Within the framework of the Public Audit Capacity Building Programme (PAU-CaB), SESRIC, in collaboration with the Turkish Court of Accounts (Sayıştay), organised a Training Course on “Auditing Local Governments” on 8-9 April 2025.

The training course aimed to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and good practices in local government auditing by addressing the challenges and opportunities in ensuring effective and transparent audits within local government systems.

A total of 165 participants from 26 OIC countries attended the training, which also highlighted the importance of building IT audit capacity, addressing the shortage of IT skills, and using AI tools to improve auditing practices. Case studies and good practices from the Turkish Court of Accounts, the National Audit Office of the Gambia, and the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda demonstrated the practical application of these strategies, including the role of computer-assisted audit programmes in enhancing financial checks. Additionally, discussions focused on the value of citizen feedback platforms and outsourcing work, which in turn strengthens the capacities of private audit firms in public auditing.

The training course covered the following key topics:

• General Framework of Auditing Local Governments;
• Audit Planning and Risk Modeling in Auditing Local Governments;
• Evaluation of Information Systems During Auditing of Local Governments;
• Gambia’s Experience on Auditing Local Governments;
• Main Audit Approaches and Reporting Methods for Local Governments;
• Contribution of Auditing to Local Governments: Experiences of Turkish Court of Accounts;
• Uganda’s Experience on Auditing Local Governments.

The presentations of the training course are available here.

For more details about the PAU-CaB and its activities, please visit https://www.sesric.org/cbp-public-adm.php.

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