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Human Resources Course

Building Employee Engagement in the New Workplace

December 01, 2021

Robert Lavigna

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All region participants welcome to sign up.

Regional

Government organizations perform well when they have talented and committed employees. This four-hour workshop will offer an overview of employee engagement, why it is important, how to measure it, and how to acheive a permanent culture of engagement.

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Finance Course

Preparing Finance Offices for the New Auditing Standards

December 01, 2021

Jeanne Yamamura

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All region participants welcome to sign up.

Regional

A suite of auditing standards – SAS 134 through SAS 140 will be effective starting December 15, 2021, which will impact the financial statement audits and thus auditees. Changes include a revised audit report format, optional reporting of Key Audit Matters, additional procedures for related party transactions, and additional communications to those in governance.

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Leadership Course

Growing Peak Performers

October 16, 2021

Glenn Furuya

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All region participants welcome to sign up.

Regional

Leadership expert and founder of Leadership Works, Glenn Furuya, has dedicated 40 years to helping organizations survive and thrive by embracing this “people paradox” - where leaders become followers and followers become leaders. Glenn’s course on Growing Peak Performers provides leaders with a straight-forward blueprint for developing competent and committed team members that can provide long-term sustainability and growth.

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Audit Course

Conducting Performance Audits

October 08, 2021

Drummond Kahn

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All American Samoa participants welcome to sign up.

American Samoa

Gain a strong foundation in the theory, principles, and methodology for conducting performance audits in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards. Focus exclusively on the knowledge and skills needed for performance auditing: the expectations of public sector auditors; the purposes and types of performance audits; the role of audit objectives; risk and individual control assessment; the types and tests of audit evidence; methods of evidence collection and documentation; and the types and elements of performance audit findings and applicable elements of those findings. Practice audit techniques and developing audit findings through a series of public sector case-study exercises.

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Grants Course

Pandemic Relief Funding: Reviewing and Auditing Awarded Contracts

September 28 - 30, 2021

Bob Adachi

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All region participants welcome to sign up.

Regional

Pandemic relief funds provided through the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the American Rescue Plan of 2021 has resulted in a large number of grants being awarded to aid in the fight against Covid 19 to many first-time recipients.

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Photo Gallery

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.