Koror, Palau: This week, the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) is helping auditors to analyse findings from the performance audits they have conducted so that they can report on their governments’ efforts to tackle skilled worker shortages.
The 18 participants (13 female and 5 male) have gathered for an in-person workshop in Palau. They are from the government audit offices of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Kosrae, FSM Yap, Fiji, Guam, New Caledonia, Palau, Samoa and Vanuatu.
Recently appointed PASAI Program Director, Karen Wong, is co-facilitating the 5-day workshop with her former colleague from The Audit Office New Zealand, Clara Pau, and her predecessor, Meegan Reinhard, who has now returned to the Australian National Audit Office.
All 3 were part of the facilitation team for a related ‘planning and conducting’ workshop in March of this year and are now joined by Adriano Juras of the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI), which is the capacity development arm of the global umbrella organisation for the external government audit community, the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI).
IDI has been supporting those who audit governments’ implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to conduct high-quality, high-impact performance audits.
Ms Wong explained, “Now that most of the 8 Pacific Island audit teams are finalising their audit fieldwork it’s time to convert their findings into well-supported conclusions and implementable recommendations.
“Following completion of all the audits, we will publish a cooperative regional audit report next year which will highlight the common challenges governments face in addressing skilled worker shortages in the areas of health and education,” she said.
Before delivering presentations on their audit findings, conclusions and recommendations during the week of training, participants will also build capability in reviewing audit evidence and in writing for impact.
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).
Facilitators and participants of the cooperative audit workshop on skilled worker shortages
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Contact information:
Karen Wong, Program Director PASAI
E: karen.wong@pasai.org P: +64 9 304 1275
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