81 AUDIT SERVICE STAFF ATTEND WORKSHOP (PAGE 36)

EIGHTY-ONE field officers of the Audit Service in the Western Region have completed a two-week basic financial audit workshop to sharpen their skills to make them rise to the challenges of modern auditing.
Two separate workshops have been organised for 51 and 30 field staff in Takoradi and Tarkwa respectively.
The participants at the Tarkwa workshop came from Half Assini in the Jomoro District, Axim in the Nzema East Municipality, Bibiani in the Bibiani-Bekwai- Anhwiaso District, Enchi in the Aowin-Suaman District, Asankrangua in the Wassa Amenfi West District, Sefwi Wiawso in the Sefwi Wiawso District and Tarkwa in the Tarkwa /Nsuaem Municipality.
The participants were taken through topics such as audit planning, links between audit objectives, evidence, techniques and observations, how to gather audit evidence, developing a good audit finding and audit documentation, audit legal framework, leadership skills and practical field work.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the workshop at Tarkwa, the Western Regional Auditor, Mr Kwabena Nkansah Asare, reiterated the commitment of the Auditor –General to selfless devotion to duty and the fulfilment of the mandate of the service.
“You all agree that this workshop has sharpened your skills and certainly will make you rise to the challenges of modern auditing,” he said.
Mr Asare said “As you go back to your various duty posts, l encourage all of you to make use of the knowledge you have acquired and explore further to enhance your performance”.
He commended the participants for the patience and dedication to the workshop as well as the resource persons for their sense of duty.
The regional auditor reminded the participants that the general public was looking up to them to help protect the state’s resources for national development.