Corporate Secretaries Academy
The Academy aims to develop the professional capabilities of corporate secretaries and to strengthen their role in the effective functioning of boards of directors, the improvement of corporate governance frameworks, and the building of a culture of sound governance within organisations.
Academy Terms and Conditions
The main target audiences of the training are:
- practising corporate secretaries who wish to update their knowledge of contemporary corporate governance challenges and tools,
- business owners who intend to introduce the corporate secretary function in their organisations,
- employees of competent public authorities whose mission is to promote the development of the corporate governance environment in Armenia,
- other corporate governance professionals (internal auditors, risk management and compliance officers, business consultants, and others),
- individuals interested in corporate governance issues who see their professional development in the role of corporate secretary.
An Academy participant must have:
- Higher educationrequired
- An accessible LinkedIn accountrequired
- Professional work experiencedesirable
- The application is submitted within the deadlines announced by CGC, through its website.
- The application sets out the motivation for participating and the approaches to applying the knowledge gained in practice. The letter of interest must be written in Armenian.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
- Participants are assessed on three components: attendance, completion of ongoing assignments, and a final test-based exam.
- The Academy concludes with a test-based exam.
- Only those who have completed the ongoing assignments and actively participated in at least 60 per cent of the Academy's events may sit the exam.
- The exam is held in person only, according to the announced timetable.
- Test questions are developed from the Academy's training materials, in a multiple-choice format.
- A participant who answers at least 70 per cent of the questions correctly is awarded a certificate of successful completion of the Academy.
- A participant who does not reach the minimum threshold receives a certificate of participation in the Academy or the opportunity to retake the test.
- The test may be retaken only once.
Check your possible result
You receive a certificate of successful completion of the Academy.
The Academy is delivered through a combination of remote (predominantly) and in-person teaching, according to the announced timetable.
Academy participants are required to:
- ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data and information submitted to CGC,
- actively participate in events organised within the Academy, regardless of how they are convened,
- attend Academy events on time, following the announced timetable,
- keep their camera on during remote events, and unmute their microphone only when communicating with the trainer or other participants,
- respond and communicate with CGC officers both in writing and verbally.
Persons who have not attended 40 per cent or more of the Academy's events are not admitted to the test-based exam and do not receive any certificate.
CGC is required to:
- organise and conduct the Academy according to the announced program and timetable,
- notify participants of any changes to the Academy program, timetable or delivery method at least 7 working days in advance,
- keep records of participants' attendance,
- provide participants with the Academy training materials in a timely manner,
- provide well-founded arguments when applying the restrictions set out in this procedure.
Participation in the Academy is FREE OF CHARGE.
The Academy is organised in collaboration with the Center for International Private Enterprise, as part of the “Responding to Threats of Corrosive Capital in Armenia, Phase III” project, funded by UK International Development from the UK Government.
Applications are openDeadline: 23 November 2026
Archived program
The corporate secretary is a key figure in the corporate governance framework, whose mission is to promote greater effectiveness in the governance of the company.
The corporate secretary wears several "hats" at once. At times an adviser, at times focused on ensuring the company's legal compliance, and at other times overseeing the implementation of decisions of the general meeting and the board of directors, ensuring corporate transparency, and maintaining corporate documents and providing them to those entitled to receive them.
Handbook "The Corporate Secretary in the Corporate Governance Framework"
To help readers understand the diversity of the corporate secretary's roles and the place and necessity of the position in the corporate governance framework, CGC presents the handbook "The Corporate Secretary in the Corporate Governance Framework."
Open the handbookCourse "The Corporate Secretary in the Corporate Governance Framework"
- 12 hours
- Certificate of participation
The course aims to develop theoretical and practical knowledge and skills among corporate governance professionals and persons involved in organisations' governance frameworks regarding corporate governance mechanisms and the role of the corporate secretary.
The course is open to corporate secretaries of organisations, board secretaries, corporate governance professionals, board members, internal audit staff, and compliance and risk management officers.
Course structure