A Highly Interactive Training Course On

Internal Audit Quality Assurance

Developing Your Role Professionally
in Internal Audit & QA

Internal Audit Quality Assurance
Course Schedule

CLASSROOM

30 Jun-04 Jul 2025
Dubai
$5,950
20-24 Oct 2025
Dubai
$5,950
08-12 Dec 2025
Dubai
$5,950

ONLINE

28 Jul-01 Aug 2025
Online
$3,950
08-12 Sep 2025
Online
$3,950
Certificate
  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

Training Overview

Training Overview

In today’s dynamic landscape, organizations face numerous challenges stemming from environmental, operational, legislative, and financial changes. This has heightened the importance of internal auditing in promoting good governance and ensuring the quality of organizational activities. Internal audits not only help meet business requirements but also enhance credibility with stakeholders. Auditors must evaluate their activities against the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing to provide effective assurance and consulting services to boards and executives.

This Coventry Academy training course offers guidance on assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of internal audit functions, focusing on improvement opportunities aligned with international standards through a Quality Assurance and Improvement Program.

The course will cover:

  • The international standards comprising the Professional Practices Framework
  • Developing a robust Quality Assurance and Improvement Program
  • Best practices in the consultancy role of internal audit
  • External assessment requirements for internal audit activities
  • Knowledge and skills development for achieving tangible benefits for your organization.

What are the goals?

This training course covers the internal audit quality assurance and provides auditors with an understanding of the necessary knowledge and skills to enhance internal audit function.

By the end of this Coventry Academy training course, participants will be able to:

  • Provide an overview regarding standards which require quality assurance focus
  • Identify how to establish a Quality Assurance and Improvement Program
  • Enhance use of ‘Conformance with International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing’
  • Provide guidance on using the Manual programs to conduct a self-assessment with independent external validation
  • Determine the efficiency of your internal audit function
  • Identify and practice facilitation skills and issues in your own environment

Who is this Training Course for?

This Coventry Academy training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Auditors / Auditing Managers
  • Accounting Executives / Managers
  • Financial Reporting Managers
  • Financial Executives / Managers / Controllers
  • Budgeting Officers / Executives / Managers
  • Business / Investment Analysts & Managers
  • Regulatory Compliance Officers

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This training course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The training methodology includes case studies, group discussion, group work and interactive exercises and videos, pre & post course assessments will also be given to enhance learning outcomes for participants and to measure the effectiveness of this training. The instructor will also facilitate learning by encouraging the delegates to test and critically appraise any theories and concepts on the training course.

The Course Content

Day One: Internal Audit, Quality & Performance
  • Concept of Internal Audit
  • Types of internal audit function
  • The Principles of Conduct of the Code of Ethics
  • The International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards)
  • Meaning of Quality and performance
  • Measuring performance
Day Two: Quality Assurance & Improvement Program
  • The framework for quality assurance
  • Requirements of the Quality Assurance and Improvement Program
  • Evaluation of the conformance with relevant policies, procedures, and standards
  • The application of the Code of Ethics
  • Assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the internal audit activity
  • Identifies opportunities for improvement
Day Three: Internal Assessments
  • Ongoing monitoring of performance of the internal audit activity and staff.
  • Periodic self-assessment and review
  • Assess internal audit activity’s charter
  • Evaluate the applicable legislative and regulatory requirements
  • Establish benchmark of the internal audit activities
  • Establish metrics to indicate improvement in organization
Day Four: External Assessments
  • Importance of external assessment
  • Form of external assessment
  • Frequency of external assessment
  • Internal audit and audit committee function
  • Assessment of conflict of interest
  • Following up the results & recommendation of external assessments
Day Five: Using the Quality Assessment Manual to Conduct Self-Assessment
  • The effectiveness of using the resources
  • The best successful practices
  • The organization’s risk management
  • Reporting on the Quality Assurance and Improvement Program
  • Disclosure of non-conformance
  • Compliance with the regulatory requirements
  • Case studies in each day activity