Internal audit no longer sits on the sidelines as a routine administrative check. Boards and regulators now lean on it as a core pillar of corporate governance, and the international standards that shape its practice cover almost everyone who touches the function. Anyone assigned an audit, oversight, or compliance role is expected to work within these frameworks, whether they realize it or not.

 Arab British Fellowship Training Academy built this training course around exactly that reality, walking participants through the international regulations and standards that govern internal audit work today, using curricula the Academy developed and continues to update.

Who should attend this internal audit governance course?

• Finance, audit and administrative oversight managers and staff looking to align their daily work with international standards.

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

• Apply corporate governance principles and comply with the relevant laws and regulations.
• Build the skills needed to plan audits and prepare accurate, standards-based reports.
• Work with the international internal audit standards, including those issued by the American Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
• Read internal audit through a modern lens, tying it to COSO and self-assessment (CSA) approaches.

Module 1: Putting Internal Audit Into Practice

• How internal audit is implemented on the ground, step by step.
• International oversight and audit concepts, including INTOSAI.

Module 2: Foundations and Objectives of Internal Audit

• The concept of internal audit and how it has evolved.
• The objectives internal audit is meant to achieve.