How to Audit Human Resources (CPE Course)

CPE Credit: 1.5 hours

Course Type: Downloaded PDF materials with online test

Price (with PDF Textbook): $20

Course Description
The human resources function is a complex and essential part of a business, and so should be audited regularly to enhance its effectiveness. In the How to Audit Human Resources course, we cover the many questions to be asked as part of such an audit, note the reasons for certain lines of inquiry, and provide tips on how to spot areas of concern. This course can be used as the basis for an in-depth analysis of the human resources function.

Author: Steven Bragg

Course Number: AU1040

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize how to determine the importance of the human resources department and its manager within an organization.

  • Specify how to spot whether tactical plans are being followed within the human resources department.

  • Identify how the human resources department assists a firm’s acquisition activities.

  • Recognize how the human resources staff can most effectively assess job candidates.

  • Specify the circumstances under which training is most needed in an organization.

  • Identify the activities associated with career planning.

  • Specify the circumstances under which the input of a labor attorney is most useful in the human resources department.

Level: Overview

Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study

NASBA Category: Auditing

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None

Latest Review Date: April 2023

Program Registration Requirements: Click on "Purchase Course" near the top of this page to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.

Program Refund Policy: For more information regarding administrative policies concerning complaints, refunds, and other matters, see our policies page.

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The NASBA sponsor identification number for Accountingtools, Inc. is 115881.

AccountingTools is an IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider. We are compliant with the requirements for continuing education providers (as described in sections 10.6 and 10.9 of the Department of Treasury’s Circular No. 230 and in other IRS guidance, forms, and instructions). Our IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider number is 72821.