Training & Personal Development at Queensland Audit Office

There are many opportunities to develop both hard and soft skills, the training is well advertised and organised.

There are dedicated blocks of time (during the quiet periods) for training & development which teach you various skills that may be useful for the job. Additionally, during the induction period for graduates, they assume you don't know anything about the auditing process and they teach you the basics of auditing which was important for me with no formal education on auditing.

The first week was all formal training, and then throughout the year we have formal training as needed. On the audit team your manager will train you on what you are required to do to complete the work, and answer any questions.

There is a lot of training. How things need to be done are taught on the job but also formally. There are other useful skill based training offered as well, such as good presentation skills, professional sceptics, how to write in plain English.

The formal training is all very applicable to the work and trainers are very passionate about their topics. The training is in blocks throughout the year and is designed to match the timing of audits. This means we will be learning new topics just as we will be using those skills in our jobs.

Training has been very useful for my day-to-day tasks.

There are formal training courses, regular mentorship, pairing with seniors to assist with learning specific skills, and regular informal training courses and material provided.