WORKSHOP & SEMINARS

We run workshops to provide intensive and interactive educational training for participants

WORKSHOP

STUDY TOURS

Our study tour takes you beyond the classroom or meeting room so that you can have a hands-on learning experience.

STUDY TOURS

ONLINE-TRAINING

We provide flexible and interactive online courses and trainings that allow our clients to fit their training around their lifestyles and work schedules.

ONLINE TRAINING

Leadership Competencies for Effective Management of Financial Resources in Turbulent Times: Case Study of COVID 19

COURSE OVERVIEW

  • Public Finance Management in Turbulent Times
  • Emotional Intelligence for Exemplary Leadership
  • Change Management in Leadership
  • Financial Control in the Public Sector
  • Effective Leadership Competencies
  • Internal Control System in the Public Sector

Budgeting and Budgetary Control

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the course, participants will understand the concept and context of budgeting, the role of budgeting in Decision-Making, and the need for effective for effective implementation and monitoring.

COURSE OVERVIEW

  • Budgeting and Budgetary Control
  • The Role of Budget in Decision Making
  • Cash Budget Preparation
  • Capital Budgeting Techniques
  • Budgetary Control and Responsibility Accounting
  • Conditions for Successful Budgeting
  • Budgeting Transparency and Accountability
  • Budget Monitoring and Evaluation

 

Auditing Emergency Responses to Pandemic and Disaster-Related Transactions in Line with International Best Practices: A Case Study of COVID 19 Pandemic.

 Learning Outcome: At the end of the course, participants will gain knowledge on how to sustain PFM functions and activities during and after disaster. How to respond more efficiently and effectively to natural disasters and other catastrophic events, without loss of the integrity and accountability.

  • External Auditing of Government’s Response to Disaster
  • Disaster and Disaster Management: Case Study of COVID-19 Pandemic
  • ISSAIs on Disaster Response Audit
  • Audit of Disaster-Related Aids
  • Performance Audit and Disaster-Related Aids
  • Risk of Fraud and Corruption Associated with Disaster-Related Aid – ISSAI 5530
  • Audit Report of Disaster-Related Aid
  • Ethical Issues in Covid-19 Audit
  • Forensic Audit Techniques for SAIs
  • 21stCentury Skills for Professional Auditors

 

Effective Tax Audit & Investigation Techniques in Multinational Companies

Course overview

  • Nigeria Tax System (Relevance to Tax Audit & Investigation)
  • Fundamentals of Taxation.
  • Major Taxation Issues in Multinational Companies.
  • Legal Framework of Tax Audit, Investigation, Appeal & Enforcement
  • Taxpayer Communication Strategies for Tax Officers
  • Interpretation of Accounts for Tax Purposes & Examination of Tax Returns in Multinational Companies.
  • Risk Profiling & Analytical Techniques for Case Selection Purposes among Multinational Companies
  • Basic Spreadsheet Analysis and Analysis of Exchange Rate
  • Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAAT)
  • Tax Audit & Investigation Documentation, Tax Report Writing and Follow-up
  • Closure of Tax Audit & Investigation Process.
  • 21st Century Audit Skills for Tax Men.

Effective Tax Audit & Investigation Techniques in Multinational Companies

 Course overview- Intermediate Level

  • Development of Tax Audit or Investigation Work Pan and Tax Program in Multinational Companies
  • Major Taxation Issues in Multinational Companies
  • Tax Audit & Investigation Processes
  • Computer Based Tax Audit Techniques
  • High Level of Spreadsheet Analysis and Exchange Rate Analysis
  • Determination & Development of Tax Audit Evidence: Extraction,Record Keeping and Cross Referencing in Multinationals
  • Introduction to Different Accounting Software to Allow Tax Auditors have Access to Taxpayers Accounting System and Information
  • Tax Audit & Investigation Report Writing and Communication Skills.
  • 21st Century Audit Skills for Tax Men.

Effective Tax Audit & Investigation Techniques in Multinational Companies

 Course overview- Advance Level

  • Understanding the Basic & Legal Limitations of Tax Planning, Tax Avoidance, Tax Evasion & Tax Fraud among MNCs
  • Major Taxation Issues in Multinational Companies
  • Advanced Tax Audit & Investigation Techniques in MNCs
  • Use of Accounting Software for Tax Audit Purposes
  • Identification and Adjustment for Thin Capitalization
  • Price Adjustment under Transfer Pricing for Tax Audit Purposes
  • Tax Audit of Specialized Trade and Businesses e.g. IT Sector
  • Risk Analysis and Development of Tax Risk Matrix for Tax Audit Purposes in MNCs
  • Understanding and Identification of e-Commerce and Tax Audit Techniques for e-Transactions
  • Application of Forensic Audit Techniques in Tax Audit/Investigation Processes in MNCs
  • Tax Audit Closures, Reporting Writing and Follow up.

What you will learn

At the end this course, participants will:

  • Gain knowledge on digital marketing strategies to use in any online platform to get results
  • Learn how to grow your sales through successful email marketing.
  • Learn and master the art of social media marketing, and how to grow business on online platforms.

Cyber Security

About this course

As we live in today’s technological age, criminals have continuously found ways to interrupt organization’s operations and even steal valuable information from their victims through cyber-attacks. This course provides the information you need to know about the different kinds of cyber-attacks and the safety precautions that you can take to avoid them.

What you will Learn:

At the end of this course, participants will understand the potential impact & trends of Cybersecurity. Gain technical skills in risk assessment and management, incident response, and security controls to assure satisfactory performance.

 

Big Data Analytics

Learning Objective:

Participants will gain industrial knowledge on the use of data in decision making process. How data can be used to create trends and patterns to make informed business decisions in the specific areas of marketing, human resources, finance, and operations.

  • Gain the technical expertise and industrial experience you need to progress your career or launch an enterprise in big data analytics
  • Develop high-level skills in business intelligence, data analytics and database technology.
  • Address real-world industry-based problems.
  • Build broader skills in communication, teamwork and management to enhance your career prospects.

 

CLOUD COMPUTING

Cloud Computing courses and specializations teach cloud architecture, services, hosting, and more. Differentiate yourself in the IT industry, by learning how to properly leverage the Cloud.

This course introduces you to the core concepts of cloud computing. You gain the foundational knowledge required for understanding cloud computing from a business perspective as also for becoming a cloud practitioner. You understand the definition and essential characteristics of cloud computing, its history, the business case for cloud computing, and emerging technology usecases enabled by cloud. We introduce you to some of the prominent service providers of our times (e.g. AWS, Google, IBM, Microsoft, etc.) the services they offer, and look at some case studies of cloud computing across industry verticals.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

You learn about the various cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and deployment models (Public, Private, Hybrid) and the key components of a cloud infrastructure (VMs, Networking, Storage – File, Block, Object, CDN).

We also cover emergent cloud trends and practices including – Hybrid Multicloud, Microservices, Serverless, DevOps, Cloud Native and Application Modernization. And we go over the basics of cloud security, monitoring, and different job roles in the cloud industry.

by the end of the course, you will have created your own account on IBM Cloud and gained some hands-on experience by provisioning a cloud service and working with it.

REQUIREMENT

This course does not require any prior cloud computing or programming experience.

AUDIENCE

This course is suitable for a large variety of audiences – whether you are an executive / manager / student who wants to become familiar with cloud computing terminology and concepts, or someone who wants foundational grounding in cloud computing to start a career in this field or become a cloud practitioner – such as a cloud engineer, developer, analyst, etc.