ICSB CS Professional study plan

Map the full governance-and-boardroom syllabus into a one-page outline covering board composition, roles, committees, and meeting mechanics

Draft a comparison table distinguishing the duties and liabilities of the chair, CEO, senior independent director, and company secretary

Explain in writing how board committees (audit, remuneration, nomination) are constituted, delegated, and reported to the full board

Summarise the board evaluation and director induction cycle in your own words, flagging two exam-likely distinctions

Build a timeline of the core company-law concepts tested: incorporation, constitution, share capital, and meetings

Contrast the legal duties of directors with the governance-code expectations from Week 1, listing where they diverge

Outline the statutory meeting and resolution procedures, including notice periods and special-resolution thresholds

Draft a one-page checklist of filing and disclosure obligations triggered by common corporate events

Integrate governance and company-law material by writing model answers to two scenario questions on board decision-making and conflicts of interest

Identify the procedural steps a company secretary must confirm before a board or general meeting can validly proceed

Compile a glossary of 30 key terms spanning both domains with precise definitions

Diagnose your two weakest subtopics from Weeks 1-2 and re-study them with fresh notes

Design a model statutory-registers and minute-book structure covering all records a company must maintain

Sequence the meeting-record workflow from agenda circulation through minute approval and filing

Explain retention periods, inspection rights, and access controls for corporate records in writing

Produce a one-page guide on drafting accurate, defensible minutes with three worked examples of poor-versus-good wording

Compare the principal corporate-governance codes and standards, tabulating their key principles and where they diverge

Explain the comply-or-explain mechanism and its practical consequences for boards and secretaries

Assess how governance codes interact with the statutory framework covered in Week 2

Summarise the reporting and disclosure expectations that codes place on listed and large private entities

Outline a board-level risk framework, distinguishing risk appetite, tolerance, and the three lines of defence

Explain the components of an internal control system and how assurance is reported to the audit committee

Map the professional-conduct obligations of the company secretary, including confidentiality, independence, and conflicts

Summarise anti-corruption principles and the red flags a secretary should escalate, with two worked scenarios

Explain shareholder rights, the annual general meeting cycle, and the mechanics of proxy voting and engagement

Draft a stakeholder-mapping table identifying interests, influence, and appropriate engagement channels

Summarise disclosure and transparency obligations owed to shareholders and the market

Integrate shareholder-relations material with governance-code expectations from Week 5

Sit two full-length mock exams under timed conditions and record scores by domain

Re-study the three lowest-scoring subtopics identified in the mocks using condensed revision notes

Consolidate all weekly deliverables into a single indexed revision pack for final review

Rehearse exam technique: question deconstruction, time allocation, and structuring scenario answers