Internal Auditing Principles and Best Practices Course

Learn internal-auditing principles and best practices for risk-based planning, control testing, evidence, reporting and follow-up.

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Internal Auditing Principles and Best Practices Course

Training Outlines

Introduction

Internal auditing provides independent assurance and advice that strengthens governance, risk management and control. Credible work depends on ethical conduct, disciplined planning, sufficient evidence and conclusions that are proportionate to the risks identified.

This five-day course gives auditors and control professionals a rigorous, practical foundation across the complete audit engagement lifecycle. Participants will plan risk-based assignments, evaluate control design, perform testing, document evidence, develop findings and communicate results. Exercises emphasise professional judgement, consistency and recommendations that support accountable improvement.

Objectives

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

Explain internal audit purpose and principles.
Apply independence and ethical requirements.
Plan risk-based audit engagements.
Evaluate control design and operation.
Gather sufficient, reliable audit evidence.
Develop balanced and defensible findings.
Communicate results with professional clarity.
Monitor actions and residual exposure.

Course Content

Day 1: Internal Audit Foundations

Purpose, mandate and assurance value
Governance, risk and control
Independence and objectivity
Ethics and professional judgement
Roles across the three lines
Audit-principles case study

Day 2: Risk-Based Engagement Planning

Process objectives and context
Risk and control identification
Preliminary assessment and scoping
Audit objectives and criteria
Work programmes and resources
Engagement-planning workshop

Day 3: Fieldwork and Evidence

Interviews, observation and document review
Sampling and test design
Control design and operating effectiveness
Data analysis and corroboration
Working papers and audit trail
Evidence-testing laboratory

Day 4: Findings and Reporting

Criteria, condition, cause and effect
Risk ratings and materiality
Root-cause analysis
Practical recommendations
Clear and balanced reporting
Finding-development exercise

Day 5: Communication and Follow-Up

Stakeholder communication throughout audits
Exit meetings and management responses
Quality review and report finalisation
Action tracking and validation
Residual risk and issue escalation
Capstone internal-audit engagement

Training Locations

This Internal Auditing Principles and Best Practices Course is available in multiple cities. Please select your preferred location from the list below

Durrës

Albania

Tirana

Albania

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

Escaldes-Engordany

Andorra

Innsbruck

Austria

Salzburg

Austria

Vienna

Austria

Gomel

Belarus

Minsk

Belarus

Antwerp

Belgium

Brussels

Belgium

Banja Luka

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

Sofia

Bulgaria

Dubrovnik

Croatia

Split

Croatia

Zagreb

Croatia

Limassol

Cyprus

Nicosia

Cyprus

Brno

Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

Aarhus

Denmark

Copenhagen

Denmark

Tallinn

Estonia

Tartu

Estonia

Helsinki

Finland

Tampere

Finland

Lyon

France

Marseille

France

Nice

France

Paris

France

Berlin

Germany

Frankfurt

Germany

Hamburg

Germany

Munich

Germany

Athens

Greece

Thessaloniki

Greece

Budapest

Hungary

Debrecen

Hungary

Akureyri

Iceland

Reykjavík

Iceland

Jakarta

Indonesia

Cork

Ireland

Dublin

Ireland

Florence

Italy

Milan

Italy

Naples

Italy

Rome

Italy

Osaka

Japan

Tokyo

Japan

Pristina

Kosovo

Prizren

Kosovo

Liepāja

Latvia

Riga

Latvia

Schaan

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Kaunas

Lithuania

Vilnius

Lithuania

Esch-sur-Alzette

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City

Luxembourg

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Malé

Maldives

St. Julian's

Malta

Valletta

Malta

Bălți

Moldova

Chișinău

Moldova

La Condamine

Monaco

Monte Carlo

Monaco

Budva

Montenegro

Podgorica

Montenegro

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Rotterdam

Netherlands

The Hague

Netherlands

Abuja

Nigeria

Lagos

Nigeria

Port Harcourt

Nigeria

Ohrid

North Macedonia

Skopje

North Macedonia

Bergen

Norway

Oslo

Norway

Gdańsk

Poland

Kraków

Poland

Warsaw

Poland

Faro

Portugal

Lisbon

Portugal

Porto

Portugal

Bucharest

Romania

Cluj-Napoca

Romania

City of San Marino

San Marino

Serravalle

San Marino

Belgrade

Serbia

Novi Sad

Serbia

Singapore

Bratislava

Slovakia

Košice

Slovakia

Bled

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Incheon

South Korea

Seoul

South Korea

Barcelona

Spain

Madrid

Spain

Valencia

Spain

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Sri Lanka

Gothenburg

Sweden

Stockholm

Sweden

Bern

Switzerland

Geneva

Switzerland

Zurich

Switzerland

Kaohsiung

Taiwan

Taipei

Taiwan

Ankara

Turkey

Istanbul

Turkey

Kyiv

Ukraine

Lviv

Ukraine

Odesa

Ukraine

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Birmingham

United Kingdom

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

London

United Kingdom

Manchester

United Kingdom

Rome (Vatican-adjacent)

Vatican City

Training Schedule

Below is the table of cities along with the respective dates for the upcoming training sessions of Internal Auditing Principles and Best Practices Course. Please review the schedule to find the most convenient option for you. You can also use the below search bar to type the city name and filter the results.