An Intensive 5-day Training Course
Auditing Corporate Governance
Assessing How Your Business is Directed and Controlled

Course Introduction
Corporate Governance is now one of the hottest topics in the business world. It is both a regulatory requirement and a business enabler.
But do you know whether your Corporate Governance activities are extracting maximum value? If not, this is probably because your Internal Audit team have not assessed this key topic.
This audit approach is crucial as the Board and the Audit Committee need comprehensive assurance about this strategic business process.
This Auditing Corporate Governance training course will provide all the tools and techniques essential to audit the complex and wide-ranging field of Corporate Governance. This training course includes guidance from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) to help you ensure that you are applying the very best practices and meet all regulatory requirements.
This Auditing Corporate Governance training course will highlight:
- The techniques for assessing governance risks.
- Guidance from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- Auditing IT governance
- The approach to review key issues of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and reputation management
- The Tone at the Top and Risk considerations
Objectives
After completing this Auditing Corporate Governance training course, you will be able to:
- Describe the Corporate Governance Requirements
- Explain how to prepare for a Governance Audit
- Review the key aspects of Governance
- Clarify how to audit other key Governance activities
- Discuss how to audit Technology Governance and Regulatory Compliance
Training Methodology
Attending this training course does not need advanced preparation. There will be exercised, role plays to simulate audit scenarios and situations that assurance professionals will encounter.
Organisational Impact
This training course will benefit organisations in all business sectors. It will provide the basis for a systematic and thorough independent review of all key aspects of Corporate Governance and provide the Board and senior management with a clear picture of the maturity of the process.
This Auditing Corporate Governance training course will enable organisational knowledge to be enhanced in the following areas:
- Corporate Governance requirements and recent changes
- Gaps and challenges which need to be dealt with
- The overall maturity of the CG process
- The areas where increased vigilance is required
- The efficiency and ownership of the process
Personal Impact
This Auditing Corporate Governance training course will enable delegates to enhance their personal knowledge in the following disciplines:
- Scoping a Governance audit
- Auditing the ERM process
- Auditing complex areas such as the audit Committee role in Governance
- Assessing CG controls
- Engaging senior management
Who Should Attend?
This is a basic / intermediate level training course and delegates are not required to have any previous experience in fraud prevention or detection to attend. They would only need to have a good education standard and/or professional qualification.
This Auditing Corporate Governance training course is also suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Lead Auditors
- Senior Auditors
- Audit Managers and those about to be appointed to that role
- Assurance providers that need a greater understanding of Corporate Governance
- Managers needing a broader understanding of how to review Governance maturity
Course Outline
Day One
The Corporate Governance Requirements
- The Key Aspects of Corporate Governance
- Governance Assessment Techniques
- The Business Environment
- Analysing and Assessing the Effectiveness of Governance Controls
- Combating Fraud
Day Two
Preparing for the Governance Audit
- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- Scoping a Governance Audit
- The Need for Governance Audit of the Board
- Risk Management
- Auditing the Overall Risk Management Process
- Evaluating Risk Appetite
Day Three
Reviewing the Key Aspects of Governance
- Auditing the Audit Committee
- Auditing Reputation
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Environment Social Governance (ESG)
- Sustainability and Environment Audit
Day Four
Auditing Other Key Governance Activities
- Auditing IT Governance (IIA guidance)
- IIA Global Technology Audit Guides
- Use of Audit Frameworks
- Auditing Joint Ventures and Partnerships
- Auditing Business Continuity Planning
Day Five
Auditing Technology Governance and Regulatory Compliance
- Reviewing Key Controls Over Technology
- Assessing Management Information Governance
- Communication Internally and Externally
- Ongoing Evaluations
Certificate
On successful completion of this training course, Oxford Management Centre Certificate with eligible Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) from National Registry of CPE Sponsor will be awarded to the delegates
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The Oxford Management Centre Certificate of Completion with corresponding CPE credits shall be awarded to delegates who has successfully completed the training course.
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