Internal Audit Core

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About This Course

Internal audit is not the police department of an organisation. It is management’s strategic radar.

Boards no longer want auditors who merely identify control gaps. They want strategic advisers who understand risk and anticipate problems before they occur. This programme builds the technical skill, business judgment and strategic thinking required to become a future-ready internal auditor.

Built on Leading Global Frameworks

IIA Standards 2024
COSO ERM
Risk-Based Auditing
Fraud Risk Management
Executive Reporting
Combined Assurance

What You Will Master

Apply the new IIA Global Internal Audit Standards with confidence.
Develop risk-based audit plans aligned to organisational strategy.
Evaluate governance, risk management and control systems.
Design and perform effective, defensible control testing.
Identify true root causes — not superficial audit findings.
Write concise, impactful reports for management and boards.
Detect fraud indicators and strengthen fraud risk management.
Implement Combined Assurance and the Three Lines Model.

Who Should Attend

Internal Auditors, Chief Audit Executives, Risk Managers, Compliance Officers, Board Audit Committee members, Finance Directors, Governance Officers, Regulators, and Public Sector Auditors.

Programme Curriculum

Eight intensive modules take participants from global standards to combined assurance:

IIA Standards & Global Guidance (2024)
Risk-Based Internal Auditing
COSO ERM & Internal Control
Control Testing & Audit Evidence
Root Cause Analysis & Issue Writing
Audit Reporting for the Board
Fraud Risk & Forensic Awareness
Combined Assurance & Three Lines

Course Features

Lectures 52
Quiz 0
Duration 10 days
Skill level Intermediate
Language English
Students 0
Certificate No
Assessments Yes

8 Sections
52 Lessons
10 Days

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Module 1: IIA Standards & Global Internal Audit Guidance (2024)
Understand the modern internal audit profession, its mandate, governance and quality requirements, anchored in the 2024 Global Internal Audit Standards.
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Module 2: Risk-Based Internal Auditing
Move from checklist auditing to strategic, risk-driven auditing: ERM fundamentals, building a risk universe, prioritisation, and developing risk-based audit plans.
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Module 3: COSO ERM and Internal Control Framework
Master the globally accepted COSO Internal Control and COSO ERM frameworks for governance and risk oversight.
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Module 4: Control Testing Techniques & Audit Evidence
Perform testing that produces credible and defensible findings: evidence standards, sampling, walkthroughs, compliance and substantive testing, data analytics and continuous auditing.
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Module 5
Root Cause Analysis & Effective Issue Writing — content coming soon.
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Module 6
Audit Report Writing for Executives & the Board — content coming soon.
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Module 7: Fraud Risk Management & Forensic Awareness
Strengthen fraud prevention and detection capabilities: fraud triangle/diamond, fraud risk assessment, cyber fraud risk, and digital evidence.
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Module 8: Fraud Risk Investigation and Red Flags
A deep-dive on fraud investigation methodology, whistleblowing, behavioural and management red flags, and evidence/chain-of-custody management.
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