King IV Governance Compliance and Assurance Workshop

King V Governance Compliance and Assurance Workshop

Practical Application of South Africa's Current Corporate Governance Code

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Date Venue Duration
09 - 11 November 2026 Sandton, Gauteng 3 Days
01 - 03 February 2027 Sandton, Gauteng 3 Days
15 - 17 March 2027 Sandton, Gauteng 3 Days
10 - 12 May 2027 Sandton, Gauteng 3 Days
21 - 23 June 2027 Sandton, Gauteng 3 Days

Course Introduction

Corporate governance, compliance, and assurance concepts are making headlines with increasing frequency. The legislative and regulatory landscape is constantly changing, resulting in greater emphasis and focus on the accountability and responsibility of management. This King V Governance, Compliance, and Assurance Workshop provides an overview and practical analysis of the King V Code on Corporate Governance for South Africa — the code that officially supersedes King IV in its entirety for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2026.

 

This King V Governance, Compliance, and Assurance Workshop covers what has genuinely changed: King V’s deconstructed four-document format, the consolidation of 17 principles into 13, the new mandatory Disclosure Framework, the shift to outcomes-based governance evaluation, new committee independence requirements, and entirely new territory King IV never addressed — AI and automated decision-making governance, systems-value sustainability thinking, and remuneration malus and clawback standards. You’ll leave with a practical transition and assurance plan for moving your organisation’s governance practice from King IV to King V.

Course Objectives

This King V Governance, Compliance, and Assurance Workshop equips you to understand, apply, and lead your organisation’s transition to King V governance, compliance, and assurance practice.

 

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be able to:

  • Understand the structural, principle-level, and philosophical changes between King IV and King V

  • Apply the King V Code’s 13 consolidated principles to organisational governance practice

  • Apply the new, mandatory King V Disclosure Framework to organisational reporting

  • Evaluate governance performance using King V’s four core outcomes, not just adopted practices

  • Structure Risk and Social & Ethics Committees to meet King V’s new independence requirements

  • Apply King V’s governance expectations for AI and automated decision-making

  • Apply King V’s sustainability and systems-value concepts to organisational strategy

  • Build a practical King V transition and assurance plan for their own organisation

Course Benefits

  • Current to King V, Not King IV: Learn the code that’s actually in effect for financial years from 1 January 2026 onward, not the standard it replaced.

  • A Practical Transition Plan, Not Just Theory: Understand exactly what your organisation needs to change moving from King IV to King V practice.

  • Ahead of the Compliance Curve: Understand the new mandatory Disclosure Framework and committee independence requirements before they catch your organisation off guard.

  • Covers What’s Genuinely New: AI governance, systems-value sustainability, and remuneration malus and clawback — areas King IV never addressed.

  • Assurance-Ready: Build the practical assurance and compliance skills to support your organisation’s King V reporting with confidence.

Who should attend?

This King V Governance, Compliance, and Assurance Workshop is designed for:

  • Governance, Risk, and Compliance Professionals
  • Board Members, Company Secretaries, and Governance Officers
  • Internal Auditors and Assurance Professionals
  • Senior Managers and Executives Responsible for Governance Implementation
  • Anyone Transitioning Their Organisation’s Governance Practice from King IV to King V
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Training Methodology

Our diverse instructional approaches ensure effective learning:

– Lectures & Presentations: Engage with expert-driven, stimulating content.
– Course Material: Access well-crafted supporting resources.
– Group Work: Collaborate on discussions and case studies for practical insights.
– Workshops & Role-Play: Participate in immersive, scenario-based activities.
– Practical Application: Focus on applying theoretical knowledge in real situations.
– Post-Training Support: Receive extensive support after training for skill implementation.

Training Outline

Session 1: King V in 30 Minutes — What's Changed and What It Means for You
  • Why King V replaces King IV, and the headline structural changes
  • The consolidation of 17 principles into 13, in plain terms
  • What's genuinely new under King V that board members need to know about
  • Setting realistic expectations for how quickly your organisation should transition
  • Practical Exercise: Identify the two or three King V changes most relevant to your specific board role.
Session 2: The Four Outcomes You'll Be Judged On
  • King V's shift to outcomes-based governance: ethical leadership, sustained value creation, effective compliance, and organisational legitimacy
  • Why boards must now evidence impact, not merely intent
  • What this shift means for the kinds of evidence you should expect to see as a board member
  • Questions to ask when a report claims a practice is "in place" without evidence of outcome
  • Practical Exercise: Draft three questions you would ask management about evidencing one of the four outcomes.
Session 3: What to Expect From Management's Reporting
  • How King V's mandatory Disclosure Framework changes what should land on your desk
  • Reading disclosure reports critically, from a board member's perspective
  • Red flags that suggest a disclosure report isn't meeting King V's standard
  • What good King V reporting looks like in practice
  • Practical Exercise: Review a sample disclosure excerpt and identify whether it meets King V's disclosure standard.
Session 4: Your New Committee Obligations
  • King V's new requirement: Risk and Social & Ethics Committees must have a majority of nonexecutive members, including at least one independent member
  • What this means if you serve on either committee
  • Practical steps to confirm your committee is compliant
  • Building your own follow-up plan after today's briefing
  • Practical Exercise: Assess whether a committee you serve on (or a sample committee) meets King V's new independence requirement.

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FAQs – King V Governance, Compliance, and Assurance Workshop

Master the King V Code on Corporate Governance, learning principle consolidation, mandatory disclosure frameworks, outcomes-based evaluation, AI and automated decision-making governance, and assurance transition strategies to align institutional accountability with modern regulatory standards.

What is covered in the King V Governance, Compliance, and Assurance Workshop?
The workshop covers practical King V implementation across combined assurance models, compliance governance frameworks, internal audit alignment, non-executive committee composition rules, regulatory reporting under the mandatory Disclosure Framework, and assurance over AI systems.
Who should attend this King V Governance, Compliance, and Assurance Workshop?
This workshop is designed for compliance officers, chief audit executives, internal and external auditors, risk managers, company secretaries, governance specialists, legal counsel, and board committee members tasked with operationalizing King V.
How does King V transform combined assurance practices for compliance and audit teams?
King V aligns the Five Lines of Assurance around an outcomes-based framework, requiring assurance providers to evaluate and verify actual governance impacts—such as ethical culture and organizational legitimacy—rather than checking passive compliance procedures.
How does this course prepare assurance teams to audit automated AI decision-making?
Delegates analyze audit techniques for technology and AI governance under King V, establishing verifiable assurance processes around algorithmic transparency, human oversight controls, data protection, and systems value sustainability.
Will delegates learn how to satisfy the standardized King V Disclosure Framework?
Yes. The curriculum provides practical guidance on drafting defensible, audit-ready compliance disclosures, replacing subjective King IV 'apply and explain' narratives with structured data that satisfies regulatory and assurance scrutiny.
Why is updating assurance and compliance models to King V essential for modern organizations?
Modernizing compliance and internal audit methodologies to reflect King V ensures continuous regulatory alignment, prevents board committee structural non-compliance, strengthens internal controls, and protects corporate reputation.

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