Auckland, New Zealand: The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) is collaborating with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) to deliver professional ethics training to government auditors, starting today.
This activity seeks to ensure those responsible for auditing the finances and performance of Pacific Island government agencies receive specialised professional ethics and integrity training.
Ninety-nine staff (60 female, 39 male) from the government audit offices of American Samoa, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) National, FSM Chuuk, FSM Kosrae, FSM Pohnpei, FSM Yap, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu have registered to participate in the blended training program that covers the fundamental ethical principles governing the work of accountants and auditors working in the public sector.
PASAI Program Director and course facilitator, Sinaroseta Palamo-Iosefo believes ethics requires continuous learning and practice saying, “It’s not a task to be completed but rather a lifelong journey to be experienced.”
She added, “Ethics are the cornerstone of professional auditors, their work and their institutions.
“This year’s program is an initial step and will be built on each year to promote and encourage SAIs to establish systems and practices to ensure ethical behaviour is always demonstrated by all government audit staff.”
After today’s introductory workshop, participants will have until 10 February to complete a self-paced micro-course on PASAI’s online Learning Platform.
Small cohort interactive workshops will follow allowing participants to test how ethical principles apply to their working environments, share experiences and learn from expert facilitators and peers.
As part of its strategic priority on enhancing the internal governance of Pacific Island audit offices, PASAI will launch an organisational ethics component to this program later this year.
PASAI acknowledges the support of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
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Contact information:
Sinaroseta Palamo-Iosefo, Program Director PASAI, Auckland, New Zealand
E: sina.iosefo@pasai.org P: +64 9 304 1275
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