COMPANY SECRETARIES TRAINING PROGRAMMES

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1 COMPANY SECRETARIES TRAINING PROGRAMMES PERSPECTIVE: The existing state of affairs of licensed company secretaries training The Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia introduced the mandatory Continuing Professional Education point scheme in 2010 and the Licensed Secretary Training Programme (LSTP) is a mandatory course for licensed company secretary who have been issued with licenses by the Registrar of Companies under S139A(b) of the Companies Act The LSTP was introduced in 2007 and its modules convey basic knowledge on the company law and company secretarial. At the current rate and trajectory, all existing licensed company secretaries would have attended the LSTP by January The need to cast change to the existing landscape - The ideals SSM sees that new learning modules for company secretaries are needed by 2014 and therefore the existing LSTP modules have been reviewed and made more contemporary. Besides fundamental knowledge of the Companies Act 1965 and company secretarial practice, company secretaries must have additional knowledge in the relevant areas to propel their profession to a new dimension. Company secretaries must be equipped with the necessary knowledge to enable them to serve as effective advisors to the board of directors and gatekeepers to corporate governance. Company secretaries must re-position themselves in the economy and take part in nation-building. RESTRUCTURING OF THE LICENSED SECRETARIES TRAINING PROGRAMME Based on the above scenarios, SSM through its Training Academy has re-branded the LSTP, restructure the existing contents of the LSTP and introduce new learning modules for company secretaries. Restructuring of SSM s Licensed Secretaries Training Programme

2 RE-BRANDING OF THE LICENSED SECRETARIES TRAINING PROGRAMME With effect from January 2013, the Licensed Secretaries Training Programme (LSTP) is known as Company Secretaries Training Programme (CSTP) Essentials. The programme has a new look and feel in ensuring that emerging trends and fresh approaches to the company secretaries challenges are addressed. This programme remains as a mandatory course under the CPE points scheme for licensed company secretaries who have been issued with licences by the Registrar of Companies under S.139A(b) of the Companies Act, There have been cases of licensed company secretaries who attended the LSTP more than once for the purpose of fulfilling their CPE requirements. RE-STRUCTURING THE EXISTING CONTENTS OF LICENSED SECRETARIES TRAINING PROGRAMME Modules under LSTP are: LSTP Level 1 LSTP Level 2 LSTP Level 3 Module 1 - The Changing Roles and Responsibilities of Company Secretary Module 2 - What Do You Need to Know About Companies? Module 3 - Directors, Company Officers and Auditors Module 4 - What Do You Need to Know About Registered Office, Statutory Books, Statutory Returns & Other Documents Module 5 - Dealing With Company Meetings Module 6 - Common Offences Committed By Company Secretaries Under CA 1965 Modules under CSTP Essentials are: CSTP Part A CSTP Part B CSTP Part C Module 3 - Key Role Players in a Company - Directors, Officers, Shareholders and Auditors Module 4 - Managing Registered Office, Statutory Books, Returns and Other Documents Module 1 - Anatomy of a Company Module 2 - Roles and Responsibilities of Company Secretaries Module 5 - Managing Company Meetings Module 6 - Navigating Compliance: Key Offences under Companies Act 1965 INTRODUCTION OF SECOND GENERATION LEARNING PROGRAMME FOR COMPANY SECRETARIES Going Forward In supporting their roles as advisors to the board of directors, company secretaries must be exposed to new sets of skills and competencies to enable them to navigate the modern and complex corporate ecosystem. The LSTP second generation learning programme is called the Company Secretaries Training Programme (CSTP) Significant. This is a follow up programme from the CSTP Essentials. Licensed company secretaries who had completed the LSTP/CSTP Essentials are highly recommended to enroll for this new programme. The six key knowledge areas in CSTP Significant are: Corporate boardroom integrity and ethics; Anti money laundering and anti terrorism financing; Integrating corporate governance into company s operations; Integrating corporate responsibility into company s operations; Balancing professionalism and performance in the company secretaries roles and functions; and Financial statements

3 COMPANY SECRETARIES TRAINING PROGRAMME ESSENTIALS (formerly known as Licensed Secretaries Training Programme) COURSE OBJECTIVES The Company Secretary Training Programme Essentials are designed for existing and aspiring company secretaries. It aims at enhancing the knowledge, skill and competencies of company secretaries in their role as advisor to the board of directors. Although the CSTP Essentials are primarily targeted at licensed company secretaries, other corporate role-players such as company secretaries of prescribed bodies, company directors, members of the management and support staff can also benefit from this programme and apply what they have learned, in managing their companies. LEARNING OUTCOME By attending this programme, the participants will be able to: Develop a good understanding on the concept and features of a company; Understand the role and responsibilities of company secretary; Outline the roles and responsibilities of key role players in a company; Be equipped with the knowledge of the managing statutory books and company meetings; and Be aware of key offences under the Companies Act The CSTP Essentials are made up of three parts which comprised of two modules each. Participants are deemed to complete the CSTP Essentials upon attending all three parts. COURSE CONTENTS PART A MODULE 1: ANATOMY OF A COMPANY Historical development, concept and philosophies of a company. The salient features of a company, types of companies, key role-players and the life span of a company. MODULE 2: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPANY SECRETARY The roles of company secretaries vis-a-vis SSM s Company Secretary Code of Ethics, Security Commission s Corporate Governance Blueprint 2012 and the 1999 High Level Financial Committee Report on Corporate Governance. PART B MODULE 3: KEY ROLE-PLAYERS IN A COMPANY - DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS AND AUDITORS Roles, duties and responsibilities of key corporate role-players in a company namely directors, auditors and employees. Familiarization of their roles, duties and responsibilities will enable a company secretary to carry out their functions more effectively. MODULE 4: MANAGING THE REGISTERED OFFICE, STATUTORY BOOKS, RETURNS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS The requirements and significance of having a registered office of a company and the importance of ensuring information are recorded in all statutory books by the company secretary. It also explains about documents lodged with the Registrar of Companies. PART C MODULE 5: MANAGING COMPANY MEETINGS Regulatory requirements and key aspects of the management of annual general meeting, extraordinary general meeting and board meetings. MODULE 6: NAVIGATING COMPLIANCE: KEY OFFENCES UNDER COMPANIES ACT 1965 Highlight of key offences under the Companies Act Apart from examining the common offences committed by company secretaries, this module also looks into some of the serious offences such as fraud and giving false statements to Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia.

4 ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Trainers : Panel trainers from SSM Target participants : Licensed company secretaries, company secretaries, company directors, assistant company secretaries, secretarial support staff and members of professional bodies. Programme Duration : 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. SSM CPE Points : 8 points per part. Training Methodology : Lectures and case laws Fee :.00 (Standard), RM (Licensed Secretary) Date Part Venue Event Code 14 Jan 2013 Part A Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Jan 2013 Part B Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Jan 2013 Part C Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Feb 2013 Part A Cititel Hotel, Penang CSTPE/PG/13/ Feb 2013 Part B Cititel Hotel, Penang CSTPE/PG/13/ Feb 2013 Part C Cititel Hotel, Penang CSTPE/PG/13/ Mac 2013 Part A Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Mac 2013 Part B Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Mac 2013 Part C Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Mac 2013 Part A Marriott Hotel, Miri CSTPE/MR/13/ Mac 2013 Part B Marriott Hotel, Miri CSTPE/MR/13/ Mac 2013 Part C Marriott Hotel, Miri CSTPE/MR/13/ May 2013 Part A Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ May 2013 Part B Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ May 2013 Part C Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ June 2013 Part A Le Meridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu CSTPE/KK/13/ June 2013 Part B Le Meridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu CSTPE/KK/13/ June 2013 Part C Le Meridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu CSTPE/KK/13/ Aug 2013 Part A Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Aug 2013 Part B Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Aug 2013 Part C Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Sept 2013 Part A Hilton Hotel, Kuching CSTPE/KCH/13/ Sept 2013 Part B Hilton Hotel, Kuching CSTPE/KCH/13/ Sept 2013 Part C Hilton Hotel, Kuching CSTPE/KCH/13/ Oct 2013 Part A Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Oct 2013 Part B Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Oct 2013 Part C Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Nov 2013 Part A Grand Paragon Hotel, Johor Bahru CSTPE/JB/13/ Nov 2013 Part B Grand Paragon Hotel, Johor Bahru CSTPE/JB/13/ Nov 2013 Part C Grand Paragon Hotel, Johor Bahru CSTPE/JB/13/ Dec 2013 Part A Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Dec 2013 Part B Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/ Dec 2013 Part C Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPE/KL/13/112

5 COMPANY SECRETARIES TRAINING PROGRAMME SIGNIFICANT The Company Secretary Training Programme (CSTP) Significant is designed as a follow up programme from the Company Secretary Training Programme Essentials (formerly known as Licensed Secretaries Training Programme). PERSPECTIVES Becoming a company secretary can be a richly rewarding experience, but the role is not an easy one and it has become even more challenging due to the ever changing regulatory and business environments. This new programme comprises of selected contemporary and important topics for company secretaries. It is specially designed to enhance the competency of company secretaries and equipped them for their challenging roles of today. It aims to develop and promote good understanding of corporate governance, corporate responsibilities, ethics, integrity, anti-corruption practices, financial reports and explores the professional relationship between the board and the company secretary. A company secretary need to consider the many ways in which their pivotal role can best support their board and understand how crucial this relationship is for the delivering and executing good governance within their organizations. The programme will focus on real life situations and by way of discussions will greater enhance the participants understanding of the subjects. The dynamic modules will be delivered by trained speakers who will be sourced internally and by Associate Trainers. This programme not only enable effective knowledge delivery but at the same time aims to inspire, motivate and integrate such knowledge in the corporate environment. COURSE OBJECTIVES This course aims to enhance the knowledge, competency and quality of company secretaries and to provide variety of corporate learning programmes focusing on their roles, duties and responsibilities. This course also aims to shape the roles of company secretaries as advisors to the board of directors and gatekeepers of corporate governance. LEARNING OUTCOME By attending this programme, the participants will be able to: Develop good corporate integrity values and ethics; Understand the company secretary s role in combating money laundering and terrorism financing; Integrate corporate governance and corporate responsibility into company s operations; Appreciate the key challenges and issues affecting the company secretaries daily functions; and Read and interpret financial statements. COURSE CONTENTS The CSTP Significant are made up of three parts which comprised of two modules each. Participants are deemed to complete the CSTP Significant upon attending all three parts. PART A MODULE 1: ADVOCATING INTEGRITY AND ETHICS IN THE BOARDROOM Concept and significance of corporate ethics and integrity as well as their correlation with corporate governance. Practical tips and guides for company secretaries in advocating corporate governance by inculcating good ethics and integrity in the boardroom. MODULE 2: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPANY SECRETARIES IN COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORISM FINANCING Highlights on the position of company secretaries as a reporting institution in combating money laundering and terrorism financing. Practical tips for company secretaries in facilitating the enforcement in these areas.

6 PART B MODULE 3: COMPANY SECRETARY: WALKING THE BALANCE BETWEEN PROFESSIONALISM AND PERFORMANCE The company secretaries of the 21 st century face different form of challenges compared to the yesteryears. This module identifies, examines and deliberates these challenges. Practical perspectives and best practises to navigate the complex and dynamic corporate environment. MODULE 4: INTEGRATING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INTO COMPANY OPERATIONS Methodologies on how corporate governance can be integrated into a company s operations by the company secretaries. Practical perspective and guide for effective and seamless integration of corporate governance into company operations. PART C MODULE 5: INTEGRATING CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY INTO COMPANY OPERATIONS Concepts and practical application routes on corporate responsibility. Knowledge in this aspect adds value to the traditional roles of company secretaries and re-positions them as effective and dynamic advisors to the board of directors. MODULE 6: UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR COMPANY SECRETARIES Company secretaries will find it enjoyable and easy to understand once the mysteries behind financial statements are removed. Trainer name & CV : Panel trainers from SSM and Associate Trainers Target participants : Participants who have attended the Company Secretarial Training Programme Essential (or formerly known as Licensed Secretaries Training Programme). Licensed secretaries, company secretaries, company directors, assistant company secretaries, secretarial support staff and members of professional bodies. Programme Duration : 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CPE Points : 8 points per part Training Methodology : Lecture and case studies Fee :.00 (Standard), RM (Licensed Secretary) ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Date Part Venue Event Code 4 June 2013 Part A Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPS/KL/13/046 5 June 2013 Part B Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPS/KL/13/047 6 June 2013 Part C Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPS/KL/13/ Sept 2013 Part A Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPS/KL/13/ Sept 2013 Part B Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPS/KL/13/ Sept 2013 Part C Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPS/KL/13/ Oct 2013 Part A Le Meridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu CSTPS/KK/13/ Oct 2013 Part B Le Meridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu CSTPS/KK/13/ Oct 2013 Part C Le Meridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu CSTPS/KK/13/ Nov 2013 Part A Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPS/KL/13/ Nov 2013 Part B Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPS/KL/13/ Nov 2013 Part C Menara Sentral, Kuala Lumpur CSTPS/KL/13/104

7 REGISTRATION FORM Company Secretaries Training Programme 2013 EGISTRATION FORM Use one form for each participant. Please print or type details clearly. This form can be downloaded from SSM s website at Kindly make copies if more forms are needed. Yes, please register me for the below programme. Please check ( ) PART DAY - MONTH VENUE STANDARD FEE LICENSED SECRETARY FEE COMPANY SECRETARIES TRAINING PROGRAMME ESSENTIAL Part A RM250 Part B RM250 Part C RM250 COMPANY SECRETARIES TRAINING PROGRAMME SIGNIFICANT Part A RM300 Part B RM300 Part C RM300 Name : I/C No. : License Secretary No. Professional Body Name Designation Company Address : Membership No. : : : Office Tel. No. : Fax No. Mobile No. : Address I/We enclose Cheque /Bank Draft/ Money/ Order/ Postal Order for amount of RM (non-refundable) and made payable to SURUHANJAYA SYARIKAT MALAYSIA. [Please indicate the name(s) and company/institution of participant(s) on the reverse of the cheque]. Fax your registration form and send your payment to: COMTRAC Level 12, Menara Sentral, 7 Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Kuala Lumpur Tel: +(603) (Saffyah) / 4440 (Farah) / 4435 (Zalina) / 4448 (Noor) Fax: +(603) / comtrac@ssm.com.my

8 Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia is registered as a training provider with PSMB under Reg. No: Save Paper, Save Trees, Save the Planet! In pursuit of SSM s Corporate Responsibility Agenda in helping the environment through sustainable go green campaign, participants of COMTRAC s training programmes will receive a compact disc pre-loaded with seminar materials in place of printed notes with effect from 1 January FEE Fee is inclusive of certificate of attendance issued by the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM), a pre-loaded CD containing training materials, refreshment and lunch. TERMS & CONDITIONS Registration is on a first-come-first-served-basis. All registrations MUST be accompanied with the full payment. Admittance will not be permitted unless payment or a letter of guarantee is received. There is no refund policy for cancellation by participant. If a participant fails to attend a programme, the registration fee will not be refunded nor allocated to another programme. Postponement/replacement is allowed if SSM is notified within three (3) working days prior to the programme. All postponements/replacements must be made in writing and acknowledged by SSM. Any replacement of certificate due to errors in name or identification card number wrongly filled by participant/representative during registration or loss of certificate will be charged an administrative fee of RM30.00 per copy. SSM reserves the right to postpone the date or cancel programme and/or change venue due to any unforeseen circumstances that may arise. In cases of cancellation by COMTRAC, the participant will be duly informed and the registration fee will be refunded upon request. SSM reserves the right to change the speaker(s) without prior notice. In such case, there shall be no refund. Please produce national registration identity card/passport upon registration for identity verification. Please advise us if you need an invoice otherwise the registration form serves as our invoice. ABOUT COMTRAC The Companies Commission of Malaysia Training Academy (COMTRAC) was established on 1 April 2007 to spearhead the Companies Commission of Malaysia's (SSM) external stakeholders training initiatives. Its mission is to train and educate a wide array of corporate role-players comprising directors, company secretaries, the management and employees of companies, auditors, entrepreneurs, innovators and members of the professional bodies, consistent with SSM's functions as stipulated under subsection 17(d) of the Companies Commission of Malaysia Act Please visit to find out more about COMTRAC and its training programmes.