Accreditation and MQF level

The accreditation status of this programme is a Higher Education Programme. A CPD Award accredited with 4 ECTS credits (MQF/EQF Level 6) by the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority (MFHEA) in Internal Auditing will be presented to delegates who obtain a minimum pass in the relative assignment.

MIA Accreditation

This course may be included in the Malta Institute of Accountant’s annual return, in partial satisfaction of the CPE requirement in terms of the Accountancy Board’s CPE Scheme and Accreditation Rules.

Target Audience

• Internal Auditors
• Risk Managers
• Accountants and Auditors
• Compliance Managers
• Directors of Boards
• CEOs
• Chief Officers and AMLROs

Duration & Mode of Attendance

This part-time course is made up of 8 live online evening webinar sessions which are spread over a period of 8 weeks.

Entry requirements

Tertiary Education Qualification at MQF/EQF Level 6 including but not restricted to Finance, Management, IT, Engineering or Marketing and a minimum of 2 years working within a business (private or public) organisation
OR
Minimum of MQF Level 4 qualification with a minimum of 5 years’ business work experience ideally within finance and auditing.

Course Delivery Mode

This course will be delivered via live online webinars.  The course trainers will be visible on screen via a professional webinar platform, through which students can follow the trainer presenting live, whilst also using a PowerPoint presentation and sharing other resources as necessary.

Students will be able to interact with the trainer by sending questions or comments through the same webinar platform.

Our student support team will assist all students with simple instructions on how to access the webinar online.  A support line will also be made available to communicate with a student support officer in case of technical difficulties encountered during the live webinar.

All webinars will also be recorded and uploaded on the student online resources portal for future reference during home study. Regular Q & A sessions will be made during the webinar, to ensure all students can have the chance to ask questions and reach the intended learning objectives.

Short 10 minute breaks will be given during the webinar.

The above are considered to be contact hours as all of the above will be under control of the instructor.

Method of Assessment

At the end of the course, students will be presented with the assignment questions, where students have four or five questions and need to choose three. The total word count for the total assignment is 3,000 words. Students need to submit the assignment as per the submission date on the assignment questions document provided.

Grading: The assignment questions will be corrected and students must achieve a pass mark of at least 50 marks, in order to be given a certification.

Language of Course Instruction & Course Materials

The course materials and the live webinars are in English.

Course Dates

Please note that as per terms and conditions, LEAD Training Services reserves the right to alter course dates, times and venue in exceptional circumstances beyond its control.

Total Hours of Learning

This is an accredited course, which requires students to commit themselves and to be responsible for their own studies. Below is a suggested guideline of the number of hours each student should dedicate to self-studying and preparing for the final written assignment.

Course Outline

Trainers

James Grech

James Grech graduated with a Bachelor of Business and Commerce Degree in 2001 and later on obtained the Accountancy (Honours) degree from the University of Malta in 2003. James is Certified Public Accountant and holds a Practising Certificate in Auditing issued by the Ministry of Finance in Malta. He is also qualified as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and member of ISACA. James is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditing (US), and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). The CIA is the only internationally accepted certification designation for internal auditors and is the standard by which individuals demonstrate their competence and professionalism in the internal auditing and Management Consultancy field.

James is a renowned Business Consultant and Management/Business trainer and conference speaker in Malta and is also founder and Managing Director of LEAD Training Services, one of Malta’s largest professional training Institute licensed by the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority (MFHEA).

Jonathan-Mark Bezzina Gatt

Jonathan has graduated from Stockholm University with an MSc. Information Security. He currently resides in Stockholm. Jonathan consults with D4n6 over various client projects ranging from the implementation of Information Security Management Systems, ISO 27001 readiness and awareness training in the field of information security.

With a background in social sciences, his approach to information security is multi-disciplinary and multi-faceted, tapping into the psychology of threat agents when evaluating the security posture of an organization.

Testimonials

• The course was delivered by a an experienced Internal Auditor who did a fantastic job in going into detail into the internal audit profession. It clearly showed from the quality of the delivery that James has Internal audit at heart, and a truly dedicated professional. Would surely undertake other courses with Lead!
  M. Caruana
  Danzah Group Ltd (May 2026)
• Fully recommend this course to anyone interested in grasping further the mechanics behind the internal auditing profession – a profession which is becoming increasingly relevant and value-adding to any organisation. Lectures were very well structured, lecturers were highly knowledgeable and the course was overall extremely interesting. Lead Training Services support staff were also very helpful with requests and logistics.
  G. Abela (October 2022)
• I would fully recommend this course. As a mature student looking to further my education i was concerned i may not be able to keep up, however James Grech was brilliant and each lesson was a joy to attend. He made everything very easy to understand and most importantly logical and clear.
  Debra Fowler
  Azure Malta (September 2018)

LEAD Training Services is a Higher Education Institute, licenced by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA), having licence number 2013-FHI-021.