CGISA · NQF 8
CGISA Board Level (NQF 8) — Company Secretary and Governance Professional — study notes and past papers by module
Four Board modules, then either the Company Secretary route or the Governance Professional route. Four of the eight Board-level modules are on our catalogue.
Curriculum
Every module, and what we have for it
Modules are listed as CGISA publishes them. Where we hold material, the code links to that module's page, with a sample page and a free extract.
Board modules
Required on both routes.
| Code | Module | Our material |
|---|---|---|
| AG | Applied Governance801 pages of Professor's Notes · 38 solution packs across two eras · ten companion documents | Available |
| FDM | Finance for Decision-Making33 solution packs · five parts of notes · master revision reference | Complete |
| CL | Corporate LawPast-paper solutions first, then notes, against the 2026 syllabus outline | In build |
| — | Risk and Compliance | Not yet covered |
Company Secretary route
| Code | Module | Our material |
|---|---|---|
| CSP | Company Secretarial PracticePacks, assignments and five parts of notes covering the 2026 outline in full | Complete |
| — | Development of Strategy | Not yet covered |
| WEM8-CS | Work Experience Module (Company Secretary)Portfolio-of-evidence guidance for the eight NQF 8 Company Secretary work experience modules, from CIPC filings to board meeting documentation | Coming soon |
Governance Professional route
| Code | Module | Our material |
|---|---|---|
| — | Enterprise Risk Management | Not yet covered |
| — | Public Sector Governance | Not yet covered |
| WEM8-GP | Work Experience Module (Governance Professional)Portfolio-of-evidence guidance for the seven NQF 8 Governance Professional work experience modules, from board advice to procurement policy | Coming soon |
Studying the CGISA Board Level
Board papers run three hours and fifteen minutes, including reading time, and candidates answer four of six questions. Choosing which two questions to leave is a skill in its own right, and our solution packs show a full answer to every question on each paper so you can practise that choice.
Applied Governance is the largest body of material we hold for any single module, with more than 800 pages of Professor’s Notes. Finance for Decision-Making and Company Secretarial Practice are complete.
Both routes also require a work experience portfolio, assessed as Competent or Not Yet Competent rather than marked: eight modules on the Company Secretary route and seven on the Governance Professional route. It cannot be compiled in under three months, so start collecting evidence while you are still writing papers.
| Institution | CGISA |
|---|---|
| NQF level | 8 |
| Admission | Completion of the Governance Practitioner qualification, or exemptions granted on an NQF 7 or 8 qualification from a public university or CHE-accredited private institution. |
Source: CGISA's published qualification page, checked 21 September 2026. TheronGroup is independent of CGISA; your tutorial letter or registration record is the authority.
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