The Certified Government Auditing Professional certification program is designed especially for auditors working in the public sector at all levels — federal/national, state/provincial, local, quasi-governmental, or crown authority — and is an excellent professional credential that prepares you for the many challenges you face in this demanding environment.
Understand and apply required standards for governmental auditing
Successfully provide a wide range of audit services in the public sector
Use current audit methodologies and techniques in public sector audits
Describe the government auditor’s evolving role in accountability and results management
This course is for anyone preparing to the Certified Government Financial Manager® exam and become a Certified Government Auditing Professional®.
The Institute of Internal Auditors, International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)
Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) (the Yellow Book)
International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI)
International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) standard
Governance in the Public Sector
Role of internal audit within the governance structure
Committee on Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Internal Control Framework
Management of the audit function
Types of audit services (financial, performance, compliance, and internal control audits)
Other audit services and consulting roles
Processes for the delivery of audit services
Performing and managing individual projects
Management concepts and techniques
Performance measurement
Program evaluation
Quantitative and Qualitative methods
Methods for identification and investigation of integrity violations
Analytical skills
Performance management
Financial management
Implications of various service delivery methods
Implications of delivering services to citizens
Unique characteristics of human resource management in the public sector
Unique purchasing and procurement requirements in the public sector
Participants will learn about the field of communication for development in this course (C4D). In order to encourage participation and engagement with kids, families, communities, and networks for positive social and behavioral change in both development and humanitarian contexts, C4D is an evidence-based strategy that makes use of a variety of communication tools, channels, and approaches. It incorporates knowledge and ideas from social, behavioral, and communication sciences.
In order to meet these new challenges and take advantage of chances for innovation to bring about behavior and social change, participants in this three-day course will need new and improved communication competencies.
Too often company executives and professionals spend most of their time fixing day-to-day problems. They react to problems, rather than focusing on what they would like the company to be and then on making it happen. This program focuses on changing the way we think from reacting (responding to day-to-day problems, fixing and repairing) to developing plans for what we want to have happened and then implementing the plans.
A document management system is a computer system used to track and store electronic documents. It is usually also capable of keeping track of the different versions modified by different users. The term has some overlap with the concepts of content management systems. It is often viewed as a component of enterprise content management systems and related to digital asset management, document imaging, workflow systems, and records management systems. This course shows you how to deal with papers in an electronic way to get rid of the papers hard copy which takes a lot of space and time
This course will help you define and implement the vision you have for yourself, your team, and your organization. Working from an initial understanding of your own capabilities, motivators, and resources, it will build an action plan for moving you and those around you towards a shared perception of the future, able to respond to an ever-changing world.
We all operate in an increasingly complex commercial and professional environment that requires us to negotiate on a daily basis not only with customers, clients, suppliers and contractors but also with managers, fellow employees, and colleagues within our own organization.
When did you last stop to think about how you work at work – and whether the way you work could be changed to help you be more successful? The Business Brain Train Seminar provides a thoroughly enjoyable environment for you to explore these questions. It shows how to make yourself more effective using mind mapping; teaches techniques for faster, more effective reading, and shows how to use memory systems to remember information. It examines techniques for idea generation, creativity and problem solving; planning; time management; and inter-personal communication skills (including making a speech and how to improve meetings. It focuses on the core skills required for success in any enterprise.