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The Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI), is a program managed by the Graduate School USA and funded by the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs. PITI-VITI supports the insular governments of American Samoa, Guam, CNMI, FSM, Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the US Virgin Islands. Find out more about the PITI-VITI program on the About PITI-VITI page.

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New Yellow Book Standards on Quality Management:  What You Need to Know

Government Auditing Standards will require audit offices to implement quality management for audits beginning on or after 12/15/25. Many APIPA members have questions about the new requirements and how the new standards will apply to their offices as they conduct performance audits under the new standards. This session will cover the 2024 Standards and the new requirements on quality management and how they apply to audit offices.

January

22 - 22, 2025

Developing and Presenting Audit Findings

A key challenge in reporting the results of performance audits is to formulate the report message from the audit data. An additional challenge is to then compile and sequence the audit facts to support that message. Using alternative methods, gain hands-on practice in marshaling the evidence from your audit into findings that answer the audit objectives and present the details in an understanding and convincing manner. Using case exercises, learn to develop findings for compliance, process and control, accomplishment, and impact audits. Students will present a finding developed during an integrated case study.

February

10 - 11, 2025

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Island Governments Address Audit and Workforce Challenges at IGFOA 2024 Winter Meeting

Calendar iconDec 19, 2024

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The Island Government Finance Officers Association (IGFOA) convened its annual winter meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, from December 10-12, 2024. The conference brought together public sector finance leaders and their staff from across the insular jurisdictions, including the Commonwealth of the...

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Association of Pacific Island Public Auditors Successfully Completes 35th Annual Conference Over 400 Attendees Focus on Bridging the Gap of Public Accountability and Transparency

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The 35th Annual Association of Pacific Islands Public Auditors (APIPA) Conference, themed "Bridging the Gap of Public Accountability and Transparency," and nicknamed APIPA 2024, successfully concluded in Koror, Palau, on August 30, 2024.

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Palau FY23 Economic Statistics (Preliminary)

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IGFOA 2024 Winter Conference Agenda

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Photos from recent activities hosted by the Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) in support of conferences, training and leadership development, are available below.