About this course

Independent directors and audit committee oversight: Foundations. For CA trainees; finance executives; new directors. Seven topic lessons and narrated animated explainers, seven knowledge checks, five applied activities and a sampled final assessment. Complete the guided Committee remit map. Prerequisite: None. Original fictional cases explain the Companies Act and applicable governance controls. Confirm current rules, exemptions and live filing requirements for the actual entity. The study estimate measures all required learning; the workbook's 55-minute value was a planning target.

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Course outline

1. Applicability and independence concepts

Applicability and independence concepts
Applicability and independence concepts — video
Topic 1 knowledge check
Decision Mission: Applicability and independence concepts

2. Audit committee composition and mandate

Audit committee composition and mandate
Audit committee composition and mandate — video
Topic 2 knowledge check
Case Quest: Audit committee composition and mandate

3. Review of reporting, audit and controls

Review of reporting, audit and controls
Review of reporting, audit and controls — video
Topic 3 knowledge check
Impact Simulator: review effort and unresolved records

4. Related-party and vigil-mechanism oversight

Related-party and vigil-mechanism oversight
Related-party and vigil-mechanism oversight — video
Topic 4 knowledge check
Practice Lab: Related-party and vigil-mechanism oversight

5. Information rights, minutes and follow-up

Information rights, minutes and follow-up
Information rights, minutes and follow-up — video
Topic 5 knowledge check
Roleplay Studio: brief the decision-maker

6. Companies Act versus listed-entity overlay

Companies Act versus listed-entity overlay
Companies Act versus listed-entity overlay — video
Topic 6 knowledge check

7. Case: Identify audit committee responsibilities in a short case

Case: Identify audit committee responsibilities in a short case
Case: Identify audit committee responsibilities in a short case — video
Topic 7 knowledge check

Final assessment

Final assessment