November 19, 2024

Majuro, Marshall Islands: The OAG is committed to enhancing the skills of its staff to deliver the highest quality audits. Today, the OAG participates in a four-day training program titled “Developing and Presenting Audit Findings” from November 9 to November22.

The training, led by instructor Mr. Drummond Kahn from Graduate School USA, focuses on equipping OAG auditors with the necessary tools and techniques to develop and present audit findings effectively. This will ensure clear, concise, and impactful communication of audit results, ultimately leading to improved accountability and transparency in the Republic of the Marshall Islands government institutions.

The training was provided through the Pacific Islands Training Initiative (PITI), funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Through this training, auditors earn Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours. According to the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), commonly referred to as the “Yellow Book”, auditors are required to complete 80 CPE hours of training over two years to qualify for conducting audits on government institutions. The staff who completed the training this week will receive a total of 32 CPE hours.

“One of our goals is to continue develop the capability of our audit staff so that they can deliver the audit mandate of our Office effectively. Mr. Kahn’s training this week taught us how we can strategically and effectively develop and present our audit findings in our audit reports” said Mr. Patrick, the Auditor-General.

“It’s an honor to work with dedicated professionals here in OAG,” said Kahn, “and continued training helps auditors here and across the Pacific enhance their excellent auditing and oversight work. I’m really impressed by the work of the Auditor-General’s Office in its excellent and impactful reports.”

The OAG expresses its gratitude to the instructor, Mr. Drummond Kahn, for delivering excellent training. The OAG would like to acknowledge the Graduate School USA for the training opportunity and the US Department of Interior for the funding support.

Our Mission

We conduct audits and investigations to improve accountability, transparency, and integrity in the RMI Government Institutions.

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