Graduate School USA Ethics and Audit Training scheduled for ASG Personnel

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Graduate School USA has confirmed the annual three-day training session for ASG employees will be held January 16-18, 2024, at the Election Office in Tafuna. The Territorial Audit Office will assist in the training sessions that are designed for decision makers, such as finance and financial management officers and action officials in the American Samoa Government.

A general memorandum from the governor’s office revealed that each participant can receive up to eight (8) hours of CPE credits for each course attended. The first course on ethics is independent of the other two sessions and will likely have a much larger audience.

The Governor’s Legal Counsel, Terry VanEaton will serve as a local resource to support the instructor, Drummond Kahn, in the Ethics training. The last two courses focus on internal controls and audits. The memo suggested that if you plan to attend the internal controls  training, you would want to attend both days to get the full benefit of the training.

The training includes three 8-hour courses and the course summaries are shown here with a link to more detailed information about each of the courses:

ETHICAL DECISION MAKING FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Meeting on January 16, 2024, this course is designed for ethics officers, decision  makers, audit and finance and financial management officers, and other  officials  in comparable officials in American Samoa. Link for details: https://leam.pitiviti.org/218

MANAGER'S ROLES IN ASSESSING INTERNAL CONTROL

Meeting on January 17, 2024, this course is designed for Program managers and other non­ auditors, as well as auditors  who conduct  control  assessments and auditors who review agencies' implementation of Circular A-123. Link for details: https://leam.pitiviti.org/219

AUDITORS' ROLES IN ASSESSING INTERNAL CONTROL

Meeting on January 18, this course is designed for finance professionals and auditors who want to learn, or refresh their knowledge of processes for assessing  controls in performance audits and incorporating findings into audit reports. Link for details: 2024 https://learn.pitiviti.org/221

If you require assistance in registering for these training opportunities, email [email protected] or [email protected] with your First Name, Last Name and emai l address.

Please note that hard copies of the course materials will not be provided. Please bring your own laptop or a printed copy of the course materials to the training session. Once you have registered for the course, the course materials will be available.