Become a world-class director, from day one.

The program is designed for new and aspiring healthcare directors, senior executives, and managers wanting to gain a foundational knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of health boards and directors.

For directors newly appointed to health boards, anyone who might be interested in pursuing a career as a director, or for executives and managers who would like a better understanding of health board processes, the Foundations of Directorship™ program gives you the essential information you need to know.
It offers the skills and knowledge that those new to directorships need to excel in their role from the outset.

The program covers all the key areas you will need to be across as a healthcare board director, including sessions on board duties, meeting processes, finance, risk, clinical governance and strategy.
Upon completion of the program, you will be able to:

• Identify the duties and responsibilities of a healthcare director
• Outline governance and board meeting processes
• Outline the director’s role in evaluating financial statements
• Identify the director’s role in formulating and monitoring strategy, and identifying and assessing risk
• Understand the director’s role in ensuring robust clinical governance across the healthcare organisation.
• Recognise the link between corporate strategy, clinical governance and financial performance.

During each course you will undertake interactive working sessions facilitated by an experienced director, alongside a group of up-and-coming directors. 

The fourth day will be facilitated by practicing medical specialists with extensive experience of healthcare boards across the public and private sector. The program uses relevant cases studies to help you understand the nuts and bolts of healthcare directorship.

The program consists of four one-day courses, which can be purchased individually or as a package for a discounted rate:

Day 1: Governance for Directors                                                           The Role of the Director and the Board                                        Introduction to Board Meetings and Governance

Day 2: Risk and Strategy for Directors
Risk: Issues for Directors
Introduction to the Strategic Role of the Director

Day 3: Finance for Directors
Introduction to Financial Statements for Directors
Assessing Financial Performance for Directors

Day 4: Clinical Governance for Directors
Introduction to Clinical Governance for Directors
How to know your Hospital is Safe: for Directors

Duration
One day attendance for each course (4 days total).
There is also approximately 10 hours of pre-reading per course which must be completed before the program commences.

Completion of each course will award attendees 10 DPD points per course with an additional 5 DPD points awarded for successful completion of the assessment.

Participants who successfully complete the first three days of the program will attain the AICD Foundations of Directorship™ Certificate. On completion of the fourth day of the program, participants will receive the AIHE Clinical Governance for Board Directors Certificate.

The assessment is an opportunity for participants to consolidate their learning and to benchmark their understanding against the standard set by the AICD and AIHE.

For further details about the assessment, refer to the Participant Assessment Guide.

Contact AIHE to find out more about our bespoke programs for healthcare leaders.