Audit Quality Management

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Are you struggling with the application of the new quality standards within your organization and your audits? Do you know how to conduct effective file inspections and quality control reviews?

This course will look at the new quality standards through the lens of performance audit, teaching you the key principles of audit quality management, the components of effective audit quality management systems, and how to apply key elements of the standards (CSQM 1 / ISQM 1 / ISSAI 140) both within your organization and your audits.

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE

This course is for auditors, audit managers, and quality reviewers who want to ensure compliance with international standards and best practices, gain practical tools to enhance their quality management practice, and build a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

FORMAT

• Duration: 4 hours (virtual or in-person)

• Delivery: Interactive lectures, group discussions, case studies, and exercises

COURSE OUTLINE

4 hours

• Introduction to Quality Management

• Overview of the Quality Management Standards (CSQM 1, ISQM 1, ISSAI 140)

• Applying the Standards to Performance Audits – Pitfalls and Tips

• Engagement Quality Control Review

• Elements of an Organizational Quality Management System

• Monitoring and File Inspection

• Organizational Quality Assurance Practices – External and Peer Reviews

PRICE

Member: $399

Non-member: $469

ACCREDITATION

Course hours can be submitted for CPE or CPD credits, subject to approval by IIA, CPA Canada, or other professional associations.

CANCELLATION POLICY

A cancellation fee of $100 (plus applicable tax) will be applied to cancellations received up to 30 days before the first day of the course. Refunds will not be issued after that date. Substitutions will be permitted up to 10 days before the first day of the course for a fee of $50 (plus applicable tax). CAAF reserves the right to cancel the course due to insufficient registration. Should CAAF decide to cancel a course, registrants will be notified two (2) weeks in advance and will be given the opportunity to receive a full refund or defer their enrolment to a future course offering.