Elective: Assurance
Extend your audit and risk technical knowledge and professional skills to other assurance and related services
In Brief
- Provide assurance and related services on a wide range of subject matters
- Practice in real-world, simulated experiences
- Work towards your Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting
Subject description
Assurance equips you to apply your technical knowledge and professional skills to assurance and related services focusing on non-financial information. This subject builds on your knowledge and skills from the core Audit and Risk subject, which is a prerequisite. Throughout the subject, you’ll complete activities and an assessment that simulate real-world experiences and challenges in planning, performing and completing assurance and other related services, including communicating appropriately to meet client needs.
Topics covered
- Assurance services
- Agreed upon procedures engagements
- Assurance engagements other than audits and reviews of historical financial information
- Sustainability assurance
- Compliance engagements
- Controls engagements
Subject learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, you will be able to:
- Recommend an appropriate engagement type to meet client needs
- Apply practical skills and technical knowledge in providing assurance and related services
- Apply professional judgement and professional scepticism in conducting an engagement.
Course structure and format
This 7-week course is one of a pool of elective subjects for the Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting.
Enjoy supported learning via an online learning platform and interactive resources, featuring:
- Online communities for networking with peers
- Technical discussion forums with specialist Chartered Accountants
- Peer Discussion forums
- Comprehensive study materials and assessment preparation resources
- Real-world case studies, examples and activities
- Virtual session recordings, with real-world worked examples and activities based on integrated, complex scenarios.
What you need to know
Please note: The course information shown here is indicative only. For each term, the official subject outline, including reading materials, assessment requirements, and other key details, will be provided to enrolled students through the My Capability Learn portal. The official subject outline may contain updates or changes to the information displayed here and serves as the authoritative reference for all course matters.
