How to Perform an Internal Audit

<div>We are glad to bring you a course to learn how to perform an internal audit.</div><div><br></div><div>This course is ideal for new or future internal auditors, as well as anyone who wants to learn how to assess operations, including people working in controls functions such as Risk Management, Internal Control, Compliance or Information Security.</div><div><br></div><div>The course will give you the knowledge and tools necessary to perform internal audits, starting from how to plan them, how to perform and how to report on the results of the engagement.</div><div><br></div><div>It is taught by Adrian Resag, an experienced Chief Audit Executive who has also been teaching for nearly 2 decades.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">You will learn:&nbsp;</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">How to perform internal audit engagements.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The workflow of internal audit engagements.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">To plan audits and determine their scope and objectives.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Audit techniques for gathering information.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">To create process maps, working papers and risk-control matrices.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">To use statistical and non-statistical sampling methods and analytical tests.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">About the persuasiveness of information and about different types of evidence.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">About engagement supervision and performance appraisals for internal audits.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">How to write internal audit reports and communicate engagement results.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">About the acceptance of risks and the monitoring of progress.</span></li></ul></div><div><br></div><div>The course covers:</div><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Planning Engagements</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Understand how to properly plan engagements by determining their objectives, criteria and scope.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Create working papers which conform with the Standards and learn about different ways an internal audit can be staffed.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Performing Engagements</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Learn how to collect engagement information and then analyze and evaluate it. Learn how to supervise engagements.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Communicating Engagement Progress and Results</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Learn how to communicate engagement results and the process of acceptance of risks. Learn how to monitor progress on the implementation status of internal audit recommendations.</span></li></ul></div>

What you'll learn:

• Learn how to perform internal audit engagements.
• Know the workflow of internal audit engagements.
• Be able to plan audits and determine their scope and objectives.
• Know audit techniques for gathering information.
• Be able to create process maps, working papers and risk-control matrices.
• Be able to use statistical and non-statistical sampling methods and analytical tests.
• Know about the persuasiveness of information and about different types of evidence.
• Know about engagement supervision and performance appraisals for internal audits.
• Know how to write internal audit reports and communicate engagement results.
• Know about the acceptance of risks and the monitoring of progress.