Who to decide and select Internal Auditors and what are the criteria?

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abcauto

#1
Dear All,

Please let me know in any organisation who is deside the internal Auditor team?
And what is the criteria to select as internal Auditor?
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Thanks & Regards
:agree:
ANAND
 
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brahmaiah

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Dear All,

Please let me know in any organisation who is deside the internal Auditor team?
And what is the criteria to select as internal Auditor?
.

Thanks & Regards
:agree:
ANAND
Any employee who has successfully completed a training course in internal audit under a competant faculty is qualified to be an internal auditor.
Critaria for selection is a 'pass' in the test conducted by a competant faculty.
V.J.Brahmaiah
 

Marc

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#3
It's entirely up to the company to decide who within the company will decide who will be internal auditors. Any company employee, or contract employee for that matter, can be assigned duties in internal auditing. No standard that I am aware of states what employee(s) or any job title(s) (as examples) within a company have to decide who will be internal auditors and/or may or may not be internal auditors.

Any employee who has successfully completed a training course in internal audit under a competant faculty is qualified to be an internal auditor.
Critaria for selection is a 'pass' in the test conducted by a competant faculty.
Since no standard is specified, as a general rule there is no requirement for a formal internal auditing training course. Any employee can, for example, be brought in and given the same as 'On the Job' training by someone in the company who is competent in internal auditing. Another option is to bring in an outside company to do on-site internal auditing training.
 

harry

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A 'keyword' for all training/evaluation of effectiveness of training is 'competence'. A pass in a test at the end of the training had been accepted by many but not all as evidence of competency. In this case, an observation and evaluation (usually by the trainer) of the results of an actual (or simulated audit) could be a better choice.
 

Chennaiite

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There may be some Customer Specific Requirements, as well, for internal auditor qualification.
 
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Stijloor

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Any employee who has successfully completed a training course in internal audit under a competant faculty is qualified to be an internal auditor.
Critaria for selection is a 'pass' in the test conducted by a competant faculty.
V.J.Brahmaiah
What does that "test" include?

Stijloor.
 

Marc

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There are some Customer Specific Requirements, as well, for internal auditor qualification.
The original poster did not mention a specific customer so we have no way of knowing whether the original poster's customer has any requirements for internal auditor qualification. Many (most?) do not. So - Replace are with may be.
 

Chennaiite

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The original poster did not mention a specific customer so we have no way of knowing whether the original poster's customer has any requirements for internal auditor qualification. Many (most?) do not. So - Replace are with may be.
Thanks Marc. Agreed and corrected.
 

Sidney Vianna

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And what is the criteria to select as internal Auditor?
Although it is not mandatory, the best guidance for selection and criteria of auditors is the material contained in ISO 19011. That document contains solid suggestions.

Please note that internal auditor selection is a critical issue. The majority of organizations that implement standards such as ISO 9001, have ineffective internal audit programs; one of the reasons being the fact that internal auditors are poorly selected. Good auditors need to understand the business processes of the organization and how they impact customer satisfaction and product quality. They must be excellent communicators and possess very good understanding of the INTENT behind the ISO 9001 (or appropriate standard) requirements.

Have a look at this presentation that I delivered a few years ago, about the top ten reasons why so many internal audit programs are ineffective.
 
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