The State Auditor’s Office sponsors CPE-eligible financial trainings periodically throughout the year. These trainings are geared toward financial officers and are offered free of charge to Vermont state employees, school officials, and local officials.
The next training in this series will take place on September 10, 2020 from 8:30 am to 12:20 pm (EST). Click here for details and registration information.
For topics and materials from past training events, see below.
AGENDAS AND MATERIALS FROM PAST TRAININGS EVENTS
September 5, 2019 Agenda
Materials:
Session #1 - Translating Financial Literacy for the General Public
Session #2 - GASB Update
Session #3 - Fraud and Internal Controls
Session #4 - Ethics for Accountants
Session#5 - Common Financial Statement Mistakes
May 30, 2019 Agenda
Materials:
Session #1 - Sub-recipient Monitoring
Session #2 - Internal Controls
Session #3 - Handling Difficult Conversations and Conflict in the Workplace
Session #4 - Effective Report Writing
Session #5 - Contract Auditing and Management
April 18, 2019 Agenda
Materials:
Session #1 - Single Audit for the Non-Auditor
Session #2 - Internal Controls Over Compliance
Session #3 - Service Organization Control Reports
Session #4 - Writing in Plain Language: Quick and Useful Tips
- Handout #1 - Don't Say, Say
- Handout #2 - Plain Language Checklist & Writing for the Web
- Handout #3 - Plain Language Exercises
Session #5 - Intergovernmental Dependency: Impact of Federal Funding and Grants
April 25, 2018
Auditors Explain the Audit Process for CAFR and Single Audit
August 30, 2018
Materials:
Session #1 - Audit Findings and Effective Responses
Session #2 - IT Security and Assessments
Session #3 - VT 2018 Fall - UG Subrecipient Training
Session #4 - GASB Update
Session #5 - Managing Employees in a Multigenerational Workforce