CIA, CCSA & CGAP Exams All-in-one Study Guide 2013
The Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation is the only internationally accepted designation for internal auditors and remains the standard by which individuals demonstrate their competency and professionalism in the internal auditing field. The CIA exams test a candidate’s knowledge of current internal auditing practices and understanding of internal audit issues, risks and remedies.
The Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA) is a specialty certification program designed primarily for practitioners of control self-assessment (CSA).
The Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) is a specialty certification designed for and by public-sector internal auditing practitioners.
The CIA certification has 4 parts. The CCSA exam and the CGAP exam are single part specialty exams.
The CIA exam parts are:
PART 1 – THE INTERNAL AUDIT ACTIVITY’S ROLE
PART 2 – CONDUCTING THE INTERNAL AUDIT ENGAGEMENT
PART 3 – BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PART 4 – BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SkILLS
Do note that many of the CIA/CCSA/CGAP knowledge areas are overlapped (even though they are differently labeled). My suggestion is that you go through ALL TOPICS before taking any of the individual exam modules. Do NOT study on a per module basis. Instead, treat all of them as a whole – this will guarantee that you don’t get tripped up when similar questions show up on different exam parts. And know the IPPF inside and out. Many correct answers come out from the IPPF.
You want to know that starting from mid 2013 the CIA exam structure will be changed to a new 3-part format. HOWEVER, content-wise the new structure does not really have anything new. In fact, as said by IIA “the final change consists of a realignment of the exam content outline and question count for each part”.
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