USE OF PEMPAL KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS IN KAZAKHSTAN Certification Rules for Candidates Applying for Qualification as Public Auditors, December 15, 2015 RK Ministry of Finance approves examination modules and tasks and establishes proper procedures for quality control of continuous professional development Training program: internal control, governance and management, public procurement, budget, accounting, legislative framework, information science and IT systems, government administration Model risk management system (2015) – Guidelines for Public Sector Internal Audit and Financial Control (2016) We have formulated objectives and performance indicators, designed a methodology for strategy development, prepared information on how IA performs risk assessment, how IA works during a subsequent period, described how IA assesses risks that can impact the achievement of goals, developed plans for coordination of work with other sources, and designed an approach for formulating further recommendations. Guidelines for public sector internal audit and financial control also include such procedures as in section 3.2.4.2.2 – Verification Recalculation Observation Conversation Questionnaires Check lists Collection of samples Testing of control measures Testing of material processes Analytical procedures Comprehensive testing A methodology for performance assessment of IA units has also been developed using a PEMPAL example