• The techniques for assessing governance risks.
• Guidance from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
• Auditing IT governance
• The approach to review key issues of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and reputation management
• The Tone at the Top and Risk considerations

After completing this Auditing Corporate Governance training course, you will be able 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.

This is a basic / intermediate level training course, and delegates are not required to have any previous experience in fraud prevention or detection to attend. They would only need to have a good education standard and/or professional qualification.

Attending this Auditing Corporate Governance training course does not need advanced preparation. There will be exercised, role plays to simulate audit scenarios and situations that assurance professionals will encounter.

• Lead Auditors
• Senior Auditors
• Audit Managers and those about to be appointed to that role.
• Assurance providers that need a greater understanding of Corporate Governance
• Managers needing a broader understanding of how to review Governance maturity.

DAY 1

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

DAY 2

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

DAY 3

Reviewing the Key Aspects of Governance

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

DAY 4

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

DAY 5

Auditing Technology Governance and Regulatory Compliance

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

Rectus attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.