Directors Induction Manual

Induction of a new Board member is a vital step in the process of achieving your organisation's goals and objectives.  It is crucial in ensuring that your new Board member becomes a valued contributor to the organisation, and that they become fully effective as quickly as possible.

A Board member's role is multi-faceted, and needs to be undertaken with a full knowledge of the obligations, the risks and the issues relevant to the organisation.

This publication includes practical and up-to-date information on topics every new Board member should be aware of, as well as a comprehensive checklist for creating your own induction manual.

Topics Covered

What prospective and new Board members should know and understand, including:

• organisational inheritance;
• Associations incorporation legislation;
• Corporations Act 2001;
• legal responsibilities;
• conflict of interest;
• role of the Board and Directors;
• Code of Conduct;
• risk management;
• relations between Board and staff; and 
• performance measurement framework.

Plus sample documents on: 

• roles and responsibilities; 
• job descriptions; 
• Code of Conduct; 
• Board/staff communications policy; and 
• Board training needs evaluation tool.