Auckland, New Zealand: The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) is continuing to support the staff of 5 Pacific Island auditors general to set up a formal system of audit quality management (SoAQM) with a second in-person workshop. The first workshop in April 2024 covered in detail the main concepts of the processes in the SoAQM such as quality risk management, monitoring and remediation, and the evaluation of the SoAQM. It also equipped participants to carry out a Needs Analysis Assessment.
Twelve staff (5 female and 7 male) from the government audit offices of the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu have gathered in Auckland this week to participate in the three-day SoAQM program workshop.
PASAI, in cooperation with the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI), have been helping these offices to take the initial steps in establishing fit-for-purpose SoAQMs that promote continuous improvement with its self-correcting mechanisms since April 2024. IDI developed the SoAQM establishment ‘playbook’.
Fiji-based Program Director, Meresimani Vosawale-Katuba is facilitating the training, with the support of Esther Lameko-Poutoa, PASAI Chief Executive. Gerhard van den Berg, Quality Assurance Manager from the Office of the Auditor-General of New Zealand and, Stuart Cormack, Manager Methodology from Audit New Zealand will also share their experiences implementing a SoAQM and provide technical assistance.
This second workshop will cover the development of a bespoke SoAQM action plan and policy for each audit office.
Ms Vosawale-Katuba explained, “Staff members that auditors general have selected for this program have been involved in documenting their offices’ needs analysis and will be part of the team implementing a SoAQM.
“They are multi-disciplinary team members with experiences in and knowledge of auditing standards, different audit practices, audit methodology, quality assurance, strategic planning, and research and policy development.”
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:
Meresimani Vosawale-Katuba, Program Director PASAI
E: Meresimani.VosawaleKatuba@pasai.org P: +64 9 304 1275
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