Professional Certificate

The Professional Certificate comprises of 9 mandatory components as well as your choice of 3 electives within your choice of specialisation in one of  4 tiers: Assurance, IT, Public Sector, and Leadership and Governance. 

Please choose three electives from the Tier 2 specialisation - IT

Cybersecurity Assurance

ICT Governance, risk and Control Frameworks

Understanding AML/CTF

Sustainability and Resilience

Contract Management

Fraud Risk Management & Forensic Techniques

This module aims to build candidates’ knowledge and understanding of the systems and processes used to manage an effective business.

This module will cover the following major topics:
(a) Information Technology
(b) Financial Management and Accounting.

Professional in Practice aims to provide opportunities for candidates to demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills that will enable them to make high level, independent judgements in planning, conducting and evaluating an internal audit in accordance with the IPPF.

This module will cover the following major topics:
(a) Influence and communication
(b) Leadership and teamwork
(c) Conflict resolution.

The Professional Certificate Legal, Regulatory & Societal Landscape aims to develop candidate knowledge and understanding of the broader environment (legal, regulatory and economic) in which Australian organisations operate and the respective risks from fraud and possible ethical issues.

This module will cover the following major topics:
(a) IPPF and application of topical requirements
(b) Ethics and Professionalism in Assurance
(c) Compliance and Regulation

The module is one of four in the building blocks of the Professional Certificate.