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The National Public Employer Labor Relations Association provides Professional Development, Networking, and Advocacy Services to Labor Relations and Human Resources professionals, so that public sector employers may deliver the most efficient and effective services to citizens & taxpayers. National PELRA is a network of state and regional affiliates with over 2,400 members around the country. The governmental agencies represented in Nation...

4, ba Our approach for this in-person training event is to provide the relevant information which internal control professionals will need to fulfill the "Internal Control Life Cycle" using the "top-down, risk-based" approach. We provide the background knowledge sources, advice on how to conduct risk assessments, discuss scoping, and review how to plan the assessment of an internal control framework based on COSO. Risk management activities ar...

4, ba So, you've accepted a new position as an Internal Auditor; congratulations, and welcome to our world! Internal Auditors provide an extremely important and unique function: to independently assess controls to balance risk that may impede the objectives of an organization. We are the "last line of defense" in organizations to report risk events. Please join us for this valuable in-person, interactive training and allow our expert instructo...

4, ba Are your audit leadership skills working to get the job done? This in-person event is focused on helping attendees in mastering the skills necessary to efficiently lead audit teams. This course provides new leaders with the tools needed to effectively lead audit teams, while exploring the life cycle of an audit from an audit leader's perspective. "This course is not just for auditors or new audit leaders, it is for anyone who wants an un...

4, ba Forensic accounting is a specialty practice area where accounting, auditing and investigative skills are used to analyze and present information that is suitable for use in a court of law. Topics covered include fraud detection and fraud investigation techniques, valuation of closely held businesses, lost profits analyses, and various types of litigation support services. Fundamental legal concepts governing expert witness testimony are...

4, ba Our approach for this in-person training event is to provide the relevant information which internal control professionals will need to fulfill the "Internal Control Life Cycle" using the "top-down, risk-based" approach. We provide the background knowledge sources, advice on how to conduct risk assessments, discuss scoping, and review how to plan the assessment of an internal control framework based on COSO. Risk management activities ar...

4, ba Are your ITGC audits really helping to reduce your cybersecurity risks? This CPE internal auditor training event is designed for the financial auditor and IT auditor who need to improve their practical knowledge covering information technology general controls (ITGC). The attendees are walked through the concepts and frameworks that are important to the ITGC internal audit activities in order to create an added value for their organizati...

4, ba Cybersecurity is one of the biggest internal control areas that need executive attention. You just received an urgent call from the CEO. An e-mail was received demanding $10M Bitcoin to be paid as ransom to unencrypt the company's data. ​"Oh no! Maybe if we audited the organization's Cybersecurity program and controls before this happened, we might not be in this mess!" ​Sound familiar? Hundreds of Security, Compliance and Au...

4, ba So, you've accepted a new position as an Internal Auditor; congratulations, and welcome to our world! Internal Auditors provide an extremely important and unique function: to independently assess controls to balance risk that may impede the objectives of an organization. We are the "last line of defense" in organizations to report risk events. Please join us for this valuable in-person, interactive training and allow our expert instructo...