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Training, Career & College Resources -IIA-KSA On this Page: TRAINING RESOURCES
CAREER RESOURCES
COLLEGE RESOURCES
TRAINING RESOURCESSeminars Seminars are intense 2-5 day instructions on a certain topic; global IIA seminars cover introductory, intermediate and advanced internal auditing topics. Each class is limited in number of participants. The global IIA offers a wide variety of seminars that it offers on a regular basis in the United States and the Saudi IIA will offer some public IIA seminars, as well as in-house training. For more information about all the different seminars that the IIA offers, click here (includes seminars offered in the United States and other locations outside KSA). For more information about public or in-house seminars here in Saudi Arabia, contact iia.saudiarabia@gmail.com. Conferences Conferences enable professionals to meet together and here the latest information on a variety of topics, each presentation topic typically lasting 1- 4 hours. A typical conference has dozens, hundreds or thousands of attendees, providing wonderful networking opportunities outside of conference sessions and usually an opportunity to attend vendor fairs to hear about new internal auditing products and services. Click here to learn more about IIA’s global and regional conferences. For more information about public or in-house seminars here in Saudi Arabia, contact iia.saudiarabia@gmail.com. Local Chapter Meetings IIA local chapters will allow area members and prospective members to have a 1-2 hour presentation about a particular topic along with the chance to share dinner with their professional and academic colleagues and students. Professional Certification Examination Preparation For those interested in studying for the Certified Internal Auditor professional designation, the IIA has CIA Learning SystemTM. Other review materials include Wiley’s CD-ROM preparation, Wiley’s preparation books, or several options from Gleim. The IIA-KSA does not endorse or recommend any of these preparation materials. For more information on the preparing for the CIA and other IIA professional certifications, click here to learn more about IIA professional certifications and how to prepare for them. IIA Self Study Courses The global IIA has available more than 800 Web-based third-party Self-study courses. Log in to brush up on a skill set or learn a new one. Click here to learn more. Webinars The global IIA typically offers two or three 2-hour Webinars a month at low cost and archives the previous versions. Click here to learn more. Virtual seminars The IIA global has converted some of its seminars to Web-based training with live instructors. Click here to learn more. CAREER RESOURCESJob Opening and Internship Postings The IIA-KSA will post here job openings and internships of which it becomes aware. To Post a Job Opening or Internship If you are an employer with job openings, including internships in Saudi Arabia, that you would like to post on this site, please send an e-mail to iia.saudiarabia@gmail.com with at least the following information: •Organization/company name, •Job title, •Location, •Job description, •Desired qualifications and •E-mail or postal address or fax to which candidates should send their resume. The IIA-KSA does not post openings from employment agencies. Internal Auditing as a Career Internal auditing can be a very interesting and rewarding career, as well as a great training ground for management. Internal audit is distinctly different than external auditing, the latter also sometimes known as public accounting or CPA firms.
Here are some links to some interesting articles about favorable trends in the internal auditing profession from CFO Magazine:
Be sure to also check issues of Internal Auditor magazine for articles on careers. The following document link provides a: Brief Introduction of the Occupation of Internal Auditing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Learning More about Internal Auditing Professional Standards and Guidance The Global IIA organization has published the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), which contains the following useful reference for the internal auditing profession: Mandatory Guidance The English version of all of these materials is available for free on-line browsing or download at click here, or for purchase as a print copy in English with an accompanying CD-ROM at click here. Coming soon - an Arabic language versions of the IPPF and Code of Ethics. General Risk and Control Frameworks The Committee of the Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO – www.coso.org ) has issued two key risk and control frameworks used by many internal auditors and their organizations throughout the world:
Professional Journals Many organizations have professional journals with articles of interest to internal auditing, security and control, including:
IT Auditing The Global IIA has published its IT audit practice guide series to assist IT auditors and security professionals understand and evaluate IT risks and controls. This series includes:
IIA members can download the GTAG and GAIT series documents for free. ISACA and The IT Governance Institute has also issued the following documents on IT risk, controls and governance:
Other frameworks for evaluating IT audit, security and control include:
The Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
ASIS International –a n organization for physical security professionals. COLLEGE RESOURCESStudent and Professor Members The IIA-KSA will be offering students and professors discount memberships to our organization. If you want to be added to our mailing list, so you can know when the IIA-KSA membership registration begins, please click here. Our Meetings and Other Training Activities Students and professors are VERY welcome at our informative dinner meetings, conferences and seminars. Each of the IIA-KSA chapters will also provide student discounts to their meetings, as the IIA-KSA offers to most all our seminars and conferences. At these meetings, you will meet professional internal auditors who may be willing to discuss their jobs with you and offer you career advice and to share best practices. Jobs for College Students and Graduates If you are interested in having an internship or finding a job because you are graduating, see the CAREER RESOURCES section above for a listing of the current internships and job openings postings. Call for Speakers If you are a professor or practitioner and you have a topic that you would like to speak on at one of our chapter dinner meetings or conferences, please contact iia.saudiarabia@gmail.com. Invite IIA Members to Speak at Your Colllege Class If you would like an IIA-KSA member to come speak to your accounting, information systems or process control systems (security and controls) or auditing class, please send a request to iia.saudiarabia@gmail.com. Research Internal Auditing Issues in Saudi Arabia If you have a research proposal that you would like to submit that would contribute to the body of knowledge of Saudi internal auditing, please send a request to iia.saudiarabia@gmail.com. If you have a research proposal that is more global and universal in nature, please consider contracting the The global IIA Research Foundation.
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