Global Internal Audit Standards: Implementation Workshop
Understand what the IIA's Global Internal Audit Standards require and close the gaps in your audit function's practice.
- 3 days
- Classroom · Live virtual · In-house
- Afriskora Certificate of Completion
Course overview
The Institute of Internal Auditors' Global Internal Audit Standards replaced the previous framework in 2025 and raised expectations on audit strategy, governance support, quality and the auditor's professional conduct. This workshop takes heads of internal audit and their teams through each domain, the essential conditions boards and management must meet, and the changes needed to methodology, charters and quality programmes. Participants leave with a gap assessment and action plan for their own function.
Who should attend
- Chief audit executives and audit managers
- Internal auditors at all levels
- Audit committee members
- Risk and compliance professionals working with internal audit
What you will be able to do
- Explain the structure and five domains of the Global Internal Audit Standards
- Apply the essential conditions for board and senior management
- Update the audit charter, strategy and methodology
- Strengthen the quality assurance and improvement programme
- Prepare for an external quality assessment
Course outline
Module 1The new standards
- • Why the standards changed
- • Purpose, ethics and professionalism
- • Governing the internal audit function
- • Essential conditions for boards
Module 2Managing and performing audits
- • Internal audit strategy and resourcing
- • Risk-based planning
- • Engagement planning, evidence and reporting
- • Using technology and data analytics
Module 3Quality and implementation
- • Quality assurance and improvement programme
- • External quality assessment readiness
- • Public-sector applications
- • Gap assessment and action plan
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Global Internal Audit Standards: Implementation Workshop course?
The course runs for 3 days. Daily start and finish times are confirmed in your joining instructions. Live virtual sessions cover the same programme.
Do I receive a certificate?
Yes. Every participant who completes the course receives an Afriskora Certificate of Completion with a unique code that employers can verify online.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. We can run it at your premises or online for your team, on dates that suit you, and adapt examples and case studies to your sector.
How do I book and pay?
Request dates and we'll send available sessions and a quote. Bookings are confirmed by invoice and paid by EFT. South African clients can include the course in their Workplace Skills Plan.
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