Corporate management personnel often are not aware that internal auditors have standards and guidelines defined by the profession. Internal Audit (IA) is not always seen as those who must follow established professional standards. Internal auditors don’t have a “license to practice”.  So why do we need Standards?

A value oriented IA function will have an understanding of the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) Standards and be able to articulate their importance to management. Absence of acknowledgement of the Standards infers the group is a quality assurance function. That may be what the organization wants, but they should be able to differentiate.

The courses on “Top Skills for Internal Audit” and “Foundations of Internal Audit” covered aspects of business acumen and included concepts of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Standards. This course will delve deeper into the major components of the Standards and their meaning to the profession.

 

Learning Objectives
  • Explore the mission of Internal Audit (IA) as defined by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
  • Explore the Mandatory Guidance and core principles as identified by the Institute of Internal Auditors Standards
  • Explore the IA Code of Ethics as defined by the Institute of Internal auditors
Last updated/reviewed: August 19, 2023

Included In Certifications

This course is included in the following Certification Programs:

28 CoursesInternal Controls and Internal Audit Certification

  1. Internal Audit Standards Overview
  2. Internal Audit Standards - Managing Internal Audit Work
  3. Internal Audit Standards - Executing the Audit Engagement
  4. Identifying and Implementing the Proper Balance of Internal Controls
  5. Documentation Methods For Internal Control Processes
  6. Segregation of Duties for Core Business Processes
  7. Foundations for a Strong Internal Audit Department
  8. Internal Audit Management - Top Skills
  9. Internal Audit: Keys to Managing an Effective Function
  10. Understanding Risk-Based Auditing
  11. Risk Based Auditing – Establishing a Methodology
  12. Risk Based Auditing – Applying the Methodology
  13. Cyber Risk Frameworks And Concepts
  14. Information Technology (IT) Controls in Emerging Business Environments
  15. Fraud Risk Assessments
  16. Professional Skepticism - Keys to Maintaining
  17. Introduction to Forensic Accounting
  18. The Fraud Triangle
  19. Internal Audit Effective Relations with the Audit Committee
  20. COSO 2013 Overview
  21. COSO 2013 - Operational Execution
  22. Internal Audit Emerging Risks for 2021 and Beyond - Part 1
  23. Internal Audit Emerging Risks for 2021 and Beyond - Part 2
  24. Internal Audit Emerging Risks for 2021 and Beyond - Part 3
  25. Internal Audit Emerging Risks for 2021 and Beyond - Part 4
  26. Internal Audit Challenges During Times of COVID
  27. Tools for Internal Control Certificate
  28. Lessons of an Auditor- Tools for Internal Control Certificate
92 Reviews (338 ratings)

Reviews

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Anonymous Author
The course provides an excellent in depth overview IIA Standards for Internal Auditors, including a dive into the core principles, key definitions, and the mission and/or objective of Internal Audit. In addition, many professional examples are provided to give you a complete understanding of how these standards apply to the workplace.

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Member's Profile
Very comprehensive and imfo content The instructor explained all topics in the course in easy and friendly manner I highly recommend this course to everyone who seeks cybersecurity course or to fulfill isaca cpe for isca certifications. Many thanks to illumeo All your courses are excellent and comprehensive in all fields.

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Member's Profile
The course explained very well the core principles and mission of the IA activity. It also explained very well the IPPF standards and the Code of Ethics. May be some scenarios normally faced by the IA in their practical professional life which challenge these principles could have been listed for better understanding

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Anonymous Author
The presenter's delivery style is conducive to effective learning and knowledge retention of course content. I enjoyed Lynn's approach to building on previous internal audit-related courses; her supporting materials are easy to comprehend and apply to real-world business scenarios. Nicely done!

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Anonymous Author
This was a great refresher on some of the key concepts outlined in the IIA standards. The material was easy to navigate and understand. This course is good for all IIA professionals every 2-3 years in order to keep the standards top of mind.

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Anonymous Author
I liked the way the course was provided with relevant slides and information. The material is more of an introductory level, so it is expected to take a more detailed course to get actual knowledge of the subject.

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Anonymous Author
I liked this course because it was factual and very to the point. I think that the instructor was very knowledgeable but there was something distracting with the audio when she spoke, but that could be on my end.

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Anonymous Author
Applying the Standards for Internal Auditors in Line with Your Organization's Needs - Part One" does a good job of introducing the Standards and principles and showing how to apply them to each organization.

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Member's Profile
This is a very good brief review for Standards of IIA. The course also provides many practical challenges against the Standards and alternatives for those challenges which I personally find very useful

5
Anonymous Author
This was a good introduction to Standards for Internal Auditors. It covers quite a bit of information on Internal Audits. The speaker gives good examples to help you understand the information

5
Member's Profile
Thank you, this course was great. I felt like it covered everything necessary and provided me with the tools to pass the exam at the end. Overall I would recommend this to a colleague.

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Anonymous Author
This was a great overview for me to get an introduction to Internal Audit as a governing body. Being new to Audit in general, it is good to have a high-level summary to get my feet wet.

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Member's Profile
Excellent overview of the internal audit function and their responsibility in accordance with internal audit standards and the International Professional Practices Framework

5
Member's Profile
Ms. Fountain makes the subject clear and easy to understand and uses excellent real-life examples. The subject was easy to follow and interesting. Thanks so much!

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Member's Profile
I enjoyed the discussions of the core principles and the ethics surrounding that subject. I never considered an entity's positioning of the IA to be a risk.

5
Anonymous Author
The course was very well presented & paced. I would recommend it to others, especially individuals new to the profession and/or studying for the CIA exam.

4
Member's Profile
Good course with very relevant information provided in a simple and easy to understand format. Provided enough information without too much detail

5
Member's Profile
I really enjoy all of Ms. Fountain's classes, her voice is easy to listen to, she provides real-life examples and always keeps my attention.

5
Member's Profile
An excellent course on the responsibilities and standards of internal auditors. I am not an IA and learned a lot about the profession.

4
Anonymous Author
The speaker discussed a depth overview IIA Standards Many examples are provided to give you a better understanding of these standards

5
Member's Profile
Lynn is a fantastic instructor, she presents clearly and with lots of examples that makes it easier to understand the subject.

5
Anonymous Author
Great course on internal auditing, it will be helpful to anyone in accounting not just those that serve in an audit capacity.

4
Anonymous Author
The course is a good introduction to the internal audit function. Lots of double negatives in the test questions though...

4
Member's Profile
This was a good refresher of some of the basic concepts that build the foundation of an effective Internal Auditing Team.

5
Member's Profile
Very good brief review for Standards of IIA. The course provides with the tools to pass the exam. Highly recommend

5
Member's Profile
Great class

4
Member's Profile
Good introduction to the IIA standards. Presentation was informative to establish a value oriented IA function.

5
Anonymous Author
Lynn always gives great examples that really help you apply the concepts and that is still true in this lesson!

5
Anonymous Author
I really enjoy the trainings from this teacher. She is very well spoken, well educated and easy to understand.

5
Member's Profile
This course was very effective at delivering the ideas needed to be a more effective leader, and professional.

5
Anonymous Author
This course was very helpful. It has a lot of information and some sessions needed to be in its own section.

5
Anonymous Author
Спасибо за подробный курс. Материал изложен очень доступно

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Anonymous Author
This training is highly refreshing. Nothing surprised me and the training will be beneficial to new auditors

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Anonymous Author
Good overview of how the Internal Audit Standards are applied and relevant to interactions with management.

5
Anonymous Author
good review of internal audit principles with the focus on ethical auditing. my thanks to the presenter.

5
Anonymous Author
Good educational course for new auditors as well as a good refresher course for experienced auditors.

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Member's Profile
Lynn Fountain is an exceptional instructor. Her coverage of the material is thorough and complete.

5
Anonymous Author
This course effectively outlines the definition, core principles, and standards of internal audit.

4
Anonymous Author
Good reminder of elements of the IPPF in easily consumable format. Useful examples also added in.

5
Anonymous Author
Good materials which give me more understanding in IIA principles. Thank you for good preparation

5
Member's Profile
Great intro to the IIA standards! Necessary information for both the new and experienced auditor.

5
Anonymous Author
This part one course was a very good refresher for me. It was succinct and met the objectives.

5
Anonymous Author
My concern is code of Ethics. As per text, IA's Code of Ethic extends beyond the definion of IA

4
Member's Profile
Good overview of the IIA Standards. Lynn explains concepts clearly with real world examples.

5
Anonymous Author
This course was educational and useful for understanding how to apply the Standards for IA

5
Member's Profile
Great refresher course on the IA Standards. Material is structured well and easy to follow.

5
Anonymous Author
This course is an excellent review and precursor to any of the ethics courses. I loved it.

4
Anonymous Author
It was good to again hear an overview of the IIA standards and how they relate in reality

4
Member's Profile
Provides a deeper understanding of internal audit principals and ethics rules of conduct

5
Anonymous Author
Good reminder of the standards and how they should be considered relevant at all times.

5
Anonymous Author
Thank you. Dry much for this course. I learned a lot of new things regarding the topic.

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Anonymous Author
This course covers applying the standards of the IIA in a organizational environment.

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Anonymous Author
Internal Audit Standards Overview was a great foundation course to build on. Thanks.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent presentation providing an overview of IIA, the standards, and expectations.

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Anonymous Author
this course had a lot of excellent material that was very helpful for beginners.

4
Member's Profile
I found this course to be very helpful to learn the ethics of internal auditing.

4
Anonymous Author
Some of the questions on the final quiz were confusing in how they were worded.

5
Member's Profile
Content is very well presented, and slides are relevant to the course content.

4
Anonymous Author
Great overview of internal audit. definitely going to refer back to this one.

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Anonymous Author
Very good course to internal audit standards overview for refreshing my mind.

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Anonymous Author
It is a good course to remind myself regarding an Internal Audit Standards.

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Anonymous Author
The information in this course was presented clearly for the subject matter.

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Member's Profile
I appreciated the review and expanded appreciation of the material covered.

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Member's Profile
The information are good organised. The imprortant information are listed.

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Member's Profile
good course covering the basics.........................................

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Member's Profile
I found this course somewhat engaging and more examples would be nice.

4
Anonymous Author
Good overview of the core principles of internal auditing standards.

5
Anonymous Author
The core concepts were well defined and well explained. Recommend.

4
Member's Profile
Another good course in the series of internal control certification.

4
Anonymous Author
Useful for general information. I will recommend it to my colleagues

5
Member's Profile
Clear and well-presented introduction or refresher on the IPPF.

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Anonymous Author
thank you lynn i love your courses have a nice day. from Igors

4
Anonymous Author
Very informative, this gave a good overview of the Standards.

5
Anonymous Author
Really like having slides I can keep on hand for reference.

5
Member's Profile
interesting subject, well distributed , good instructor

5
Member's Profile
great course, very informative and easy to follow along

5
Anonymous Author
Well put together, straight forward, and easy to follow!

3
Member's Profile
well thought out and acceptable for cpe review purposes

5
Anonymous Author
Good building block course to internal audit demands.

5
Anonymous Author
Great high level overview of internal audit standards

5
Anonymous Author
Good presentation, good overview, Good documentation

4
Member's Profile
Great refresher on the Standards of Internal Audit.

5
Anonymous Author
Well presented. Clear and relevant. Well supported.

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Member's Profile
Valuable information about internal audit function

5
Member's Profile
Good Overview. understood and grasped the concept.

5
Anonymous Author
This is a good course for introduction to the IIA.

5
Anonymous Author
Very detailed and comprehensive session.

4
Anonymous Author
INFORMATIVE CONTENT EASY TO UNDERSTAND.

5
Member's Profile
I enjoy this course and the instructor

5
Anonymous Author
Easy to understand solid presentation

4
Anonymous Author
interesting course

5
Member's Profile
Very helpfull

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate

No Advanced Preparation or Prerequisites are needed for this course. 

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
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Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION and OVERVIEW
  Institute of Internal Auditors Update 20243:22
  Introduction to Institute of Internal Auditors Standards Part One5:30
  Internal Audit Mission 9:30
Principles
  Core Principles 5:37
  Principle Competence and Due Care 12:16
  Competence Alternatives 8:24
  Principle: Objective and Free from Undue Influence 15:42
  Principle: Positioning and Resourcing 9:09
Alternatives
  Alternative Resourcing 10:54
  Alternative Positioning 10:57
  Definition of IA Alternatives 10:13
Ethics and Standards
  Ethics Rules of Conduct 8:29
  IPPF Standards 5:47
Continuous Play
  The Institute of Internal Auditor Standards Part 1 1:50:42
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
  Slides: Institute of Internal Auditors Standards Part OnePDF
  Institute of Internal Auditors Standards Part One Glossary/IndexPDF
REVIEW and TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam