Task Force on INTOSAI Auditor Professionalization (TFIAP)
In 2016 the INTOSAI Governing Board established the Task-force on INTOSAI Auditor Professionalisation (TFIAP) to do development work on the concepts of auditor competence in INTOSAI.
The two key deliverables that the TFIAP committed to produce in the period 2016 to 2019, were the updated competency framework and the new guide on pathways for professional development. Please find them here:
Guide Pathways for Professional Development of Auditors in SAIs.
EXPOSURE DRAFT
on International Standard for Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI) 150: Auditor Competence:
Please find the related documents open for comments below:
- International Standard for Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI) 150: Auditor Competence: ISSAI-150-1
- Guidance (GUID) 1950: Guidance on the development of competency frameworks for auditors: Guid-1950-1
- Guidance (GUID) 1951: Guidance on the development of pathways for professional development of auditors: Guid-1951-2
- Explanatory memorandum
- ISSAI 100 related to new ISSAI 150
Respondents are asked to submit their comments electronically by 31 December 2021 to the email address IR@agsa.co.za . Please submit your comments on specific paragraphs using the
disposition table that accompanied the exposure draft. General comments may be submitted using PDF or Word documents. All comments will be considered a matter of public record and
may be posted on the issai.org website.
About TFIAP
TFIAP journey timeline
Please find it here: TFIAP Journey timeline
On-going Activities
In the period 2020 to 2022 the TFIAP will focus on the following work areas:
- Developing three professional pronouncements on auditor competence for inclusion in the INTOSAI Framework of Professional pronouncements (IFPP)
- Providing access to competency profiles for positions other than audit in a SAI
- Supporting the revision of the CBC guide on human resource management practices.
FIPP – project submission
- Final project proposal (January 2021)
- Analysis sheet (final update)
- Auditor Competence concept documents (updated final)
- Final research report
- Final TFIAP summary of 2018 research
FIPP – submission of draft professional pronouncements
Virtual task-force meetings – 10 March 2021
Please read the communiqué from task force chair Mr Jan van Schalkwyk: 20210222 TFIAP Communique#3.
For material referenced to in the above communiqué or other information on the outcomes of the meeting, please contact the task force chair.
Virtual task-force meeting – 25 June 2020
Minutes of meeting: TFIAP final – Consolidated notes for 25 June meeting PDF
Auditor of the Future
1. SAI South-Africa case study
Concept Document
Detail Unpacking of Concept
Related articles
Focus/month: The chartered accountant of the future: http://www.accountancysa.org.za/wordpress/focus-month-the-chartered-accountant-of-the-future/
2. Global Audit Leadership Forum (GALF) – 2015
Adithi Pandit submission (GALF 2015)
SAI New Zealand submission (GALF 2015)
Documents and reports
Video links
Developing pathways for professional development of auditors in a SAI
(Please note that this video is 14 MB and may take time to download/view)
Competency Framework
Members
Please find the membership list of TFIAP here:
Contact
Chair of Task Force
Mr Jan van Schalkwyk
Email: janvs@agsa.co.za
Executive in the Auditor-General’s office • Auditor-General of South Africa
Tel: +27(0)12 422 9823 • Fax: +27(0)12 426 8257 • Mobile: +27(0)82 376 2246 •
Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA)
P.O. Box 446
Pretoria 0001
South Africa. E-mail: IR@agsa.co.za.
News
CBC Blog: The political in the public – persuading governments to act on audit findings
Parting blog: Our dear friend and long-time colleague, David Goldsworthy, has announced that he is retiring and will no longer support the CBC’s work with SAIs in complex and challenging contexts. We are sorry to see him go and have invited him to write a...
New workstream exploring sustainable cooperation on audit of donor funds
By Magdalena Karnebäck, chair of CBC workstream for the Audit of Donor Funds “SAIs and donors make informed choices when engaging in the audit of donor funds, while safeguarding SAIs' independence and respecting their national mandate.” That is the...
Goodwill ambassador for SAI independence
The INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation has appointed former New Zealand Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Helen Clark, to advocate for the independence of supreme audit institutions (SAIs). INTOSAI has seen increasing evidence that the independence of SAIs is diminishing or being...
Season’s Greetings and best wishes for a happy and healthy 2022
The CBC leadership and secretariat wish you all a peaceful holiday season and all the best for a 2022 in good health. We look forward to an inspiring and interactive year full of capacity development engagements!
AFROSAI-E Bulletin 13 is here
This year's final issue of the AFROSAI-E Bulletin is now available, with reflections on the past year and a feeling that despite the ongoing disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the AFROSAI-E region has remained steadfast and committed to improving audit...
Effective Institutions Platform EIP – Learning Notes
As part of its efforts to support peer-to-peer (P2P) approaches to facilitate institutional reform, the Effective Institutions Platform (EIP) organised a series of learning events to reflect on the key attributes of effective P2P partnerships and the role of...
PASAI: December newsletter available
Please find below the freshly issued December Newsletter from the PASAI region, enjoy reading about SAI Tonga securing constitutional independence; regional concerns about environmental protection; digital transformation; the International anti-corruption day; the...
CBC Blogspot: Leave no SAI behind
By Ahmed Ashaybani, General Director of Technical Cooperation, ...
Upcoming ACCC webinar: Working with Parliaments, in particular Public Accounts Committees
On 16 December at 2 pm CET - Welcome to join the upcoming webinar arranged by INTOSAI CBC Auditing in complex and challenging contexts (ACCC) on the theme "Working with Parliaments, in particular Public Accounts Committees". In many countries Parliaments are our key...
AFROSAI-E Bulletin 12 now available
Where is your balcony? Read about this intriguing question and more from the recent AFROSAI-E Technical Conference with the theme Developing Adaptive Capabilities. The programme included discussions that ranged from new regional initiatives and topical issues related...