Certificate in Internal Audit Excellence (CIAE)

Course overview

Course outline

1. 1Day 1: Internal Audit Planning and Value Delivery

   • Internal audit planning principles
   • Assurance, advice, insight and foresight
   • Developing an effective internal audit plan
   • Reviewing the right subjects, at the right time, in the best way
   • Best mix of assurance and advisory work
   • Getting stakeholder buy-in and engagement
2. 2Day 2: Auditing Risk Management and Procurement

   • Auditing key topics based on priorities
   • Effective risk management on paper and in reality
   • Assessing risk management maturity in practice
   • Auditing risk management and adding real value
   • Key procurement priorities, risks and controls
   • Auditing procurement and adding real value
   • Toolkit for auditing fraud and corruption risk
3. 3Day 3: Auditing Human Resources and People Risks

   • Auditing human resources and people risks
   • Talent management, human resources and people risk
   • Challenges and opportunities of auditing people risk
   • Delivering insightful assurance and advice on people risk
   • Auditing HR strategy and governance and workforce planning
   • Auditing talent management, learning and development
   • Auditing employee engagement, retention and motivation
4. 4Day 4: Auditing Information Technology Risks

   • Auditing Information Technology (IT) risks
   • IT governance, service delivery, processes and risks
   • Challenges and opportunities of auditing IT risks
   • Building an IT audit universe and plan
   • Auditing IT governance, strategy and planning
   • Auditing IT security without being a specialist
5. 5Day 5: Advanced Audit Insight and Continuous Improvement

   • Auditing management information and data privacy
   • Integrating business, HR, and IT audit findings
   • Reporting impactful audit recommendations
   • Following up corrective actions effectively
   • Continuous improvement in internal audit performance
   • Final workshop: Build a risk-based internal audit plan