Auckland, New Zealand: The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) is collaborating with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) to deliver professional ethics training to government auditors, starting yesterday.
This activity seeks to ensure those responsible for carrying out the mandates of Pacific Island government audit offices receive specialised professional ethics and integrity training.
Ninety-two staff (61 female, 31 male) from the government audit offices of American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) National, FSM Chuuk, FSM Kosrae, FSM Pohnpei, FSM Yap, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu registered to participate in the training that covers the fundamental ethical principles governing the work of accountants and auditors working in the public sector.
PASAI Program Director and course facilitator, Sinaroseta Palamo-Iosefo, said, “This year’s training builds on the course we ran last year on the ‘Essentials of the Code’.
“It highlights the significance of trust, the expectations of those working in the public sector, the importance of setting the right culture to support ethical behaviour and the need for senior leadership to ensure they have the right systems in place to manage risk effectively.
“It will promote and encourage SAIs to establish processes and practices to ensure government audit staff adhere to ethical obligations and call out breaches to enhance integrity in government systems.”
After yesterday’s introductory workshop, participants will have until 13 February to complete a self-paced micro-course on PASAI’s online Learning Platform.
The micro-course includes videos of the Auditor-General of Australia, Dr Caralee McLiesh, and the former Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand, John Ryan, sharing insights on the importance of ethics in the public sector.
Small cohort interactive workshops will follow allowing participants to discuss how to apply ethical principles to their working environments, share experiences and learn from expert facilitators and peers.
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:
Sinaroseta Palamo-Iosefo, Program Director PASAI, Auckland, New Zealand
E: sina.iosefo@pasai.org P: +64 9 304 1275
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