# Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance

> Plan and conduct risk-based internal audits that add value and strengthen controls.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Finance, Accounting & Audit
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/finance-accounting-audit/internal-audit-risk-and-compliance
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=internal-audit-risk-and-compliance

## Overview

This course covers the full internal audit cycle under the Global Internal Audit Standards: risk-based planning, fieldwork, testing controls, reporting and follow-up. It also addresses combined assurance and the relationship between internal audit, risk and compliance functions.

## Who should attend

- Internal auditors
- Audit committee members
- Risk and compliance staff
- Public-sector internal audit units

## Learning outcomes

- Apply the Global Internal Audit Standards
- Build a risk-based audit plan
- Test controls and gather evidence
- Write audit findings that drive action
- Coordinate combined assurance

## Course outline

### Day 1: The audit function

- Standards and ethics
- Audit charter and independence
- Three lines model
- Audit committees

### Day 2: Risk-based planning

- Audit universe
- Risk assessment
- Annual plan
- Engagement planning

### Day 3: Fieldwork

- Control testing
- Sampling
- Working papers
- Data analytics

### Day 4: Reporting

- Writing findings
- Root causes
- Management responses
- Follow-up

### Day 5: Assurance and quality

- Combined assurance
- Compliance reviews
- Quality assurance
- Improvement plan