Auckland, New Zealand: The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) is delivering a series of webinars to strengthen the capacity of its members to conduct investigations.
Seventy-seven staff (43 female and 34 male) from the government audit offices of American Samoa, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) National, Fiji, FSM Kosrae, FSM Pohnpei, Guam, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga have registered for the remotely accessible capacity building training, which started yesterday.
Led by PASAI Program Director and Certified Fraud Examiner, Sophia H Pretrick, the first webinar in the series provided an overview of fraud and covered what constitutes fraud, fraud detection, red flags and warning signs, common types of fraud and fraud prevention measures.
“This webinar will also help our many member offices who conduct fraud awareness outreach briefings to colleagues in the public sector and to other stakeholders,” Ms Pretrick said.
PASAI has developed this training to support SAIs in their objective to promote good governance, integrity and ethical conduct in the public sector.
The training provides tools for Pacific Island audit offices to be more proactive in recognising fraudulent activities.
Participants will be able to recommend mechanisms that will help prevent fraud and maintain accountability in the public sector.
PASAI acknowledges the support of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
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Contact information:
Sophia H Pretrick, Program Director PASAI
E: sophia.pretrick@pasai.org P: +64 9 304 1275
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