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Expert in local public auditing and compliance management in public administration from the Rey Juan Carlos University

INFORMATION, PRE-REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION
Continuing Education
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Contact Academic Address:

  • On behalf of the URJC: Maria Luisa Delgado Jalon
  • On behalf of INNOVAETICA: Fernando Navarro García
  • On behalf of COSITAL: Eva Mota

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Basic Information

Presentation

The purpose of Own university degree of Expert in Local Public Audit and compliance management in public administration The aim of this study is to analyse the development of internal control in Local Public Sector Entities, with special emphasis on the new regulation of permanent financial control and auditing of Local Entities, derived from the approval of Royal Decree 424/2017 of 28 April, which regulates the legal regime of internal control in Local Public Sector Entities and the incorporation into the Local Public Sector of the regulatory framework on financial control and public auditing in force for the State Public Sector. Special emphasis is placed on the development of an operational audit model, based on the principles and methodology set out by INTOSAI (International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions). 

Additionally, special attention is paid to the impact of new technologies on the development of internal control in the Local Public Sector, both in terms of the challenges they pose and their possibilities for shaping the internal control of the Public Sector in the future, through the application of big data and Artificial Intelligence. Finally, it should be noted that this is a cross-cutting program that combines internal control tools with transparency, good governance and ensuring regulatory compliance (compliance).

This title has been designed based on the experience of more than 10 years of its teachers and speakers, in the field of internal control of the local public sector and is jointly organized in collaboration with recognized institutions prestige such as:

  • COSITAL, the General Council of the Official Colleges of Secretaries, Auditors and Treasurers of Local Administration, a representative and collegiate entity of the secretaries, auditors and treasurers of the 8.000 municipalities in Spain, one of whose objectives is to collaborate with entities to organize teaching activities in their field of knowledge.
  • INNOVAÉTICA, the Institute for Studies on Ethics and Social Responsibility of Organizations, a non-profit association, specialized in carrying out, from an interdisciplinary perspective - economic, legal, philosophical, sociological, strategic and cultural - an activity of research, analysis and foresight and training in the field of applied ethics, transparency, good governance and social responsibility of public and private organizations, both at the local, national and international level.

Offered in online mode which includes (synchronous and asynchronous sessions) and includes an opening session in which some lectures will be given on topics of interest related to the subjects being analyzed, and doubts about the different problems studied, both theoretical and practical, will be clarified.

This university degree is in the process of being approved by the INAP (National Institute of Public Administration). In the event of obtaining approval from INAP, students who wish to obtain this qualification – which will be optional – must strictly comply with the following two requirements:

  1. Complete the Final Project and
  2. Participate in all online conferences (20 hours in total). Verification of attendance will be sent to INAP from the university.

Objectives

Provide the student with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to understand and analyze the development of internal control in Local Public Sector Entities, auditing and compliance, with special emphasis on the new regulation of permanent financial control and auditing of Local Entities.

This Expert Title also has a special impact on the development of an operational audit model, based on the principles and methodology set out by INTOSAI (International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions). 

Special attention is paid to the impact of new technologies on the development of internal control in the Local Public Sector, through the application of big data and Artificial Intelligence. 

Program

MODULES

ECTS

Part 1. Public Audit

     M.0: The public auditor

     M.1: Internal control in the local public sector

     M.2: Intervention function and permanent financial control

     M.3: Public audit

     M.4: New technologies in financial control: artificial intelligence

7,6

Part 2. Compliance I

     M.5: Audit of accounts or financial

     M.6: Compliance audit

     M.7: Operational audit

     M.8: Audit of European funds

8,9

Part 3. Compliance II

     M.9: Impact of the 2030 agenda

     M.10: Management of compliance

3,5

Part 4. Electives to choose 1 of both

     M.11: Comparative law in public funds management: Good practices

     TFT: Final Degree Project

2

quality commission

Quality Managers:

  • Maria Luisa Delgado (academic director of URJC)
  • Ms. Eva Mota, (COSITAL academic co-director)
  • Fernando Navarro García (academic co-director of INNOVAETICA)

Recipients

Recipient profile:

This course is indicated for:

  • Graduates of economic-legal degrees: Increase their employability with a view to their incorporation into public audit departments of private audit firms or their insertion into public institutions.
  • Audit professionals and private companies: Increase their capacity to access public contracts for control, assurance and review services required by public administrations; audits are largely mandatory when they carry out their activity through co-financing from European funds.
  • Public Administration professionals with responsibility for the Supervision, Control and Management of Public Funds: To train/recycle both auditing personnel who are part of the external control bodies, as well as for internal controls (auditors and controllers) of all administrations and public entities (companies, foundations, hospitals, public universities, etc.) that are interested in knowing the methodology/criteria that external auditors will apply to them.

This degree is also in INAP approval process to score in competitive examinations in certain public administration calls. Particularly, in the following bodies for candidates by internal promotion where the competitive examination system is applied:

  • Higher Corps of State Auditors and Comptrollers
  • Technical Body of Audit and Accounting

access requirements

  • Possession of a previous university degree.
  • Students enrolled in a Bachelor's or Double Degree who have a maximum of 30 ECTS credits of an official university degree in Spain whose profile matches the functions legally provided for in the corresponding field will be able to access conditionally. In this case, no type of certification will be obtained until it is proven that one is in possession of the official university degree required for access to postgraduate education.
  • Exceptionally, these professional studies may also be accessed by those without a previous official university degree that accredits work experience in this field. In this case, they may only opt for a diploma or a university extension certificate with the same name and number of credits as this Degree, in accordance with the equivalence table included in the Annex I of the Own Teaching Regulations of the Rey Juan Carlos University

Selection criteria

In the event that the number of applications exceeds the number of places offered, the Management Team will make a selection based on the following objectively weighted criteria as stated:

  1. Academic record (Up to 3 points).
  2. Work and/or professional experience (Up to 4 points).
  3. Personal Interview: in person or teleconference (Up to 3 points).

Maximum number of places: 55

Academic Management and Faculty

Academic direction:

  • Mary Louise Delgado (academic direction URJC)
  • Eva Mota (COSITAL academic co-director)
  • Fernando Navarro Garcia (academic co-director INNOVAETICA)

Academic coordination

  • Luis Suarez Marino

Faculty:

Along with teachers with permanent links to the URJC, as well as to other Spanish and Latin American public universities, a large part of the teaching staff of this Expert Course are workers in the Spanish civil service (treasurers, auditors, directors and deputy directors) of the local and general administration and of organizations such as the IGAE or the Court of Auditors. All of them have extensive professional experience in the different areas of public auditing and compliance. The attached brochure details the teaching staff for this university degree.

Duration and development

Modality: Online

Number of credits: 22

Horas: 220

Place of delivery: Moodle Virtual Classroom

Start date: 3 2025 March

Finish date:  June 30 2025

Reservation of place and enrollment

Pre-registration period: From October 30, 2024 to February 28, 2025

Enrollment deadline: From February 15, 2024 to February 28, 2025

Title price: € 1950

Possibility of scholarship (if applicable): YES

Documentation to attach, forms and place of delivery

The applicant will present all the scanned documentation, in the formats allowed through the link https://www.urjc.es/estudiar-en-la-urjc/admision/276-formacion-continua#preinscripcion

The documentation that you will have to submit is the following:

Students with a degree obtained from a Spanish university or a Higher Education Institution belonging to another Member State of the European Higher Education Area that provides access to continuing education courses must submit the following documentation:

Students with foreign qualifications must submit the following documentation:

* A university degree (bachelor's or bachelor's degree) is required to access both Master's and Expert and Specialist courses. However, on some occasions the possibility is considered for people without a previous university degree but who can demonstrate professional experience related to the subject of the course to access it.

This possibility must be included in the corresponding academic report and will be subject in all cases to the decision of the Course Director. People who access through this route will only receive a Diploma or a Certificate of University Extension depending on the case.

 

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