An internal audit activity demonstrates its commitment to quality by meeting the expectations of its stakeholders while continuing to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of its operations. A successful quality assurance and improvement program (QAIP) is crucial to achieving this goal.Building an effective QAIP is similar to establishing a total quality management program, where products and services are analyzed to verify they meet stakeholder expectations, operations are evaluated to determine their efficiency and effectiveness, and practices are assessed to confirm their conformance to standards. Once the QAIP has been established, sustaining it requires leaders who are responsible for setting the proper tone in support of quality.This course will help you learn how to build and maintain an effective QAIP, leading to a successful external quality assessment.
DESIGNED FOR
This course is intended for audit leaders who are either implementing a quality program for the first time or audit leaders who are wishing to improve the efficiency of the existing quality program.
BENEFITS
This course will provide you with the appropriate knowledge and skills to plan, perform, and evaluate the results of an external quality assessment case study. You will also learn about the processes and tools in the IIA Quality Assessment Manual (QA Manual) that can help you identify opportunities to improve your internal audit quality activities.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Identify the Standards related to building a sustainable quality program.
- Identify the Core Principles and associated Standards related to building a sustainable quality program.
- Identify opportunities to improve the quality and value of internal audit services.
- Demonstrate the ability to build the two key components of an effective QAIP: ongoing and periodic assessments.
- Demonstrate the ability to develop a QAIP that exemplifies quality and continuous improvement.
COURSE LEVEL
Intermediate
PREREQUISITES
Participants should have 3–5 years’ experience in internal audit.
ADVANCE PREPARATION
None