Excellence in Performing an Effective Internal Audit Quality Assessment

OBJECTIVES
As an organization grows and its internal processes change and evolve, its quality monitoring process must keep pace. To ensure consistent quality in this dynamic environment, an ongoing commitment to growth and improvement is essential. This course is designed to help you learn how to perform an effective internal assessment and/or periodic internal assessment of an internal audit activity.

CONTENT:

Planning the Quality Assessment
• Plan an internal quality assessment by implementing the QA Manual tools.
• Describe key features of planning guides.
• Apply the planning tools to a quality assessment.
• Describe key features of surveys.
• Analyze survey results.

Performing the Quality Assessment
• Perform an internal quality assessment by implementing the QA Manual tools.
• Describe the key features of interview guides.
• Analyze interview results.
• Describe key features of QA programs.
• Analyze QA program results.

Quality Assessment Manual and Process Overview
• Answer common quality assessment questions using The IIA’s
• International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) resources.
• Describe the Quality Assessment Manual process flow and its tools
• Contrast the three types of internal audit quality assessment.

*Evaluating QA Results
• Evaluate an internal quality assessment by implementing the QA Manual tools
• Determine final ratings (evaluation results)
• Develop value-added solutions for common QA issues and opportunities

Internal Quality Assessment Options
• Determine, or validate, the internal quality assurance option that will work best for your internal audit activity.
• Describe rationale for selecting the best internal QA option
• Discuss successful practices used by internal audit activities to get ready for an internal assessment
• Emerging Issues and Future Challenges

FOR WHOM:
All Internal Auditors and Risk Managers in the Public and Private Sectors.
METHODOLOGY
The training methodology integrates lectures, interactive discussions, collaborative group exercises, and illustrative examples. Participants will acquire a blend of theoretical insights and hands-on practical experience, emphasizing the application of learned techniques. This approach ensures that attendees return to their professional environments equipped with both the competence and self-assurance to effectively implement the acquired skills in their responsibilities.

DATE:
1ST BATCH: 25th – 28th Feb,2025
2ND BATCH: 12th – 15th Aug,2025