Continuous Professional Development
One of the founding principles of the Southern African Institute of Government auditors has always been to become a trusted advisor and capacity building partner to the public sector, with regard to the developmental, service delivery, accountability and governance matters. In addition to protecting the interest of the public by ensuring that the public sector has competent professional auditors, we also assist public sector stakeholders and organisations with capacity development and improvement.
We assist in areas such as implementing and reviewing of internal controls, technical strategy development, training interventions, professionalisation of auditors, preparation and reviewing of annual financial statements, assets management, ad hoc audit assignments, including performance audit, assisting with external audit queries and challenges, setting-up a training office for trainees in the public sector, conducting diagnostic assessments for audit purposes, offering ongoing coaching in relation to external audit purposes, developing turnaround strategies in relation to adverse audit outcomes and many more public sector audit and finance technical related matters.
One of the founding principles of the Southern African Institute of Government auditors has always been to become a trusted advisor and capacity building partner to the public sector, with regard to the developmental, service delivery, accountability and governance matters. In addition to protecting the interest of the public by ensuring that the public sector has competent professional auditors, we also assist public sector stakeholders and organisations with capacity development and improvement.
CPD HOUR’S SUBMISSION
Members of a profession must accept a moral duty towards the profession and must be committed to expand and update their knowledge on their particular area of expertise and other related areas. Continuing professional development (CPD) is defined as the processes by which professionals maintain, develop and expand their knowledge, skills and attitudes with specific reference to their fields of expertise. CPD are learning activities that maintain and develop capabilities to enable our members to perform competently within their professional environment and to contribute towards the development of the public sector auditing and accountancy profession and the service to the public interest.
The responsibility for ensuring the development of competence to function as a public sector auditing and accountancy professional lies primarily with each individual. Members must therefore take necessary steps to identify relevant and applicable CPD activities.
SAIGA’s CPD submission is not a voluntary activity, but it is compulsory, and it will be subject to formal monitoring, based on the CPD activities submitted by a member through the member portal.
CPD requirements
The CPD requirements for members are:
- Fellow members. 40 CPD hours per every calendar year (160 within 4 years), 2 CPD hours must be from ethics training. 20 CPD hours per annum must be from SAIGA CPD programmes.
- Associate members. 15 CPD hours per every calendar year (60 within 4 years), 2 CPD hours must be from ethics training. 7 CPD hours per annum must be from SAIGA CPD programmes.
- Graduate members. 10 CPD hours per every calendar year (40 within 4 years), 2 CPD hours must be from ethics training. 5 CPD hours per annum must be from SAIGA CPD programmes
- Retired members. 20 CPD hours per every calendar year (80 within 4 years), 2 CPD hours must be from ethics training. 10 CPD hours per annum must be from SAIGA CPD programmes.
- Honorary members. Honorary RGA members are not required to submit annual CPD activities. It is advisable that honorary members who are still active in the profession are encouraged to upskill themselves with latest trends in the public sector auditing and accountancy profession.
- Affiliate members. Minimum of at least 2 CPD hours in Ethics every calendar year.
