This course will enable the participants to properly prepare for and conduct an external peer review. The course is based on the PCIE “Guide for Conducting External Quality Control Reviews of the Audit Operations of Offices of Inspector General.”

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to understand:

• Legal/standards basis for peer reviews,

• Planning and organizing the peer review, and

• Scope of and approach to peer reviews.

Participants should generally be at GS-13 or above.  This course can be particularly useful for auditors who have been selected to be a member of a peer review team.

Prerequisite: Participants need to bring a copy of a performance audit report from their OIG for use in a class exercise.

Field of Study: Accounting and Auditing