Overview 

The public sector is highly regulated. As opposed to the private sector, the laws and regulations that govern the financial management of public funds require that actions are only taken by government if they are compliant with prescripts.

Effective financial management in the public sector demands that all role players, especially public sector employees, understand and can apply the concepts of good governance in an ethical manner. The application of good governance must be a daily activity in every role and at every level. It is critical that all public servants understand the ethical landscape of working in the public sector, and how to identify and respond to the ethical dilemmas that public servants are faced with on a daily basis.

Join Caryn Maitland CA(SA) and Bronwyn MacCallum CA(SA) on 20 May 2021 from 09:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. as they present this webinar with a focus on governance and ethics in the public sector.

Learning objectives

By the end of this webinar the participant should:

• Understand the concept of governance and the difference between governance and government;
• Identify the governance structures and understand the role these structures play in the public sector;
• Have a basic understanding of the public sector requirements of the King IV Report on Corporate Governance;
• Understand the concept of ethics and the objectives of codes of ethics in the public sector; and
• Understand the process for responding to ethical dilemmas.

Content

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• What is governance?
• Governance vs government.
• Structures of government.
• The King IV report.
• What is ethics?
• Public sector codes of ethics.
• How to respond to ethical dilemmas.

Obtaining your CPD certificate

This webinar qualifies for 2 CPD hours with your professional body including: ACCA, SAICA, AAT, SAIPA, SAIBA, IAC, CIS, ICBA, LSSA, FPI, and the IBA. The SAAA CPD policy is compliant with IFAC IES7 and is recognised by all relevant professional bodies.

All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile.

About the presenters

Caryn Maitland CA(SA)

Caryn Maitland is a Chartered Accountant (SA). She has been a member of IRBA as a registered auditor and accountant since 2002 and is also a registered member of SAICA.

Caryn has lectured Auditing and Accounting at various institutions and has conducted independent workshops and seminars for professional accountants since 2006 on various topics.

Caryn has presented on the national tour for the annual Legislation Update with ProBeta Training (Pty) Ltd in 2014 and 2015, as well as on the FASSET national tour for the Tax Administration Act in 2014.  She is also involved with the annual SAICA SMP Technical tour.

Bronwyn MacCallum CA(SA)

Bronwyn qualified as a CA(SA) in 2004 and has spent time in private practice as a partner and later director of small and medium firms as well as a tenure at the Auditor-General of South Africa as a Senior Manager and SAICA Training Officer.

Her current professional focus is on the design, implementation and monitoring of systems of quality control in the auditing profession for firms and for engagements. Bronwyn has also spent many years lecturing Auditing, IFRS and Public Financial Management at undergraduate, post-graduate and professional levels, both face-to-face and in the design and implementation of blended and on-line learning platforms. Bronwyn has played active roles at both SAICA and IRBA in board sub-committees related to professional practical training and development, and in public sector governance structures and audit committees. 

Who should attend?

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar:

• Professional Accountants including: RA(SA), CA(SA), PA(SA) and BAP(SA); and
• Senior public servants.

Price           

• R 475.00 - Online admission - Individual.
• R 950.00 - Online admission - Company.

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Additional material

By attending this webinar you will be provided with:

• A summarised slide presentation.
• Reference documents and/or course material where available.
• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.