Internal Audit: Global Internal Audit Standards Seminar (mandatory training)

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

Internal Audit: Global Internal Audit Standards Seminar (mandatory training)
Date: 11th – 12th March 2026
Time: 9.00am-3.30pm
Delivery Mode: Virtual

Theme- Transforming Internal Audit for Strategic Impact and Sustainable Organizational Value

(This is one of the mandatory trainings for Practicing Certificate consideration)

Overview

Internal audit, much like the unseen systems that guide everyday decision-making, is fundamental to how organizations anticipate risks, strengthen accountability, and sustain operational integrity. It plays a central role in shaping the quality of oversight, the accuracy of financial reporting, and the robustness of governance structures. Yet, as global corporate failures and governance breakdowns continue to demonstrate, risks often escalate not because controls are absent, but because they are outdated, poorly implemented, or misaligned with strategic realities.

The release of the Global Internal Audit Standards (2025) marks a pivotal moment for the profession. These standards provide a unified global framework that reinforces ethical conduct, independence, objectivity, and quality assurance—positioning internal audit as a strategic function that enhances resilience, strengthens stakeholder confidence, and safeguards long-term value. They reshape expectations of the profession by demanding deeper risk insights, more rigorous methodologies, and a more forward-looking perspective on organizational vulnerabilities.

Whether you are a seasoned Internal Auditor or beginner, the Global Internal Audit Standards workshop offers participants an opportunity to develop a foundational and fundamental understanding of the internal audit profession, the internal audit process, and how the IIA’s International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), including the Global Internal Audit Standards that became  effective in 2025 and serve as the guiding compass for the internal audit activity.

The workshop delivers an enhanced level of knowledge of the professional practice of internal auditing to experienced Internal Audit practitioners, those who are pursuing an understanding of the internal audit nomenclature as new practitioners and external auditors who are transitioning to internal auditing through an in-depth exploration of the domains, principles, and standards.

The seminar is designed to cover the following topics:

1. Introduction to IIA guidance found in the IPPF
2. Global Internal Audit Standards: Comparisons and contrasts between internal audit to external audit.
3. Purpose, authority, and responsibility of the internal audit activity and concept of governance.
4. Domain 1: Purpose of Internal Auditing.
5. Domain II: Ethics and Professionalism.
6. Domain III—Governing the Internal Audit Function
7. Domain IV- Managing the Internal Audit Function
8. Domain V- Performing Internal Audit Services
9. Applying the Global Internal Audit Standards in the Public Sector
10. Strengthening Organizational Resilience
11. Global guidance, topical requirements, GIAS preparedness and gap assessment
12. Action Plan for Internal Auditors for GIAS implementation
13. Ethics And Professionalism in Internal Auditing

 Target Audiences

This workshop will be useful to all professional Accountants and those aspiring to join the profession.

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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