Published: 5 September 2023
The Commission on Audit (COA) recognizes the importance of developing a highly competent audit workforce to carry out the Commission’s audit mandate efficiently and effectively. In an article published on 04 September 2023 by the Manila Bulletin entitled “COAs Competency-Driven Learning and Development for Auditors” under its PICPA Talks column, COA Commissioner Roland Café Pondoc highlighted the Commission’s strategic direction to develop and implement a Competency-Based Human Resource System (CBHRS).
“As a knowledge institution itself, COA needs to be agile and prepared to take on risks that impinge upon the management of its workforce performance. It thus became vital that learning and development strategies, structures and processes are attuned to the level of dynamism of the environment within which COA operates,” Commissioner Pondoc observed in his article.
“COA’s CBHRS, in its complete form, offers a more straightforward solution to COA in harnessing the potential of its biggest asset to achieve the greatest value, it provides the basic competency frame for learning and development,” Commissioner Pondoc added.
With the help of the Civil Service Commission, COA held a series of training and coaching sessions involving the members of the Technical Working Group on Competency Modeling and Profiling and the Integration of Competencies into the Human Resource System in 2018. One output of the sessions is the proposed COA Audit Competency-Based Reference Manual that outlines Competency Framework and Model, the desired Behavioral Indicators for each proficiency level and the defined Mission Critical Competencies.
According to Commissioner Pondoc, learning and development cannot be made optional for it is an essential condition for adaptation and adoption to achieve the Commission’s operating purpose.
To view Commissioner Pondoc’s article, visit: https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/co-as-competency-driven-learning-and-development-for-auditors