Audit Leadership Training: Leading High-Performing Audit Teams (GAGAS)

Overview

Lead audit teams with purpose and impact. This course prepares you to drive the audit mission forward while upholding the ethics, independence, and professional judgment required by Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS). You'll learn practical strategies to inspire audit staff and engage external stakeholders in promoting meaningful performance improvement across planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up. Through facilitated discussions and practical exercises, you'll apply techniques to help you lead audit teams with integrity, accountability, and adaptability.

Who Attends

This course is designed for current and aspiring audit organization managers, supervisors, and team leaders who want to develop high-performance leadership competencies.

Course Level: Basic
CLP: 16 | CPE: 16
Duration: 2 Days

Price: $ 1169.00 Course prices shown here do not include a credit card surcharge. Payments by ACH, EFT, or check do not include the surcharge and are offered at a lower price. At checkout, you may choose a payment method that avoids the credit card surcharge.
A 3% credit card surcharge will be applied.

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Available Dates

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August 10 - August 12, 2026

Class ID: 265884001

Virtual

8 AM - 4 PM EST

October 5 - October 7, 2026

Class ID: 265884002

Virtual

9 AM - 5 PM EST

December 2 - December 4, 2026

Class ID: 265884003

Virtual

8 AM - 4 PM EST

Learning Objectives

Identify audit leadership characteristics, skills, behaviors, styles, and values that exemplify Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS)
Choose audit leadership approaches that strengthen motivation and engagement
Practice audit leadership techniques that align with GAGAS requirements and improve audit team effectiveness
Analyze ways to promote audit resilience and adaptability during challenging or changing circumstances.

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Leadership Skills for Auditing Organizations

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For Groups

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This course is part of the following Management Concepts Certificate Programs:

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