Certificate in Internal Audit Excellence (CIAE)

Day 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

Day 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

Day 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

Day 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

Day 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