Course Objective
This course is essential as taking minutes of meetings is an administrative good governance practice, as it creates a record of what has been agreed, why and by whom, and what is to be done, by when and by whom. At times minute-taking spans beyond this, as the ultimate record of its highest decision-making body, minutes are a key part of the collective history of an organization. With all this, it is therefore important to have a formal guidance and training on the minimum global standard on how the minutes of meetings should effectively be taken, recorded and filed.
Training Methodology
The training combines a lecture theater approach, interactive sessions, minute taking sample illustrations and ice breakers related to the training subject matter. The courses can be run as in-house, public theatre delivery or through online trainings.
Impact to the Organization
The organization will be able to:
- Enhance good governance practice of recording proceedings
- Build a professional standard minute taking and reporting format
- Acquaint with the lingual and style of writing minutes
- Cascade a culture of keeping recordings of proceedings
Impact to the Individual
- Equips and enhances organizations brand image
- Enhances emotional intelligence in dealing with high level engagement with senior member of staff or board members
- Develops an individual’s capacity to plan, extract, execute, escalate and deal with different tasks stemming from matters arising from previous proceedings
- Increases the chances of one’s career development into a bigger role in managing governance meetings minute taking
Who can Attend or Apply?
- Executive Personal Assistants
- Company Secretaries