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The Road to Recovery: Further Updating the Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Strategies for Mitigation in the Republic of Palau

28 February 2021

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PITI-VITI Completes Training for Pacific Island Accountability Professionals on Auditing COVID Spending

27 October 2020

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Executive Leadership Development Program Launches 2021 Cohort with 40 Public Servants from the Pacific and U.S. Virgin Islands

16 October 2020

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Finance Course

Internal Control and COVID-19

May 04, 2021

10:00 a.m.

COVID-19 triggered immediate changes to business processes with the widespread movement of employees to “work-from-home” arrangements. The urgency and speed of the required changes resulted in temporary workarounds as processes designed for office environments were extended to a remote, home-based workforce. Organizations
now need to consider their internal controls to determine whether changes are needed to adapt to the new business environment.

Audit Course

Using Project Management to Improve Grant Administration

April 27 - 29, 2021

10:00 a.m.

This 3-day virtual course will provide information about how to use program management to improve grant implementation. Get results using time-tested strategies and practical, hands-on tools to execute and succeed in project management. You’ll learn how to scope projects effectively, improve time budgeting and resource allocation, and get the project done on time and within budget to manage grants successfully. This course “builds” from each day to the next. Participants should plan to attend the entire course or risk becoming lost because they have skipped a session.

Audit Course

Financial and Investigative Auditing

April 21 - 23, 2021

6:00 a.m.

The course contains a series of connected topics relating to the conduct of financial audits and investigations. The sessions will include interactive lectures, case studies and discussion of current audits to enable participants to best implement course concepts in their audit work.

Accounting Course

Introduction to Governmental Accounting & Reporting for the U.S. Virgin Islands

April 14 - 18, 2021

12:00 a.m.

This 5-day virtual course is an introductory course for participants with little or no knowledge of governmental accounting. It provides an overview of governmental accounting systems and includes a basic introduction to accounting principles, internal controls, and documentation requirements.

Accounting Course

Financial and Compliance Governance in the U.S. Virgin Islands

March 02 - 03, 2021

3:00 a.m.

This 2-day course provides an introduction to governmental financial statements and the Single Audit report from a governance viewpoint. Participants will gain knowledge of the financial and compliance reporting process and its end products.

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Photos from recent activities hosted by the Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) in support of conferences, training and leadership development, are available below.