The Audit and Assurance syllabus aims to develop you’ understanding of the critical aspects of managing an assurance engagement (including audit engagements): acceptance, planning, managing, concluding and reporting.

On completion of this module, you will be able to:

• understand and advise on the regulatory, professional and ethical issues relevant to those carrying out an assurance engagement;
• understand the processes involved in accepting and managing assurance engagements;
• understand how quality assurance processes mitigate risks;
• plan assurance engagements in accordance with the terms of the engagements and appropriate standards; and
• conclude and report on assurance engagements in accordance with the terms of the engagements and appropriate standards.