Training on International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS)

A two-week training on International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) was delivered at SETYM’s training centre in Marrakech for 19 magistrates and auditors from the Court of Auditors of Kinshasa, with funding from USAID. This training was initiated as part of the Good Governance Project (GGA), which supports the Court of Auditors in strengthening its institutional capacity. The purpose of IPSAS is to improve the quality of financial reporting by public sector entities, enabling more reliable resource allocation decisions and, in turn, enhancing financial transparency and accountability in the sector.

• Understand the foundations and evolution of IPSAS.

• Identify the main IPSAS standards and their practical applications.

• Master the preparation and presentation of financial statements in compliance with IPSAS.

• Apply IPSAS within the Congolese context to improve public sector accounting.

• Assess the compliance of public financial reports with IPSAS.

• “Valuable knowledge acquired, allowing us to become increasingly professional, as our professional judgement as auditors now relies on the true and fair view of the financial statements to be audited or certified.”

• “These are entirely new standards within our scientific and professional environment. Mastering them will enable us to carry out control and audit assignments wherever they are applied.”