advanced Good Governance Certificate. Both can be completed in one year. Click here for information about Advanced Good Governance.

  • There is no program fee to enroll.

  • The full program overview can be found below.

  • Click here for FAQs.

For more information, please contact the College Centre Team. 

Program Overview

GOOD GOVERNANCE CERTIFICATE

Requirements: Completion of all three (3) MANDATORY sessions are required to achieve the certificate.

MANDATORY SESSIONS

WEBINAR - This webinar MUST be completed prior to attending the in-person sessions at the Higher Education Summit (November 23-25).

1. Webinar: The college, the board and the governor: legal framework and obligations
This session provides an essential overview of the board's roles, the general and specific legal duties of governors, personal liability for corporate acts and omissions, and a brief overview of risk management and indemnification. Governors will be better informed about their role and that of the board.

Presenters:


Victoria Prince, National Practice Group Leader, Corporate Commercial
Borden Ladner Gervais


Katherine Carre, Counsel
Borden Ladner Gervais

MANDATORY SESSIONS

IN-PERSON SESSIONS
These interactive sessions are offered as part of the 2024 Higher Education Summit, pre-conference sessions. For Ontario college board members, there is no fee to attend these sessions. 

Please visit the 2024 Higher Education Summit registration page to register for these sessions.

2. In-person: Board Orientation
New board members and board staff want to contribute to the vibrancy of their boards. Through this session, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the relationships between the president, board chair and other board members, and will strategize on how to contribute to -- or facilitate -- a healthy and smart dialogue at board meetings. It is also an opportunity for each person to initiate their own personal governance professional development plan and discuss their legacy to their college’s board.

Presenters:


Victoria Prince, National Practice Group Leader, Corporate Commercial
Borden Ladner Gervais


Katherine Carre, Counsel
Borden Ladner Gervais

3. In-person: Good Governance
In this session, participants will deepen their understanding of good governance principles and concepts, and roles and responsibilities of board members. They will also engage and learn from each other, gaining a greater appreciation of the perspectives and value each governor brings to the governing process.This session is designed for board members, board staff, and senior management likely to work with boards.

Presenters:


Victoria Prince, National Practice Group Leader, Corporate Commercial
Borden Ladner Gervais


Katherine Carre, Counsel
Borden Ladner Gervais