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CCAF is pleased to announce that Nicole Wieczorek has been appointed CCAF's Director of Training. A long-time CCAF employee, Nicole is also the Foundation's Director of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer.
CCAF Executive Director Michael Eastman thanked Nicole for taking on this important responsibility. “Nicole has proven herself to be a highly capable manager and an excellent ambassador for CCAF,” he said. “As CCAF re-enters the business of audit training, I am very pleased that this critical business line will be under her direction. ” Her experience in managing CCAF conferences will serve her well in her new role.
Nicole's appointment follows the successful completion of the second pilot offering of CCAF's new Fundamentals of Performance (Value for Money) Auditing course in Halifax during the week of December 4-8, 2006 (see group photo below). The course, first piloted in Ottawa the week of November 6-10, is in the final stages of development prior to its formal launch in 2007. A third pilot is scheduled for January 15-19, 2007 in Edmonton.
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 Bill Rafuse
Rafuse Consulting
Nova Scotia
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Bill Rafuse and Elaine Morash were the course instructors in Halifax. Bill is president of Rafuse Consulting and is a former Principal with the Office of the Auditor General of Canada. Elaine is Assistant Auditor General with the Office of the Auditor General of Nova Scotia. Elaine brings her extensive experience in value-for-money auditing, her participation on a number of committees and boards of the CICA and her long involvement with the CCAF and it's research to the table. Her previous teaching experience added to that brings a valuable resource to CCAF's training faculty and we are pleased to welcome her aboard.
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Elaine Morash
Office of the Auditor
General of Nova Scotia
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CCAF would like to offer a warm word of thanks to KPMG for allowing us to use their Halifax offices for the pilot course. KPMG's Atlantic Region Managing Partner Doug Reid and his staff went above and beyond in making us feel at home in their offices. CCAF also extends thanks to Halifax-Fairview MLA Graham Steele who took time from his busy schedule to address participants about the role of politicians and Public Accounts Committees in the accountability cycle.
You can read more about CCAF's audit training program in our earlier Update article regarding the Ottawa pilot course by clicking here.
Back Row left to right: Jill Bradley, Office of the Auditor General of Nova Scotia; Vaughn Smith, Office of the Auditor General of Prince Edward Island; David Gray, Office of the Auditor General of Nova Scotia; Ross Campbell, Office of the Auditor General of Nova Scotia; Nicole Musycsyn, Office of the Auditor General of Nova Scotia; Ben McAfee,Office of the Auditor General of Nova Scotia; Ted D’Agostino, Office of the Auditor General of Ontario; Duane Dickinson, Office of the Auditor General of New Brunswick
Middle Row left to right: Kim Anderson, Office of the Comptroller, New Brunswick; Heather McManaman, Office of the Auditor General of Canada; Melissa Emslie, Office of the Auditor General of Manitoba; Sherri Surette, Office of the Auditor General of Prince Edward Island; Tino Bove, Office of the Auditor General of Ontario; Jackie Smith, Office of the Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador; Shannon Black, Office of the Auditor General of Canada; Siew Secord, Office of the Auditor General of Nova Scotia; Tracey Pelley, Office of the Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador
Front Row left to right: Nicole Wieczorek, Director of Training and CFO, CCAF-FCVI; Instructor Bill Rafuse, Rafuse Consulting, Nova Scotia; Instructor Elaine Morash, Office of the Auditor General of Nova Scotia
We are pleased to share with readers a few of the comments received from participants and their assessment of the course.
"I now have a much greater understanding of and appreciation for what we do and why we do it."
"I found the course very helpful and it was very well taught with lots of situational examples used to clarify the material. It was a pleasure."
"The course provided an excellent overview of performance auditing."
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7 |
1 |
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| Course & learning objectives were clearly stated & understanbable. |
6 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Course content was appropriate for people at my level of training & experience. |
7 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Sequence of the content/sessions was logical & flowed well. |
9 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Pace of instruction & length of course were reasonable. |
3 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Session lectures covred topics at a practical depth and breadth. |
4 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Class discussions & individual & group exercises/cases were relevant & helpful in understanding session topics. |
8 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| I had sufficient time/opportunity to practice/apply what was taught. |
5 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| The instructors were knowledgeable & well prepared. |
12 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Instructors gave clear & comprehensive answers to my questions. |
8 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Instructor contributed to the effectiveness of my learning experience. |
13 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| I was able to understand the concepts presented and acquire new/additional knowledge. |
11 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| I acquired new skills and/or improved skills that I already have. |
13 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| The course and learning objectives were achieved. |
8 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| What I learned will be valuable to me considering my current and/or anticipated job responsibilities. |
9 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| I will be able to improve my job performance as a result of this course. |
9 |
7 |
1 |
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0 |
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