Audit Committee Training - Online Classroom

Starts:  Dec 1, 2026 09:00 (Sydney Time)
Ends:  Dec 31, 2026 17:00 (Sydney Time)

Developed and newly updated to address the changing professional development needs of audit committees, this Audit Committee Training course is an essential learning tool for anyone joining an Audit Risk Committee, newly appointed members or veterans looking to refresh their ARC thinking with current best practice.

 

This course was designed by Stephen Horne, one of Australia’s preeminent auditing specialists with a wealth of practical ARC experience across an extensive audit committee portfolio. It asks attendees to reflect on current thinking and practice for ARCs and provide an extensive resource to guide you in all the areas ARCs are being asked to venture.  The course will be delivered online through seven sessions that combine the theory and practice of audit committees with case studies, exercises, and reflective thinking. 

 

Topics Covered 

  • Legislative and Regulatory Requirements 

  • Role and Emerging Expectations of Contemporary Audit Committees 

  • Techniques for Running Effective Audit Committee Meetings 

  • Key Governance Features of Audit, Risk Management and compliance Three Pillars Approach for Measuring and Reporting Audit Committee’s  

  • Contribution 

  • Practical Tips and Tools 

 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the training course, the participant will be able to: 

  • How we got here - the ARC journey

  • Audit committee authority, requirements, and expectations

  • Establishing an audit committee

  • Running effective meetings

  • Core subject matter topics (ERM, WHS, major projects, cyber risks, corruption prevention and fraud control, compliance, financial statements and management, external and internal audit)

  • Performance and reporting

  • Culture - the final frontier.

CPE Points: 7

Knowledge Level: Intermediate

Delivery Format: Facilitator-led training via Zoom (Note: This training program will be delivered in two 4 hour lessons, over two days using Zoom. Registrations will be strictly limited to 15 participants to allow maximum interaction in the online environment.)

IIA-Australia Member: $660.00 AUD

IIA-Australia Non-Member: $795.00 AUD


Facilitator: Stephen Horne PFIIA, CGAP, CIA, CRMA

 

Stephen’s career spanned 38 years in the NSW public sector and his executive roles included Assistant Auditor-General for NSW and Chief Executive of IAB, a Government Trading Enterprise undertaking internal audits and misconduct investigations for NSW State Government and Local Government bodies.

In 2015 Stephen established himself as a professional Non-Executive Director, trainer and probity adviser. In that role Stephen has developed extensive experience serving on many Local and State Government Audit Risk & Improvement Committees. Stephen was Australian President of the Institute of Internal Auditors 2013-2015, Australia’s delegate on the IIA Global Board 2015-2019, and Global Chair of the IIA’s Public Sector Guidance Committee 2016-2019. He has also presented audit committee training for AusAid, The Pacific Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions, The Global Fund and the United Nations.

Stephen was a previous CEO of the NSWG Internal Audit Bureau and the NSW Assistant Auditor-General for performance auditing (now being undertaken across NSW Councils). He is a qualified Company Director, Company Secretary and Internal Auditor. He was also a recent President of IIA Australia, Australia’s delegate on the IIA Global Board, Chair of the IIA’s Global Public Sector Guidance Committee and recently co-authored an Australian 2020 best practice publication on “Effective Internal Auditing in the Public Sector.”

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