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Case Study: Pejasco Cheese Ltd.
Teaching material | 2018
The case study PejaSko Cheese Ltd. was developed to facilitate the EU-REPARIS Audit Training of Trainers workshops and simulates a small audit client. The case study is the core teaching resource during the EU-REPARIS Audit Training of Trainers workshops and provides an opportunity to bridge the gap between theory and the practical application of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) while also assisting to develop soft skills such as communication, working as a team and problem solving.
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EU-REPARIS Audit Training of Trainers Program
Success Story | 2017
Focused on enhancing lifelong learning and supporting improvements in continuing education systems for professional accountants, the EU-REPARIS Audit Training of Trainers Program explores ways of modernizing the skills of the profession to provide effective financial reporting support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and private sector enterprises.
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Group Challenge: The PejaSko Quiz
Teaching material | 2017
This Group Challenge aims to refresh participants memory of key facts and concepts described in the simulated audit client PejaSko that is used as a core teaching resource throughout the Audit Training of Trainers Workshops and draw participant’s attention to key issues to be covered in the upcoming workshop sessions.
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Group Exercise: Going Concern Judgements
Teaching material | 2017
Developed to facilitate the EU REPARIS Audit Training of Trainers program, the objective of the group exercise is to enhance the analytical and intellectual skills of participating trainers while engaging in a practical case study involving going concern judgements. Gathering appropriate evidence and evaluating the appropriateness of the going concern assumption, as well as making judgements about whether a going concern issue is present, are affected by the size of the entity.
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Simulated Client Meeting: Developing Client Relationship Skills
Teaching material | 2017
This group challenge was developed to facilitate the EU-REPARIS Audit Training of Trainers program and enables participants to practice their client relationship skills and cross-selling techniques. By engaging in the simulated client meeting, participants are provided with an opportunity to practice these skills in a simulated face-to-face client meeting and thus tackle and solve some real life business situations and problems.
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Audit Training of Trainers Modules
Teaching material | 2016
The document provides a detailed overview of the Audit Training of Trainers program including the content and composition of the modules and sessions.
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Group Challenge: Most Inspiring Audit Trainer
Teaching material | 2016
Engaging the participation of learners as presenters provides an opportunity to involve participants in a “learning by doing” approach and empowers them to apply their knowledge by simulating a real life scenario. This Group Challenge aims to enhance the soft skills development of trainers and to improve their presentation skills and techniques.
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Role Play Exercise: Developing Effective Interview Skills
Teaching material | 2016
This exercise, developed to facilitate the EU-REPARIS Audit Training of Trainers program, enables participants to engage in a role play activity and develop their interview, communication and interpersonal skills. By simulating a real life business situation, participants tackle and solve some real life problems. This is critical for the development of the complex skills needed by auditors that go beyond the theory and International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), and also allows participants to exercise their professional judgment and understand problems from different perspectives.
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The Ethical Dilemmas Board Game
Teaching material | 2016
Developed to facilitate the EU-REPARIS Audit Training of Trainers program, the objective of the Ethical Dilemmas Board Game is to enable participants to approach professional ethics training and education in a practical way, by analyzing threats that arise and selecting an appropriate course of action in line with the fundamental principles of the International Ethics Standard Board for Accountants (IESBA) Code of Ethics. The game is expected to develop participants' ethical decision-making skills and to make sound judgments when resolving and mitigating ethical dilemmas.
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