An intensive professional development training course on
COBIT® 2019 for Internal Auditors
Applying Governance of Enterprise IT to Assurance, Risk, and Control Effectiveness
Why Choose COBIT® 2019 for Internal Auditors Training Course?
As organizations become increasingly dependent on information technology, internal auditors are expected to provide assurance not only over financial controls, but also over IT governance, risk management, cybersecurity, data protection, and digital operations. Traditional audit approaches are no longer sufficient to address the complexity, scale, and strategic importance of enterprise IT.
The COBIT 2019 for Internal Auditors training course focuses on the practical application of COBIT as an assurance and audit framework. Participants will learn how to use COBIT governance and management objectives to plan IT audits, evaluate control design and effectiveness, assess governance maturity, and communicate audit findings to senior management and audit committees.
This course bridges the gap between IT governance theory and audit execution, enabling internal auditors to perform risk-based audits, align audit activities with organizational priorities, and provide value-added assurance over digital initiatives, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. Through real-world examples, audit scenarios, and structured assessment techniques, participants will gain confidence in auditing enterprise IT using COBIT 2019.
What are the Goals?
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the role of COBIT 2019 in internal audit and assurance
- Apply COBIT governance and management objectives as audit criteria
- Plan and perform risk-based IT audits using COBIT
- Assess IT governance structures, processes, and controls
- Evaluate control design, implementation, and effectiveness
- Identify governance, risk, and control gaps
- Align IT audit activities with enterprise objectives and risk appetite
- Communicate audit results effectively to management and audit committees
Who is this Training Course for?
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Internal auditors and senior internal auditors
- IT auditors and technology assurance professionals
- Risk and compliance officers
- Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) professionals
- Audit managers and heads of internal audit
- External auditors involved in IT assurance
- Consultants supporting internal audit and GRC functions
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes an interactive mixture of lecture-led learning & group discussions.
The Course Content
- The expanding role of internal audit in digital organizations
- IT governance risks and audit expectations
- Overview of COBIT® 2019 framework
- Governance vs. management: audit perspective
- COBIT as an assurance and audit reference model
- Aligning internal audit with enterprise governance objectives
- Overview of COBIT domains and objectives
- Governance domain (EDM): audit focus areas
- Management domains (APO, BAI, DSS, MEA)
- Mapping audit scope to COBIT objectives
- Selecting relevant objectives based on risk
- Understanding IT risk and risk appetite
- Using COBIT goals cascade for audit planning
- Identifying key IT risks and control objectives
- Defining audit scope and priorities
- Developing COBIT-aligned audit programs
- Integrating COBIT with enterprise risk management (ERM)
- COBIT performance management concepts
- Assessing control design and operating effectiveness
- Capability levels and maturity considerations
- Evidence collection and testing techniques
- Identifying gaps, weaknesses, and improvement areas
- Common IT governance audit findings
- Communicating audit results to management
- Reporting governance and control weaknesses
- Linking audit findings to business impact
- Integrating COBIT with ISO 27001 and information security audits, ITIL and service management reviews, and NIST and cybersecurity assessments
- Continuous auditing and assurance models
- Course review, audit toolkit, and next steps
Certificate and Accreditation
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
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