MCT Beginning

1. An internal audit is initiated, for example:

• When it is scheduled in the audit program
• Following the request of a department manager
• After a dysfunction in an activity
• Following a major evolution of a process

2. The records related to the audits, among other things, contain the:

• Audit plan
• Audit report
• Audit procedure
• Evaluation of auditor competence
• Audit team members

3. Improving the audit program takes into account the:

• Rate of implementation of the audit plan
• Percentage of trained persons as internal auditors
• Trends of audits
• Proper application of procedures

4. The audit procedure contains, at minimum, instructions on how to:

• Plan the audits
• Conduct the audits
• Ensure auditor competence
• Assign the responsibility for managing the audit programme to a qualified person

5. The audit report often contains:

• Audit findings
• Auditor opinions
• Audit conclusions
• Auditor proposals
• Identified good practices