Gain a working knowledge of CIGIE's Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation (Blue Book) and learn how to apply them in OIG inspection and evaluation engagements. You will cover the latest Blue Book revision and focus on independence, competence, planning, evidence, reporting, follow-up, and quality control. With enough practice and support, you will be able to design and perform engagements that are Blue Book compliant.

Learn to deliver effective audit briefings, status meetings, and presentations that support communication throughout the audit process, from entrance conferences and progress updates to exit conferences and requested presentations. In this course, you will build skills to organize audit information, tailor messages for different audiences, apply audit leadership principles, use briefing and presentation techniques, and communicate audit objectives, progress, findings, and recommendations clearly and confidently.

Learn how to apply critical and creative thinking to identify significant issues, risks, opportunities, and solutions in government audit environments. In this course, you will explore characteristics of critical thinkers and strategies for overcoming common thinking patterns that can affect audit judgment. Participants will practice using practical tools and approaches, grounded in Government Auditing Standards (the Yellow Book), to support professional judgment and professional skepticism throughout planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up.