The new Global Internal Audit Standards were released on January 9, 2024, and will become effective January 9, 2025. The previous version, the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, released in 2017, remains approved for use during a one-year transition period. The Global Internal Audit Standards guide the worldwide professional practice of internal audit. They serve as a basis for evaluating and elevating the quality of the internal audit function. The Standards use 15 guiding principles with five separate domains that enable effective internal audit implementation and examples of evidence of conformance. The Global Standards are organized into five domains. Domain I: Purpose of Internal Auditing Domain II: Ethics and Professionalism Domain III: Governing the Internal Audit Function Domain IV: Managing the Internal Audit Function Domain V: Performing Internal Audit Service
Learning Objectives
- Examine Principle 3
- Demonstrate Competency
- Standard 3.1 Competency
- Standard 3.2 Continuing professional development
- Examine Principle 4
- Exercise Due Professional Care
- Standard 4.1 Conformance with the Global IIA Standards
- Standard 4.2 Due Professional Care
- Standard 4.3 Professional Skepticism
- Examine Principle 5
- Maintain Confidentiality
- Standard 5.1 Use of Information
- Standard 5.2 Protection of Information
Major Topics
- Internal Audit
- Standards
- GIAS
- Accounting
- Internal Controls
