Advanced Performance Auditing in the Public Sector (APAUD)

Course Objectives:

• To facilitate an understanding of government structures, systems and sub-systems as well as best practice management (outcome to be able to identify best practice management for a given focus area).
• To facilitate an understanding of the role of research when developing an audit framework (outcome to be able to conduct research for a specific focus area)
• To facilitate an understanding of how to identify best practice management and use that as basis for the development of an audit programme (outcome: to be able to develop and audit programme)

Course Content:

The course will cover various aspects of public administration and management including:

• An overview of the performance audit methodology
• The macro-, intermediate and micro- environment
• Government structures
• Basic public management functions (policy, planning, organising, coordination, monitoring, evaluation, reporting)
• Generic administrative functions (policy-making, personnel provision, financing)
• Enabling or instrumental activities (File and documents management, E-communication, change management)
• Auditing of economy
• Auditing of efficiency
• Auditing of effectiveness
• Auditing of project management