Graduate Certificate of Applied Corporate Governance and Risk Management
The Graduate Certificate provides a foundation in the study of governance and risk management.
Governance and risk management courses that are unrivalled in Australia for the depth of insights and level of practical application they provide.
Governance Academy
Studying with Governance Institute will give you an education of the highest standard from industry leading governance and risk management thought leaders, academics and practitioners.
The Graduate Certificate provides a foundation in the study of governance and risk management.
The Graduate Diploma is a unique offering in the corporate governance and risk education space.
Start your postgraduate journey and accelerate your career.
Each subject has stated learning outcomes that support a student’s progression towards meeting the course learning outcomes.
Admission is the process by which a new student applies for a postgraduate course at Governance Institute.
The Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) are a suite of government endorsed surveys for higher education, across the student life cycle from commencement to employment. Here’s what our students had to say about their Postgraduate journey with Governance Institute of Australia.

The Governance Institute of Australia (GIA) provides education and support for practising chartered secretaries, governance advisers and risk managers equipping over 8,000 members with the tools to drive better governance within their organisation. It advocates for a community of governance and risk management professionals. Studying with the Institute will give you an education of the highest standard from industry-leading governance and risk management thought leaders, academics and practitioners.
Designed and taught by leading experts, industry practitioners and academics, our courses are unrivalled in Australia for the depth of insights and level of practical application they provide, give you the specialist skills and knowledge to enhance your career and become the driving force of strong governance and sound risk management, which drives organisational performance. Our Postgraduate courses are delivered fully online, giving you the flexibility to study anywhere and become a part of a community of engaged learners online. Graduates from Governance Institute award courses will have enhanced professional and personal skills in the context of organisational governance, displaying an increased capacity for the development of technical and theoretical skills and knowledge in governance, risk management and organisational strategy including relevant legal and financial frameworks and principles and future-focus on emergent trends and issues in governance, innovative and agile thinking, global perspective and commitment to life-long learning.
The postgraduate courses are accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) as meeting course requirements under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) at Level 8 (honours, postgraduate certificate and postgraduate diploma levels).
As a registered Institute of Higher Education, Governance Institute is committed to upholding academic integrity and freedom of intellectual enquiry in accordance with its Academic Integrity Policy and Freedom of Intellectual Enquiry Policy.
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Governance Academy details:
Suite 7.03 Level 7, 60 Carrington Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone us on:
1800 251 849 or (02) 9223 5744