ISAs Workshop 2025 (Mandatory Training)

INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS OF KENYA
(Established under the Accountants Act, Laws of Kenya)

ISAs Workshop 2025 (Mandatory Training) 
Theme: Enhancing Audit Quality and Public Trust through up-to-date ISAs
Date: 10th – 11th September 2025
Venue: Virtual
This is one of the Mandatory training courses for practicing certificate consideration)

Overview

In today’s dynamic and convoluted financial reporting environment, the need for high-quality audits is more pronounced than ever before. This is because high-quality audit is essential to secure the reliability of financial statements of an organization as well as in fostering trust with internal and external stakeholders and the public. The International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), form the cornerstone of high-quality audit practices internationally.

With the profound complexity of business transactions and ever-increasing demands from the regulators, policy makers, investors, and the public, it is incumbent upon auditors today to consistently apply ISAs in executing their duties. This is important for them if they were to continue delivering not only robust but also credible assurance services to their clients in a highly competitive environment. The need for deeper understanding and application of ISAs has never been more critical in a globalized environment of today where convergence of audit practices is the norm rather than exception.

It is therefore, imperative that auditing and assurance practitioners’ skill sets are continuously nurtured and developed to keep abreast with the fundamental changes and developments affecting ISAs and how these changes affect their engagements. It is against this background that the Institute has organized a two-day virtual training course designed to strengthen the practical knowledge and application of ISAs among audit practitioners, regulators and public finance professionals. It will provide deep insights into key audit standards while highlighting recent development as well as exploring real -world challenges and solutions in the applications of ISAs. To guide the discussion during the Seminar, the following topics of discussion will form the focus of this very important virtual event.

i. Overview of ISA and IAASB framework: understanding the structure, authority and application of the ISAs
ii. ISA 200 Series- General principles and responsibilities: focus on ISA 200, 210, 220 and 230. Audit ethics, documentation and quality control
iii. Risk-based Auditing- ISA 300, 315 & 330: Planning the audit, understanding the entity and responding to assessed risks
iv. Fraud, compliance and internal control- ISA 240, 250 & 265: Auditor’s responsibilities relating to fraud, laws and regulation
v. Audit Reporting- ISA 700 series: understanding the opinions, modifications and emphasis of matter.
vi. ISA updates & Audit Quality Trends: key revisions including ISA 325 (revised) ISA 220 (revised) and evolving audit challenges

Target Audience:
Private and Public Audit Practitioners, Public Sector Accountants, Chief Officers of Finance & Economic planning of the 47 County Governments, Directors of Treasury and accounting, Directors of budgeting, Chief Internal Auditors of county government and trainers and consultants of public financial management

Continuous Professional Development Units (CPD Units):

Members of ICPAK and reciprocating professional bodies will be awarded 10 CPD Units upon successfully attending the session.

Cost:

Charges for the training will be Kes 10,000/= which will cover workshop fees, materials, and e-certificates of attendance.

Online Booking:

We call on Seminar participants to note that booking for is available only online at www.icpak.com/events and will close two hours before the training session.  Delegates are reminded to note that online booking for training sessions is mandatory.   This is available either online at www.icpak.com/events  or on the ICPAK Live – A smart phone-based application that is available from google store.

National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) Reimbursement:

The Institute is registered as a trainer with National Industrial Training Authority. The Institute’s registration number is DIT/TRN/47. Participants who are registered levy contributors should apply to NITA for reimbursement of their fees. Please note that this is applicable for Kenyan citizens only and subject to NITA regulations. Remember that to qualify you should apply to NITA for approval prior to the date of the conference. Further details can be obtained from their website (www.nita.go.ke).

Further requests can be channeled to us via telephone calls on +254 719 074 100,  or via email  to marketing@icpak.com.

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