{"id":35102,"date":"2024-12-17T14:52:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T13:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.efk.admin.ch\/certificate-of-advanced-studies-public-sector-audit-oversight\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:34:22","slug":"certificate-of-advanced-studies-public-sector-audit-and-oversight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.efk.admin.ch\/en\/continuing-professional-development\/certificate-of-advanced-studies-public-sector-audit-and-oversight\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate of Advanced Studies: Public Sector Audit and Oversight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It follows the principle of \u00abacademia meets practice\u00bb and is aimed at managers, specialists in financial supervision and auditing, as well as anyone interested from the world of politics, public services and the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants can choose to attend only one of the four four-day seminars. A certificate is awarded to those who successfully complete three of the following four seminars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Performance auditing and evaluation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial supervision in the public sector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auditing organisation and management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auditing the digital transformation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The seminars in Lausanne will be held in French, and those in Solothurn in German. You can expect presentations from knowledgeable and committed experts from public services at all federal levels. It is possible to attend all seminars in only one language within two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/idheap\/en\/home\/menuinst\/formation\/cas\/public-sector-and-oversight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FURTHER INFORMATION AND CONTCAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.efk.admin.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/bilder\/absolventinnen-und-absolventen-des-ersten-cas-psao-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34984\" style=\"width:644px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.efk.admin.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/bilder\/absolventinnen-und-absolventen-des-ersten-cas-psao-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.efk.admin.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/bilder\/absolventinnen-und-absolventen-des-ersten-cas-psao-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.efk.admin.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/bilder\/absolventinnen-und-absolventen-des-ersten-cas-psao-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.efk.admin.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/bilder\/absolventinnen-und-absolventen-des-ersten-cas-psao-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.efk.admin.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/bilder\/absolventinnen-und-absolventen-des-ersten-cas-psao-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.efk.admin.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/bilder\/absolventinnen-und-absolventen-des-ersten-cas-psao.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">They did it: Happy graduates of the first CAS Public sector audit and oversight (2024); \u00a9IDHEAP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It follows the principle of \u00abacademia meets practice\u00bb and is aimed at managers, specialists in financial supervision and auditing, as well as anyone interested from the world of politics, public services and the media. 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