Training Program Schedules
Note: Training includes Training Materials, Lunch, and refreshments for the duration of the training
Proposed participants: • Internal auditors • New hires/transitioning to internal audit • Managers • Supervisors • Finance/accounting personnel • Operations personnel • IT personnel (interacting with internal audit)
Proposed Dates
22-24 April 2024
Location Venue
Swakopmund
Presenter
Mr. Cletius Simasiku
N$ 4,550.00 per Participant
Course Content: • Understanding internal auditing as a discipline • The types of internal audit • The International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) • The audit process – step by step • Understanding risk-based auditing • Understanding and auditing internal controls • Audit planning, analytical review, observation • Interview skills and managing client relationships • Process documentation • The audit program, conducting fieldwork • Writing an audit report • The exit interview, putting it all together
Proposed participants: • Compliance officers and employees of accountable and reporting institutions • Internal auditors, Risk and governance staff • Owners and staff of Real estate agents • Legal Advisors and Company secretaries of Public enterprises • Practising Accountants
Proposed Dates
25-26 April 2024
Location Venue
Windhoek: NIPAM
Presenter
Mr. Cletius Simasiku
N$ 3,500.00 per Participant
Course Content: • Overview of the AML Legal framework • What is Money Laundering and its stages and consequences to the country • Customer due diligence and Enhanced due diligence • Beneficial ownership and sanctions compliance • An effective Compliance program and Risk Based Approach to AML Reporting and record-keeping requirements
Proposed participants: • Chief Risk Officers (CROs) • Risk Managers • Risk Analysts • CEOs, COOs, and CFOs • Executive Teams • Department Heads • Managers and Supervisors across departments (Finance, Operations, IT, etc.) • Project Managers • Key personnel involved in critical business processes • Board Members • Audit Committee Members
Proposed Dates
13-17 May 2024
Location Venue
Windhoek: NIPAM
N$ 6,500.00 per Participant
Course Content: • History of Risk Management and Case studies • What is Risk and Risk Management • Why is risk management Important • Risk Management Principles • Overview of the Structure of the Risk Management Framework • Risk Management Framework
Proposed participants: • IT Auditors (current and aspiring) • IT Professionals (wanting to understand IT controls) • Internal Auditors (working with IT systems) • IT Security Personnel • Managers/Supervisors (reliant on IT systems • Project Managers (IT- related projects)
Proposed Dates
22-24 May 2024
Location Venue
Windhoek: NIPAM
N$ 4,550.00 per Participant
Course Content: • IT auditing and its importance • key differences between IT Audit and Internal Audit • Role of an IT Auditor and their responsibilities • impact of IT components on audits, including hardware, software, operating systems, applications, environmental systems, and networks. • Identify key areas of concern in IT systems and strategies to mitigate them
Proposed participants: • New Board Members
Proposed Dates
10-14 June 2024
Location Venue
Swakopmund
N$ 5,150.00 per Participant
Course Content: • Corporate Governance in Namibia • Public sector governance • Public sector characteristics • Public sector structure • Public sector accountability • Internal auditing in the public sector
Proposed participants: • Internal Auditors • New Internal Audit Hires • Management and Supervisors • Audit Committee Members • Other Departments (Finance, Accounting, Operations - optional)
Proposed Dates
24-26 June 2024
Location Venue
Otjiwarongo
N$ 4,550.00 per Participant
Course Content: • Risk Based Auditing in the Modern Era • Evaluating the ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) Process • Risk Based Audit Planning • Risk Based Auditing in Practice • Risk Based Audits of Complex Activities
Cletius Simasiku M. Phil Development Finance (USB) B. Com Hons (UNISA), ACIS, CFSA
Cletius Simasiku (CFSA, ACIS) is the Founder and Managing Consultant of Sima-six Consultancy and a Certified Financial Services Auditor from the Institute of Internal Auditors, Certified Business Accountant from Chartered
Institute Business Accountants, and Chartered Secretary and governance professional from CSSA.
Cletius has held Senior Management positions in reputable organizations such as Head of Internal Audit in FNB Namibia and NAMFISA, Senior Internal Auditor with Bank of Namibia and Internal Auditor with NAMPOWER. His knowledge and experience make him a seasoned internal auditor in the profession of internal audit to make a difference through impacting practical knowledge.
Cletius holds various qualifications in the field of accounting, governance, and auditing such as Master of Philosophy in Development Finance with the University of Stellenbosch Business school (USB) Postgraduate governance qualification with Chartered Secretaries of Southern Africa (CSSA), Bachelors Degree in Commerce (Honours) with specialization in internal auditing from the University of South Africa (UNISA), Bachelor of Technology in Accounting and Finance from NUST.
Cletius has accomplished countless audit projects as Head of internal audit and senior auditor covering financial audits, operational audits, ERM, IT, General Controls reviews, Compliance audits, Regulatory audits, and many more. He has more than six years of professional training and business facilitation as a lecturer/facilitator at Namibia University of Science and Technology, Institute of Bankers in accounting money laundering and auditing courses.
Cletius training rooms are always alive with energy, with the learning centred on flip charts, exercises, simulations and humour. He creates an environment that optimises the transition of learning into workplace performance.
M.Phil Development Finance(USB) B. Com (Hons) (UNISA), ACIS, CFSA
Cletius has 18 years of internal audit, risk management, governance, corporate finance and accounting in the corporate sphere and business consultancy.
He was the first auditor to audit the Financial Intelligence Centre after its establishment and has facilitated Targeted Anti Money Laundering trainings with Local Investment Managers and other private institutions.
Furthermore, he has mentored and trained SMEs in business, financial management and tax compliance
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