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  • 01 Sep 2017 3:40 PM
    Message # 5059762
    Deleted user
    Can anyone share what their guidelines are for director/governor education and professional development?  Do you have a budget in place and limit the tuition fee (for all education, i.e. seminars, conferences, accreditation)? Is criteria set-out in your by-laws or governance manual? Do you set limitations on costs/location/occurrences? Thank you.
  • 06 Oct 2017 11:57 AM
    Reply # 5299450 on 5059762
    Deleted user
    Our director education policy is incorporated with the board orientation for directors policy.   

    - Directors are invited to visit the Company's main operations within 24 months of joining the Board (we operate internationally).  

    - Continuing education is provided to directors through regular presentations by senior management and technical specialists.

    - Company provides a comprehensive review of the Company's operations and includes discussion of the strategic plans of the Company for the coming five years

    - Each director is expected to maintain the level of expertise necessary to perform his or her responsibilities as a Director

    - The Company will provide a reasonable allowance for independent directors for external board education for each director on an annual basis.  Management will canvass the directors annually to determine additional topics they would like to discuss

    Expenses are subject to pre-approval of the Chair of the Board and the CEO.

    If the director is on more than one corporate board, the expenses are expected to be shared.

    Hope this helps.

  • 30 Oct 2017 2:57 PM
    Reply # 5455552 on 5059762
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    Our guideline for director education is included in our Orientation Manual. We allow the directors to spend up to $1,000 per year for educational purposes. We also reach out to the directors for educational topics and bring in a specialist to present at the Board or a Board Committee meeting.


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