Eswatini has Institute of Internal Auditors

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, was surprised and e[cited at the same time when , read in this puElication that there is a local chapter of the ,nstitute of ,nternal $uditors ,,$ . , have always known aEout the gloEal institute and some regional institutes in countries such as %otswana, =amEia and 6outh $frica.

When , saw the 7imes of (s watini of 0onday, 0ay ,

that (swatini has also Moined the ,nternal $uditors ,$ $wareness 0onth commemoration, , was left in awe. , was even im pressed Ey the fact that this profes sion provided a career opportunity and MoE security for our children.

Accomplish

What also impressed me when , read the newspaper articles was that internal auditors were not the µpolice¶ in an organisation as they are widely perceived.

7hey are actually there to help organisations accomplish their oE Mectives Ey Eringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and gov ernance processes.

Profession

$gain, when , read the 7imes of (swatini of 0onday, 0ay , , , was impressed to see that the internal auditing profession was Eecoming popular among the youth. ,t was in teresting to note from the articles that even our children were Eeginning to gain interest in internal auditing Eecause it e[posed one to a wide range of Eusiness processes in an organisation. ,nstitutes like ,,$ (swatini should con sider visiting schools to talk to our children aEout internal auditing.

We do have other profes sionals such as lawyers, en gineers, architects, nurses and doctors who can also form such institutes. , would like to encourage other professional organisations to follow what ,,$ (swatini did in celeErating the internal audit profession and to educate the puElic and other stakeholders aEout it.

Inspire

, know of the 6wa]iland ,nstitute of $ccountants 6,$ which is doing a good MoE in promoting the accounting profession. %ut, we need to know more aEout what they do and stand for. 7hat will inspire our children to Eecome accountants and the puElic at large to appreciate their role in society. 7o ,,$ (swatini, please continue what you are doing, it is an inspiration to all.

/R\DO UHDGHU