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Federal audit training built around how your agency works

Taught by experienced government auditors, and delivered your way: onsite, live online, or self-paced.

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Trusted across the federal government

Since 1921
training the federal workforce
500,000+
government employees trained
125+
federal agencies served
200+
federally experienced instructors
400+
courses and certificates
All levels
across the federal audit curriculum
U.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of the TreasuryU.S. Department of CommerceU.S. Department of EnergyU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsU.S. Department of DefenseU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesU.S. Department of JusticeU.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Department of LaborU.S. Department of TransportationU.S. Office of Personnel ManagementU.S. General Services AdministrationU.S. Department of StateNASA

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Three ways to train your team

Every format draws on the same practitioner-built audit curriculum and instructors who have done the work. Choose what fits your headcount, timeline, and budget, or combine them.

  • Private group training: we bring the course to your audit shop and build it around your engagements, from Yellow Book work to CFO Act audits.
  • Open enrollment: send auditors to scheduled public classes, live online or in Washington, DC, and build toward Certified Government Auditor.
  • Self-paced eLearning: auditors train on their own schedule, for the times a whole audit team cannot step away from an engagement.
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Private group training

Bring the course into your OIG or audit shop and run it against your own work: your Yellow Book engagements, your CFO Act statement audit, your grant and contract files, your sampling plans. Supervisors and staff calibrate on the same standards in the same room.

  • Any course or certificate in our audit catalog, delivered onsite, live online, or blended
  • A new course built to your specification when nothing off-the-shelf fits
  • Scheduled around your engagement calendar, for a cohort of any size
  • Rostering, progress, and completion reporting for the whole group
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Open enrollment

Send one or two auditors to a scheduled public session when you need a single gap closed: statistical sampling, performance audit planning, or writing findings by objective. They sit with auditors from other agencies working under the same standards.

  • A published schedule across the federal audit curriculum, entry to advanced
  • Live online, or in person at 1050 Connecticut Ave NW in Washington, DC
  • No minimum headcount and no setup: register and go
  • The same instructors and materials as our private cohorts
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Self-paced eLearning

Self-paced study suits the reference-heavy side of audit work, such as government auditing standards, appropriations law, and analysis techniques, and it fits auditors in fieldwork or on travel who cannot give up a full classroom week.

  • Finish the self-paced version, then take the same instructor-led audit class at no cost within a year.
  • Work through knowledge checks on evidence, documentation, sampling, and internal control, not just slides to read.
  • An AI coach grounded in the course material, on hand when a standards question comes up mid-engagement.
  • Enroll a single auditor or an entire audit office, with completion tracking your audit managers can see.
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Federal audit, end to end

From audit standards and evidence to fraud, data analytics, and the final report, our curriculum covers the whole of government auditing. Explore the areas your team needs and the courses in each.

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Auditing Standards and Methodology

Government auditing standards (Yellow Book), the audit process, and interviewing.
Basic Governmental Auditing Government Auditing Standards: Review and Update The Governmental Audit: From Planning to Reporting Quick Response Auditing Interviewing Techniques for Auditors

Audit Evidence and Sampling

Planning, evidence, documentation, and statistical sampling.
Audit Evidence and Documentation Planning Audit Assignments Practical Statistical Sampling for Auditors Assessing the Reliability of Computer-Processed Data

Performance Auditing

Economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, from planning to outcomes.
Conducting Performance Audits Intermediate Performance Auditing Auditing Performance Outcomes Using Metrics to Assess Performance Assessing Controls in Performance Audits

Financial Auditing and Compliance

CFO Act financial statement audits, grants, contracts, and compliance.
Conducting and Supervising CFO Act Financial Statement Audits Auditing Grants Contract Auditing Assessing Financial-Related Activities and Controls Compliance Auditing

Internal Control and Risk

Assessing internal control, enterprise risk, and audit resolution.
Manager's and Auditor's Roles in Assessing Internal Control Enterprise Risk Management for Auditors Effective Audit Resolution, Follow-up and Implementation

Fraud and Forensic Auditing

Detecting, investigating, and building a case on fraud.
Detection and Prevention of Fraud Contract and Procurement Fraud Auditing for Bribes and Kickbacks Data Analytics for Fraud Detection Making Your Case to Prosecute Fraud

Data Analytics for Auditors

Applying data analytics and analysis techniques to the audit.
Auditing with Data Analytics Data Analytics: Tools and Techniques Analysis Techniques for Auditors

IT and Cybersecurity Audit

Auditing IT systems and information security.
Information Technology for Auditors Information Systems Auditing

Audit Reporting and Communication

Findings, report writing, and briefing your results.
Developing and Presenting Audit Findings Writing Audit Reports by Objectives Written Communication for Auditors Presentation and Briefing Skills for Auditors Preparing Effective IG Semiannual Reports to Congress

Audit Management and Leadership

Leading engagements, supervising, and building an audit team.
Skills for Leading and Managing Audit Projects Effective Audit Supervision Managing the Audit Engagement Coaching Audit Staff for High Performance

Appropriations Law and Professional Skills

Appropriations law, financial management, ethics, and critical thinking.
Federal Appropriations Law for Auditors Financial Management Bootcamp for Federal Auditors Ethical Decision Making for Auditors Creative and Critical Thinking for Auditors

AI for Federal Audit

Applying AI to audit work, and auditing in an AI world.
AI for Federal Financial Reporting and Audit Readiness AI Applications and Challenges for Auditors

The government auditor certificate program, in three levels

A three-level ladder: Certified Government Auditor Level I (15 days) for standards, evidence, and internal control; Level II (14 days) for performance and financial auditing, sampling, and analytics; Government Audit Leader Level III (10 days) for leading the function.

Level I

Certified Government Auditor (Level I)

The foundations of government auditing: standards, evidence, internal control, and the audit process from planning to reporting.

15 days
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Level II

Certified Government Auditor (Level II)

Applied audit practice: performance and financial auditing, data analytics, sampling, and clear reporting for more complex engagements. Builds on Level I.

14 days
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Level III

Government Audit Leader (Level III)

Leading the audit function: managing engagements, supervising and coaching staff, and running a high-performing audit organization. Completes the ladder.

10 days
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Vetted procurement, right from the GSA Schedule

Graduate School USA is a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract holder, allowing federal agencies and other qualifying organizations to confidently purchase our services.

  • GSA MAS contract 47QRAA24D004K, SINs 611430 (professional training) and 541611 (management/administrative consulting)
  • Held as American Public Training LLC d/b/a Graduate School USA; UEI LA83MCFN1ST3; CAGE 99AA0
  • We work with your training office on the paperwork, whether a Schedule order, purchase order, or an SF-182.
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An established federal training institution

Graduate School USA's federal audit curriculum is designed and taught in-house by practitioners who have planned, led, and reported federal audits, not licensed from a generic library.

  • Founded 1921 as the USDA Graduate School; 500,000+ government employees trained across 125+ agencies
  • ACCET-accredited (ACCET is a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accreditor)
  • Center for Leadership and Management runs ECQ-aligned executive development, including the Executive Potential Program since 1995
  • 200+ federally experienced subject-matter experts across 400+ courses and certificates
  • Available on an active GSA MAS Schedule (SINs 611430 and 541611)

Questions agencies ask

The answers training officers and audit directors ask for most, in one place.

How does my agency buy training from Graduate School USA?
Graduate School USA holds GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract 47QRAA24D004K (SINs 611430 and 541611), so you can place a pre-priced order directly under FAR Subpart 8.4 without running an open-market procurement. We accept the SF-182, Schedule orders, government purchase orders, and purchase cards for micro-purchases.
Can we pay with an SF-182?
Yes. We accept the SF-182, purchase orders, and GSA Schedule orders under contract 47QRAA24D004K, and our group training team works with your training office on the paperwork.
Do your courses count toward Yellow Book CPE?
Yes. Our government audit courses are built to provide continuing professional education that supports the GAGAS requirement of 80 hours every two years, including the government-specific hours. Each course lists its CPE credits, and we issue completion records for your files.
Is there a certificate path for our auditors?
Yes. We offer a three-level ladder: Certified Government Auditor Level I, Certified Government Auditor Level II, and Government Audit Leader Level III. It gives your audit shop a stackable progression from core auditor to audit leader.
What is the difference between private group training and open enrollment?
Open enrollment classes are scheduled public sessions anyone can register for, taken live online or at our Washington, DC campus at 1050 Connecticut Ave NW. Private group training delivers a course for your agency's own cohort, tailored to your engagements and delivered onsite, live online, or blended.
Can auditors train self-paced, and still take the live class later?
Yes. Our self-paced online courses let a learner start anytime and work at their own pace, and when you buy the self-paced course the learner may also attend the live instructor-led course for free within one year.
Can courses be tailored to our agency's engagements?
Yes. We tailor existing courses to reflect your agency's mission, methodology, and real cases, and we can develop new courses for unique requirements, all delivered under GSA contract 47QRAA24D004K.
Can training be delivered virtually or in person?
Both. Courses are offered as live virtual instruction or in-person onsite at your facility or at our Washington, DC location, and some programs blend live sessions with self-paced work.
What if an auditor needs to repeat a class?
We offer one free retake of a class within one year, so a first attempt is never wasted if someone is reassigned, deployed, or needs a refresher before applying the material.
What's new in your federal audit training?
Our audit curriculum is refreshed to current standards and guidance; we added AI for federal audit courses covering financial reporting, audit readiness, and the challenges AI brings to the audit; every course now runs in a modern learning portal with an always-available AI coach; and self-paced online options let a learner start anytime and still take the live class for free within a year.
Our audit staff runs from new hires to engagement supervisors. Can one plan cover all of them?
Yes. The Certified Government Auditor Level I track covers the foundations, including standards, evidence, internal control, and the audit process from planning to reporting. Level II moves experienced staff into performance and financial auditing, sampling, and data analytics. Government Audit Leader Level III is for the supervisors, covering audit supervision, managing the engagement, and coaching audit staff.
We need fraud and data analytics training for our auditors. Is that here, or do we have to bring in a second vendor?
Both are on this page. Fraud and forensic work runs from Detection and Prevention of Fraud through Contract and Procurement Fraud, Auditing for Bribes and Kickbacks, and Making Your Case to Prosecute Fraud. On the analytics side, Auditing with Data Analytics, Data Analytics for Fraud Detection, and Assessing the Reliability of Computer-Processed Data cover the data itself.

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Tell us your topics, headcount, and timeline, and we'll propose the right mix for your team.

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