Doha, February 09 (QNA) - The State Audit Bureau launched Thursday plans for training and strategic programs and development initiatives for 2023.

The launch took place in the presence of a number of human resources directors, training officials, and internal audit and risk managers from various government agencies in the State of Qatar.

In a speech on the occasion, HE Sheikh Sultan bin Nayef Al-Thani, Director of Risk Management and Quality Department, and Chairman of the Training and Capacity Development Committee at the State Audit Bureau, said the launch of these plans is a continuation of the development process in the State Audit Bureau in order to keep pace with the Qatar National Vision 2030, which one of its main pillars is investment in human capital.

The Director of Risk Management and Quality Department, and Chairman of the Training and Capacity Development Committee pointed out that the State Audit Bureau seeks, based on its strategic plan 2019-2023, and through plans, training programs and development initiatives, to raise the level of specialized functional competencies in the areas of oversight work.

To achieve the standards of institutional excellence in its fields of work, the Bureau, he said, acts through these strategic plans to develop the capabilities of lecturers and engage them in specialized programs, in addition to improving the content of training programs, using advanced technological techniques in the training process, and strengthening cooperation, coordination and exchange of experiences with the authorities under its supervision and with the counterpart regulatory bodies in the world.

For her part, Director of the Center of Excellence for Training and Development at the State Audit Bureau Rana Madi Al Hajri made a presentation during the event about the center's achievements during the period 2018-2022, and the training programs provided to the employees of the State Audit Bureau, employees of internal audit departments and risk departments in the entities under its control, in addition to convening a number of training programs in the areas of oversight work at the level of community service for school and university students in the State of Qatar, noting the participation of a number of employees of the counterpart oversight agencies at the Gulf and Arab levels in these programs.

She pointed to the activation of aspects of cooperation at the local level between the State Audit Bureau and a number of government agencies in the fields of training and development, and the exchange of experiences through the conclusion of a number of memorandums of understanding with a number of entities under the control of the State Audit Bureau.

As for the Gulf and Arab levels, the Director of the Center of Excellence for Training and Development said that cooperation with a number of counterpart regulatory agencies has been activated through the exchange of professional lecturers and trainers, and the participation of the employees of these agencies in the programs of the State Audit Bureau.

She also reviewed the features and objectives of the plans for training and strategic programs and development initiatives for 2023, and their added values at the level of employees of the State Audit Bureau and the entities under its oversight, and at the level of community service for school and university students in the country, in addition to cooperation at the Gulf and Arab levels.

For her part, acting head of the internal audit units support department at the internal control audit department at the Audit Bureau Maha Mahmoud Al Mahmoud affirmed that the Bureau is working to develop and raise the functional capabilities of the internal audit departments in the entities under its supervision, through the training programs provided to the target groups in these entities in order to build an empowered Qatari generation in the areas of control work in the internal audit departments.

Head of the Risk Department at the Risk Management and Quality Department at the State Audit Bureau Nouf Rabia Al Kaabi stressed that the Bureau, through the programs offered in the areas of risk, aims to unify efforts between it and the entities subject to its control in identifying institutional risks to achieve the desired goals.

(QNA)