How do I plan my career?

 

​CIA is the professional qualification needed to enhance your career opportunities.   The IIA-SA provides both the information and the training to assist you in becoming an internationally recognised Certified Internal Auditor.  Tel number 011 450 1040

 

 

 

Do we have to include the auditing of the ethical environment in our audit plans (Kaya - Dept of Health Eastern Cape?

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Internal Audit, due to being subjected to their own code of ethics, is ideally place to be the Ethics Officer, or alternatively, the provider of assurance on the ethical and moral quality within the organization.  Yes, it should be audited!

 

 

 

What are the latest buzzwords in Internal Auditing?

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Risk apetite versus Risk tolerance - an article on this will follow soon.

 

 

 

Is there a future in Public Sector Internal Auditing?

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Public Sector has numerous opportunities for you to make a difference and one of them is in Internal Auditing.  But be sure that you need a lot of skills and a lot of persistance to be effective.  Boardroom presence is built on extensive reading and studying.   No amount of licking and ticking will get you there.

 

 

 

What is the backbone of a cv?

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Never lie about your qualifications and or experience.  Back your cv up with a "brag file", including copies of risk assessments, audit reports, audit findings, client questionaires. Read websites like bnet, bettermanagement and knowledge leader to enhance your higher level knowledge.  Join the IIA as a member, and get a professional qualification.  CA and CIA are not the only qualifications that will get you there.