Corporate Governance is now one of the hottest topics in the business world. It is both a regulatory requirement and a business enabler.

But do you know whether your Corporate Governance activities are extracting maximum value? If not, this is probably because your Internal Audit team have not assessed this key topic.

This audit approach is crucial as the Board and the Audit Committee need comprehensive assurance about this strategic business process.

This Auditing Corporate Governance training course will provide all the tools and techniques essential to audit the complex and wide-ranging field of Corporate Governance. This training course includes guidance from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) to help you ensure that you are applying the very best practices and meet all regulatory requirements.

Duration         5 Days

Target Audience

• Audit the risk management process.
• Meet stakeholder expectations regarding Corporate Governance (CG)
• Assess the effectiveness of business continuity planning.
• Assist the Audit Committee in their Corporate Governance (CG) role.
• Assess sustainability and environmental governance.
• Audit joint ventures and partnerships.

Objectives

The Training Will Enable Participants to.

• Audit the risk management process.
• Meet stakeholder expectations regarding Corporate Governance (CG)
• Assess the effectiveness of business continuity planning.
• Assist the Audit Committee in their Corporate Governance (CG) role.
• Assess sustainability and environmental governance.
• Audit joint ventures and partnerships.

Course Outline

The Corporate Governance Requirements

• The key aspects of corporate governance
• Governance assessment techniques
• The business environment
• Analysing and assessing the effectiveness of governance controls
• Combating fraud

Preparing for the Governance Audit

• The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
• Scoping a governance audit
• The need for governance audit of the board
• Risk management
• Auditing the overall risk management process
• Evaluating risk appetite

Reviewing the Key Aspects of Governance

• Auditing the audit committee
• Auditing reputation
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Environment Social Governance (ESG)
• Sustainability and environment audit

Auditing Other Key Governance Activities

• Auditing IT governance (IIA guidance)
• IIA global technology audit guides
• Use of audit frameworks
• Auditing joint ventures and partnerships
• Auditing business continuity planning

Auditing Technology Governance and Regulatory Compliance

• Reviewing key controls over technology
• Assessing management information governance
• Communication internally and externally
• Ongoing evaluations

Certification

• Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a Macskills Training and Development Institute Certificate

Training Venue

• Training will be held at Macskills Training Centre. We also tailor make the training upon request at different locations across the world.

Airport Pick Up and Accommodation

• Airport pick up and accommodation is arranged upon request.

Terms Of Payment

• Payment should be made to Macskills Development Institute bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to via email.