Aligned assurance is the correlation of risk, controls and a broader view of the control environment across the three lines of defense.

Facilitating governance and management of risk within a company’s risk appetite, this seeks to maximize operating efficiency and provide clearer visibility of results to stakeholders. Internal auditors are the overseers of aligned assurance.  

In this course, you'll learn how to implement an aligned assurance model to build a collective view of risk. 

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Define aligned assurance.
• Identify the approach to aligned assurance.
• Identify the benefits of aligned assurance and barriers to its implementation.

Estimated Course Duration: 45 minutes (0.5 CPE)

Delivery Method: QAS Self-Study

Field of Study: Auditing 

Program Level: Basic

Advance Preparation/Prerequisites: None

Course Review Date: 1/31/2025

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