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Liberia: BOB Graduates 31 Internal Auditors
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The Analyst (Monrovia)
18 April 2008
Posted to the web 18 April 2008
Monrovia
Wednesday, April 16, the Bureau of the Budget awarded certificates to 31 Liberians that serve as Internal Auditors from the Ministry of Finance, the Bureau of the Budget, General Service Administration, and the Ministry of Land, Mines and Energy for mastering fundamentals of Internal Control, a key element in the prevention of corruption and efficient use of resources.
A release says the certificates are the result of a two-phase intensive training that began in November 2007 and ended in March 2008.
The United States Agency for international Development (USIAD) funded a Liberian CPA firm - Panel, Kerr and Foster - to design and conduct the coursework for this Liberia Improved Budgets, Assets, and Mining Management (LIBAMM) Project to support GEMAP.
According to the release, the United States, in total, has spent 5.9 million to support these kinds of trainings through GEMAP. Those awarded certificates yesterday met strict attendance requirement and passed the stringent final examinations.
Presenting the certificates to the 31 were heads of the four agencies whose staff participated in the course.
They were, Messrs. Willard Russell of General Services Administration (GSA), A.K. Ngafuan of the Bureau of the Budget (BOB). Others were John Nylander, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Lands, Mines, and Energy, Oso Smith and Tarnue Mawolo both of the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
Others are Douglas Carey of the U.S. Embassy, Co-chairman of the GEMAP Technical Team, and USAID Acting Director, Lucretia Taylor addressed the graduates.
The course was inspired by the 2007 Annual GEMAP Economic Governance Steering Committee's Retreat where an evaluation of efforts to date indicated "Capacity Building" was a priority.
The General Services Administration wanted to improve internal controls to both manage its resources better and to gain public trust. At first, an internationally recruited internal control and audit expert assessed the four participating entities and each staff member with internal control functions.
The findings from this assessment allowed the course designers to customize an arduous course that focused on building capacity based on the needs of these entities. Finally, the top five graduates are to be offered on-the-job training by Firestone, recognized worldwide for sate-of-the-art internal audit techniques.
Internal controls test the work processes of each agency to see if they reliably protect government resources - the people's tax dollars.
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GEMAP is a partnership between the government and people of Liberia and the International Community. Its purpose is to improve governance and enhance transparency and accountability. US government assistance to GEMAP is administered through USAID.
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