1. Regional professionalisation
BUILDING Capacity in SAIs & THE BROADER PUBLIC SECTOR
THE AFRICAN ORGANISATION OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS

2. Making a difference in the performance of SAIs
OUR VISION
Making a difference in the performance of SAIs
OUR VALUES
Making a difference through:
Innovation and creativity
Developing competence
Enhancing confidence
Improving credibility

3. OUR OBJECTIVES To enhance the audit performance of our members.
To develop and share resources in the region.
To promote professional and technical development and cooperation among our members and other international and regional bodies such as AFROSAI and INTOSAI.
To promote and maintain relations with national, regional and international institutions specialising in issues affecting the audit of public resources.
To support regional institutions in promoting good governance

4. Professionalisation at global, regional and SAI levels
AFROSAI-E alignment to INCOSAI 2016 declaration (professionalisation theme)
Professionalisation at global, regional and SAI levels
Professionalisation resolutions
Relevant AFROSAI-E activities
Global level
Participation in FIPP and other technical committees
Participation in TFIAP
Alignment of AFROSAI-E competency frameworks to INTOSAI competency framework
Regional level
AFROSAI-E professionalisation strategy (a regional solution)
SAI level
Technical support to SAIs
Quality assurance
Institutional strengthening and capacity building
Country level support

5. History of professionalisation strategy
2014 Development and workshopping of concept note and draft strategy by various stakeholders Approval of strategy by AFROSAI-E Governing Board 2015 Development of competency framework 2016 First IOB meeting held (AGs only) 2017 Second IOB meeting held (AGs only) Third IOB meeting held (AGs and PAOs) Formal engagement with ESAAG secretariat Broad stakeholder engagement and awareness raising

6. KEY STAKEHOLDERS AFRICAN UNION IFAC, INTOSAI INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT
AFROSAI-E PAFA
ACCOUNTANTS GENERAL
INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT
BOARD
Other stakeholders e.g. AFROSAI, CABRI, ATAF, IPSASB, PAODC, IIA
Users of public sector audit and accounting services
PROJECT STEERING GROUP
ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Education standard setters: INTOSAI FIPP, IAESB
Local regulators
INTERNATIONAL PAOs
Accredited national PAOs
National qualifications
Academic Training Institutions

7. Competency framework alignment
Competency frameworks
INTOSAI CBC
AFROSAI-E SAIs
AFROSAI-E / PAFA
Target audience
Financial Auditors Compliance auditors Performance auditors
Specialised auditors
Non-auditors in SAIs
Aspiring professional public sector auditors
and accountants
Purpose
Organisational
Educational
COMPETENCIES COVERED
CBC core and universal X
Leadership
Specialised audit (e.g. IT, environmental)
Non-audit SAI staff (e.g. HR, legal, communications)
Accounting
Financial and performance management
Fiscal governance and taxation
Professional context

8. Current status
Partnership established between AFROSAI-E, PAFA and ESAAG
Competency framework
PAAB professionalisation project in Zimbabwe
Country visits

9. Next steps Engagement with African Union (political will)
Accelerated learning programme
Broaden stakeholder participation

10. CONTACT US info@afrosai-e.org.za +27 (0)10 286 0104