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AA 1000 Professional Qualification (Institute Of Social And Ethical Accountability)
This professional training course is designed to address the growing needs of organisations to be accountable to a broad spectrum of stakeholders. All modules are designed to be highly interactive using case studies and exercises. The course includes prereading and information on web-based sources to support the training process and participants are assessed throughout stages 1-3 covering modules A-H:
Week One
Stage 1 (2 days)
Social and Ethical Issues for Organisations and their Stakeholders
Topics covered include:
Introduction to Social and Ethical Dimensions of Organisations:
- An overview of the concepts of social and ethical accounting and auditing, sustainable development, stakeholder inclusion, triple bottomline and relevance of current ethical and social standards
Organisational Approaches to Social and Ethical Accounting:
- An introduction to organisational types and differing approaches so far adopted, embedding organisational values and goals, leadership and governance, stakeholder identification and engagement, accounting practices.
Stage 2 (3 days)
Practical Aspects of Social and Ethical Reporting
Topics covered include:
How to identify social and ethical issues:
- scope of the accounting activities, assessing completeness, materiality and timeliness of the reporting process, development of relevant indicators
How to build stakeholder confidence:
- engagement strategies and tactics, assurance methods, accessibility and performance related information of an appropriate quality
Week Two
Stage 3 (4.5 days)
Audit and Quality Assurance
This stage develops an understanding of the role of the social and ethical auditor, it provides an opportunity to apply the knowledge learned in previous modules and from experience. This module provides coverage of the AA1000S Module H. Topics covered include:
The practice of auditing:
- internal and external assurance through audit, accountability, good practice and lessons learned so far
- social and ethical auditing methods, stakeholder surveys, expert commentary, data and systems auditing practice, the role of the auditor and their legitimacy to stakeholders, reporting and follow-up
- participants should possess and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in one or more of the technical areas: financial and economic aspects, environmental aspects and Health & Safety Aspects.
SGS offers training in Safety and Environmental Management issues which can be delivered to address these requirements.
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