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Certificate in Internal Controls for Governance Excellence

Program Overview

Boards, regulators and audit committees in the Gulf expect management to demonstrate that internal controls are designed well and operate effectively. This programme applies the COSO Internal Control Integrated Framework with its five components and seventeen principles: control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring. It covers the IIA Three Lines Model, entity-level and process controls, IT general controls, risk and control matrices, testing methods, deficiency evaluation and reporting to governance bodies.

Learning Outcomes

✓Map an organisation's control environment and governance structure to the COSO components and principles.
✓Build a risk and control matrix for a key process linking risks, control objectives and controls.
✓Distinguish preventive, detective, manual and automated controls and select suitable ones for identified risks.
✓Design tests of control design and operating effectiveness with appropriate sample sizes and evidence.
✓Evaluate control deficiencies by severity and recommend proportionate remediation.
✓Prepare an internal control report for an audit committee or board.

Target Audience

Internal control and compliance officers
Internal auditors and risk managers
Finance managers and financial controllers
Governance and audit committee secretariat staff

Detailed Program Modules

01Governance and Internal Control

Corporate governance roles and responsibilities
The IIA Three Lines Model
Regulatory expectations in Gulf markets

02The COSO Framework

Five components and seventeen principles
Control environment and tone at the top
Risk assessment and fraud risk

03Designing Control Activities

Entity-level and process-level controls
Segregation of duties and authorisation matrices
IT general and application controls

04Documenting Controls

Process narratives and flowcharts
Risk and control matrices
Policies and delegation of authority

05Testing and Monitoring

Testing design and operating effectiveness
Sampling and evidence standards
Continuous monitoring and control self-assessment

06Deficiencies and Reporting

Classifying deficiencies by severity
Remediation planning and tracking
Reporting to audit committees and boards

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples

Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region

Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables

Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants document and assess the controls of one key process, such as procurement to payment: process flow, risk and control matrix, test plan with results, deficiency evaluation and a short report for an audit committee.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.

University Certificate & International Accreditation

Professional Certificate accredited by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in Certificate in Internal Controls for Governance Excellence

International accreditation: American Association of Innovation (AAI)