Course Level
This Institute program is at the overview level and assumes knowledge of inspecting/evaluating skills.
Areas of Instruction — Core Competencies
The Association has identified seven broad areas of core competency for inspectors general inspectors/evaluators. The Institute program’s five-day curriculum covers the following seven core competency areas:
- Professional standards for conducting inspections/evaluations
- Inspection/evaluation process
- Types of inspections/evaluations
- Evidence collections, analysis, and documentation
- Ethics and IG inspections/evaluations
- Working with investigators and auditors
- Peer review process
Course Learning Objectives and Program Content
Professional Standards for Conducting Inspections/Evaluations
- Knowledge and understanding the need for standards
- The importance of standards for inspections/evaluations
- Knowledge and understanding the specific standards for inspections/evaluations
Inspection/Evaluation Process
- Planning the inspection/evaluation
- Performing the inspection/evaluation
- Reporting on the inspection/evaluation
- Follow-Up
Types of Inspections/Evaluations
- Compliance
- Performance
- Combination and variations
Evidence Collections, Analysis, and Documentation
- Types of evidence
- Interviewing techniques
- Analysis of the value and use of evidence
- Documentation
Ethics and IG Inspections/Evaluations
- Nature and role of ethics laws and standards
- The nexus between IG inspection/evaluation and ethical issues.
- Ethics as second nature
Working with Investigators and Auditors
- Coordination and communication
- Similarities/differences
- Joint projects
Peer Review Process
- What to expect
- How to prepare
- Reporting results