| Location | Duration | Kenyan Cost | Non-Kenyan Cost | Upcoming Schedules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi, Kenya | 5 Days | KES 115,000 | USD 1,500 | Enroll |
| Kigali, Rwanda | 5 Days | USD 1,900 | USD 1,900 | Enroll |
| Kampala, Uganda | 5 Days | USD 1,900 | USD 1,900 | Enroll |
| Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 5 Days | USD 2,000 | USD 2,000 | Enroll |
| Dubai, UAE | 5 Days | USD 3,900 | USD 3,900 | Enroll |
| Abuja, Nigeria | 5 Days | USD 4,000 | USD 4,000 | Enroll |
| Accra, Ghana | 5 Days | USD 4,000 | USD 4,000 | Enroll |
| Pretoria, South Africa | 5 Days | USD 3,900 | USD 3,900 | Enroll |
| Start & End Date | Duration | Kenyan Cost | Non-Kenyan Cost | Enroll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19–Oct 27, 2026 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Nov 02–Nov 10, 2026 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Nov 16–Nov 24, 2026 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Nov 30–Dec 08, 2026 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Dec 14–Dec 22, 2026 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Dec 28, 2026–Jan 05, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Jan 11–Jan 19, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Jan 25–Feb 02, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Feb 08–Feb 16, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Feb 22–Mar 02, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Mar 08–Mar 16, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Mar 22–Mar 30, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Apr 05–Apr 13, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Apr 19–Apr 27, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| May 03–May 11, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| May 17–May 25, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| May 31–Jun 08, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Jun 14–Jun 22, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Jun 28–Jul 06, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Jul 12–Jul 20, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Jul 26–Aug 03, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Aug 09–Aug 17, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Aug 23–Aug 31, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
| Sep 06–Sep 14, 2027 | 7 Days | KES 90,000 | USD 1,000 | Register | |
About the Course
Pension trustees are responsible for decisions that affect the retirement security of thousands of members, yet many trustees serve in a non-executive capacity and rely heavily on management, advisers and technical specialists. Effective trustees must therefore know how to interrogate information, exercise independent judgement, manage conflicts and oversee investments, risk, administration and compliance without becoming involved in operational management.
This course develops the practical governance capabilities required of high-performing pension boards. It focuses on fiduciary leadership, meeting effectiveness, decision quality, financial literacy, investment oversight, risk oversight, performance evaluation and trustee accountability. The programme is particularly useful for new trustees, board members transitioning into pension oversight roles and established boards seeking to improve the quality of challenge, deliberation and collective decision-making.
The programme is designed to help trustees move from passive receipt of board papers to active, informed oversight. It strengthens the practical disciplines required for productive meetings, constructive challenge, sound judgement and collective accountability, enabling boards to focus their time on material issues affecting funding, investments, administration, risk, compliance and member outcomes.
Target Participants
Pension trustees, board chairs, committee chairs, scheme secretaries, employer and member-nominated representatives, senior pension executives and governance professionals supporting pension boards.
Course Duration
- Classroom – 5 Days
- Online – 7 Days
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Clarify the role of trustees versus management.
- Apply fiduciary duties to real pension decisions.
- Design improvements to board meeting preparation and participation.
- Use financial and investment information more confidently.
- Develop measures to strengthen board oversight of risk and compliance.
- Ask effective questions of advisers and service providers.
- Design improvements to board decisions and documentation.
- Establish a structured approach to board evaluation.
Course Content
Trustee Responsibilities
- Purpose of trusteeship
- Collective responsibility
- Oversight versus management
- Member-interest obligations
- Documentation of fiduciary judgement and challenge
Fiduciary Responsibility
- Duty of care
- Duty of loyalty
- Prudent decision-making
- Personal and collective accountability
- Documentation of fiduciary judgement and challenge
Board Composition
- Skills mix
- Independence
- Succession planning
- Trustee induction
- Skills, independence and succession considerations
Board Meetings
- Agenda design
- Board papers
- Meeting discipline
- Minutes and action tracking
- Annual board work plans and agenda discipline
Board Decision-Making
- Decision criteria
- Use of expert advice
- Constructive challenge
- Decision records
- Decision records, dissent and conflict safeguards
Financial Oversight
- Financial statements
- Budgets and expenses
- Funding information
- Financial control indicators
- Financial control exceptions and trustee challenge
Investment Oversight
- Investment policy
- Manager performance
- Asset allocation
- Investment risk
- Investment committee reporting and decision escalation
Risk Oversight
- Risk appetite
- Top risk monitoring
- Control assurance
- Business continuity
- Board risk appetite oversight and risk escalation
Board Performance
- Board evaluation
- Committee evaluation
- Chair effectiveness
- Individual trustee development
- Board evaluation evidence and development priorities
Trustee Accountability
- Regulatory expectations
- Member transparency
- Conflict disclosures
- Continuing trustee education
- Accountability reporting to members and regulators
Practical Outputs
- Board effectiveness self-assessment
- Annual trustee board work plan
- Board decision-record template
- Financial oversight checklist
- Investment oversight dashboard
- Trustee development plan
Training Approach
The programme uses boardroom scenarios, decision cases, sample board packs and trustee self-assessment tools. It emphasizes practical judgement, effective questioning and the behaviors that distinguish oversight from operational involvement.
Organizational Benefits
- More effective trustee board meetings and annual work planning
- Better documented, evidence-based board decisions
- Stronger trustee challenge over finance, investment and risk matters
- Improved role clarity across board committees
- More systematic board performance evaluation
- Clearer trustee development and accountability priorities
Certification
Participants who successfully complete this course will receive a Certificate of Course Completion from Devimpact Institute, recognizing the knowledge, practical skills and competencies developed through the programme.
Customization Options
This course can be customized and delivered as an in-house programme to address the specific policies, systems, sector context and capacity-development priorities of an organization. The course duration, modules, case studies and practical exercises may be adjusted following a training needs assessment.
