How will this course benefit you?

This course, the second in a four part series, will enable the participants to:

• Conduct effective interviews
• Market internal audit to management/clients
• Use tools to audit more effectively
• Understand certain key concepts and control frameworks

Course Content

• The principles of Corporate Governance and the role of internal auditing

• Definition
• History
• The King Reports
• The Public Finance Management Act
• Going into the future

• Selling internal audit to management

• Target Group
• Timing
• Corporate Culture
• Methodology
• Reporting

• Risk management, including strategies such as control systems

• Risk Definitions
• The need for risk management
• Different risk categories
• Principles of risk management
• Risk profiles
• Risk management structures
• Other risk models and frameworks
• The role of internal audit in risk management
• Risk assessment tools and techniques
• Linking the audit plan to risk management information

• Control frameworks COSO/COCO

• The COSO framework
• The COCO framework
• The COB IT framework
• Other important frameworks and approaches

• Standards, ethics and fraud awareness

• Refreshing the audit standards
• The code of ethics
• Fraud and the internal auditor
• Fraud awareness
• The in-house vs the outsourced forensic department
• Fraud prevention techniques
• Computer fraud
• Detail fraud statistics
• Examples of fraud
• What does the consulting activity entail?
• The standards
• Examples of consulting engagements

• Communication: Practical ways to interview your customers

Who should attend?

A 10% discount applies if 2 or more participants from the same company attend this course.
Please be advised of the event terms and conditions.
Delegates are also requested to review the content and the levels of the courses presented before booking, to ensure they are attending the right course.