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Report Writing for Internal Auditors

Why Attend

Audit departments’ most visible product is the audit report. In many cases, the quality of the report reflects the effectiveness of the audit itself.

Reports must therefore communicate results clearly and concisely, prompting readers to positive action.

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

This course uses a mixture of presentations, discussions, case studies, videos, and interactive exercises to transform participants’ knowledge into hands-on practice.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  •  Distinguish barriers to effective written communication and identify ways to overcome them
  •  Identify the target audience and adapt writing accordingly
  •  Structure the audit report for greater impact
  •  Present audit findings in a clear and concise manner
  •  Produce a concise and compelling executive summary
  •  Learn ways to review their own and others’ work constructively and efficiently


Target Audience

his course is suitable for all auditors required to produce and review audit reports.

Target Competencies

  •  Gathering data
  •  Presenting data
  •  Drafting audit reports
  •  Reviewing audit reports
  •  Presenting reports


What makes a report effective?

  • Good practice in plain language writing
  • Techniques to improve writing under pressure

Techniques to organize information gathered during fieldwork

  • Traditional report structure
  • Mind-mapping
  • Outlining

Findings (also called issues or observations)

  • Principles of and approaches to writing findings
  • Risks vs. failed controls
  • Root cause analysis
  • Critiquing findings
  • Crafting findings

Executive summaries

  • Introduction to the principles underlying executive summaries
  • Critiquing executive summaries
  • Crafting executive summaries

Preparing the final product

  • Format, layout and templates
  • Reviewing
  • Content vs. mechanics
  • Peer review techniques

$2100

Kampala

Country: Uganda

Duration: One week

Date: 22–26 Sep 2025

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$1995

Arusha

Country: Tanzania

Duration: One week

Date: 22–26 Jun 2026

Register