Who is this lead auditor course for?
The course is relevant to auditors, consultants and professionals responsible for anti-bribery management arrangements. You should already understand the relevant management-system requirements and basic audit principles so that you can focus on evaluating evidence and leading the audit process.
What will you learn to evaluate?
Evaluate the controls an organisation uses to prevent, detect and respond to bribery risks in its activities and relationships.
- Bribery-risk assessment, leadership and compliance responsibilities.
- Due diligence and financial or non-financial controls.
- Raising concerns, investigation arrangements and system improvement.
Five-day training and examination route
The published PECB agenda progresses from the management system and standard to audit preparation, on-site activities, reporting and closing. Day 5 is the certification examination. Exercises develop audit planning, evidence gathering, findings and communication skills.
Does passing the exam make you a certified Lead Auditor?
Passing the exam allows you to apply for the appropriate PECB credential. The full Lead Auditor grade also has professional experience and audit-experience requirements, together with acceptance of the Code of Ethics. A Provisional Auditor route is available where the experience requirements are not yet met.
A training completion attestation, an exam result and a professional credential are different outcomes. Your application should match your documented experience.
Does a written anti-bribery policy demonstrate effective control?
A policy is one element. An audit also examines how due diligence, approvals, reporting and follow-up operate in practice. The aim is evidence of a functioning system, rather than a promise that misconduct can never occur.