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COVID-19 has shown us how import business continuity programs are for the sustainability of organisations. Chief Audit Executives (CAE’s) have been challenged to educate corporate executives on the risks, controls, costs, and benefits of adopting a Business Continuity Management (BCM) program. The CAE must understand the role of BCM as one of three elements of an Emergency Management Program.

More and more organisations are teaching their key people to think strategically. This makes for more efficient planning, smoother transitions in the time of change and fewer insoluble problems. This course will show you the techniques and set you on the road to efficient and clever strategic thinking.

Course Content To determine whether control systems are adequate to minimise/manage the risks. Identifying and analysing the relevant risks and the accompanying controls to validate whether the controls linked to the risks are adequate in order to manage the risks. This step is performed during the planning phase and provides guidance as to whether the audit should continue as an assurance engagement or whether the assignment should be redesigned as a consulting engagement. Participants will be provided with the essential tips on how to evaluate the adequacy of controls during the planning phase of the audit. Working through case studies, within a group format.

To determine whether control systems are adequate to minimise/manage the risks. Identifying and analysing the relevant risks and the accompanying controls to validate whether the controls linked to the risks are adequate in order to manage the risks. This step is performed during the planning phase and provides guidance as to whether the audit should continue as an assurance engagement or whether the assignment should be redesigned as a consulting engagement. Participants will be provided with the essential tips on how to evaluate the adequacy of controls during the planning phase of the audit. Working through case studies, within a group format.

Course provides auditors with the knowledge and tools to shift from traditional periodic audits to real-time, data-driven continuous auditing. Continuous auditing is an evolving approach that leverages technology to monitor and analyse data and transactions in real time, offering enhanced assurance and a proactive risk management approach.

Empower participants to prioritize effectively, manage workload, and maintain an organized approach to professional tasks.

Our training course is designed to readily chair a disciplinary hearing effortlessly and effectively. Empowering in the practical application of process. Learning and understanding the provisions of dismissals as per the labour Relations Act.

The training will be conducted LIVE with an opportunity to engage with the trainers in a live Q&A session How important is the work of the laboratory Is it adding value to your company offering? Is it a cost centre or a profit centre? Can its results change the face of your business? Do we recognise the contribution of our laboratory personnel? Understanding the importance of a LQMS and its benefits will provide the foundation to developing and implementing an effective system.

The need to manage risks is increasingly recognised as essential to effective corporate governance and to maintaining an effective system of internal control. Internal audit plays a key role in providing assurance that risks to the organisation are properly managed. Risk-based auditing links internal audit to an organisation’s overall risk management framework.

Upon completion of this course, the participants will have an understanding of the following: Business case for ethics Ethics vocabulary Governance of ethics in the organisation The role of internal audit in assessing and promoting the ethical culture of the organisation

Upon completion of this course, the participants will have an understanding of the following: Business case for ethics Ethics vocabulary Governance of ethics in the organisation The role of internal audit in assessing and promoting the

Many attempts to use Data analysis as a means to accelerate audits and increase audit coverage seem to fail and this is due to lack of understanding of DATA per se. i.e. How is it structured, how is integrated, where and how to get it and finally what tools to use to manipulate the data to achieve Audit objectives.