Outreach and Training Opportunities
Formal audits and investigations are not the only way Internal Audit helps the University meet its goals and objectives. We are here to help facilitate discussions and provide training opportunities. Which options are right for you and your department?
Which is right for you?
Best Practices Discussions
If you have new staff and want a refresher on proper procedures or internal controls, Internal Audit can provide one-on-one sessions to review procedures such as cash handling, p-card reviews, asset inventory, and general compliance. These informal discussions are focused on specific areas geared towards your concerns. Time duration and delivery method, such as virtual or in-person, are customized to your needs.
Best Practices Discussions are organized around topics determined by the organizer, such as cash handling, p-cards, or federal compliance.
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- Duration: 30–60 minutes, depending on topics to cover.
- Audience: Department personnel involved in the discussion area, such as cash handling.
- Delivery Method: Typically virtual via Zoom or Teams; can be in-person.
Trainings
More formal than Best Practices Discussions, Trainings can address some of the key concerns for auditors and management or may focus on specific needs, whether processes or internal controls. Typical training sessions last at least one hour, depending on the topic. General training topics include:
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- Fraud: Training focuses on how to minimize the risk of fraud in your department by introducing the fraud triangle and sharing “juicy” stories of how, in the end, fraudsters get caught.
- Ethics: Training focuses on “what not to do” and why ethics and values are important. Topics include application of recent ethics studies, including ethics in the military, good and bad forces at play in our ethical dilemmas, and why talking ethics is so important.
- Importance of Internal Controls: Training includes watching “All the Queen’s Horses” and other appropriate documentaries and applying their content to our daily jobs. The films and discussion that follows typically focus on the breakdown in internal controls and the importance of quality supervisory reviews.
Trainings cover fraud, ethics, internal controls, and other topics as determined by the organizer.
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- Duration: 1–2 hours.
- Audience: All department personnel as determined by the organizer.
- Delivery Method: Virtual or in-person.
Roundtable Discussions/Workshops
There is great value in bringing people from all over campus together for discussions related to common struggles, processes, and best practices. Internal Audit can help facilitate such discussions, virtually or in-person, while providing valuable insight on specific discussion points.
Roundtable Discussions and Workshops cover broad topics determined by the organizer, such as federal compliance, university policies and procedures, and best practices.
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- Duration: Varies depending on the number of topics to discuss.
- Audience: Staff from various departments across the University who are dealing with similar issues, such as compliance.
- Delivery Method: Most successful when in-person.