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Compliance and Control Attestations for Everyone
Understanding the role of attestations in providing assurance, managing risk and supporting better decision-making
About this course
Whether formal or informal, this is the central question on executives' and leaders' minds as they pursue organisational goals while managing risk and meeting their obligations. Frontline attestations play a critical role in answering this question.
This course explains why attestations matter, why you receive them, and what evidence to consider before responding. You'll learn how to recognise when something isn't quite right, understand what happens after you submit an attestation, and see how your responses support management oversight and organisational decision-making.
Designed for anyone who is asked to complete attestations as part of their role, this course provides practical guidance to help make attestations meaningful, reliable and valuable.
Course specifics
Audience: This course is designed for managers, team leaders, risk owners, control owners and employees who are required to provide compliance or control attestations as part of their role
Cost: $99.00 (members), $120.00 (non-members)
Facilitator: The Protecht Group
Format: On-Demand
Time: 20-minutes of video content
CPD Points: 1
Course Facilitator:
The Protecht Group
Course details
Attestations are an important part of many organisations' governance, risk and compliance frameworks. They provide management with insight into whether obligations are being met, controls are operating effectively and risks are being appropriately managed.
This course provides a practical introduction to the purpose and application of attestations, the roles and responsibilities involved in the attestation process, and the information that should be considered before responding.
Participants will also learn how attestations contribute to assurance activities, support management reporting and help identify emerging issues before they become significant problems.
Key topics covered:
What are attestations and why do we need them?
Definition of an attestation
Types of attestations:
Outcome-focused attestations
Task-focused attestations
Applications of attestations:
Compliance-focused attestations
Control-focused attestations
The purpose of attestations:
Providing assurance
Identifying red flags
Reinforcing key responsibilities and obligations
2. Roles in an attestation process
Responsibilities of attestation responders
Accountability for outcomes
Ownership of corrective actions
Ownership of the attestation process
Designing effective questions
Collaboration across functions
The role of report recipients and decision-makers
3. Key steps in an attestation process
Tools used to issue and respond to attestations
Attestation frequency and reporting cycles
Understanding the attestation process cadence
How to complete an attestation effectively
Information required to support an attestation:
Evidence
Related actions and activities
Commentary and explanations
Improving the attestation process:
Challenging question design
Assessing the value of attestation questions
Learning outcomes:
Explain the purpose and value of compliance and control attestations.
Identify the different types of attestations and when they are used.
Understand the roles and responsibilities involved in an attestation process.
Determine what evidence and information should be considered before providing an attestation response
Recognise how attestations support assurance, governance and organisational decision-making.