Functional Area Certification Standards

Functional Area Certification Standards
AUDITING (Advanced)
(See Notes at the Bottom)

Core Certification Standards (required for DAWIA certification)

Education	No education requirement for certification
Training	Certification eligible for all GS-0511 Auditors AUD 230 Cost Accounting Standards (CLRM) AUD 395 Accounting Systems Audits (CLRM)
Experience	Six (6) years of auditing experience of which at least three (3) years must be contract auditing experience
Assessment	No certification assessment requirement
Certification Currency	80 hours of Continuous Learning (CL) every 2 years per DoDI 5000.66

Functional/Interdisciplinary Developmental Recommendations
Assignment Type	Opportunities
Contract Auditor	Functional Area AUD 236E CAS Administration and Coverage AUD 237E CAS 401, 402, and 405 AUD 238E CAS 403, 410, 418, and 420 AUD 239E CAS 406 - Cost Accounting Period AUD 240E CASB Disclosure Statements AUD 241E CAS 404 & 409 - Capitalization & Depreciation AUD 242E CAS 414 and 417 - Cost of Money AUD 243E CAS 408 and 415 AUD 244E CAS 407, Standard Costs for Direct Material and Labor AUD 245E CAS 416 Accounting for Insurance Costs AUD 246E CAS 411 Accounting for Acquisition Cost of Material Interdisciplinary TBD
Financial Liaison Auditor	Functional Area ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management Interdisciplinary TBD
Supervisory Auditor	Functional Area AUD 460 Statistical Sampling for Supervisors and Managers (CLRM) AUD 470 Regression Analysis for Supervisors and Managers (CLRM) MGT 200 Supervisor Cornerstone Course (CLRM) Interdisciplinary TBD
Technical Specialist	Functional Area AUD 235 Cost Accounting Standards II (CLRM) AUD 351 Truth in Negotiation Compliance Audits (CLRM) AUD 460 Statistical Sampling for Supervisors and Managers (CLRM) AUD 470 Regression Analysis for Supervisors and Managers (CLRM) Interdisciplinary TBD

Notes:

2 A "(CLRM)" following a course title indicates the course is delivered as Classroom offering.
4 For information on Defense Contract Audit Institute (DCAI) courses, please email the DCAI Registrar at [email protected] or navigate to https://www.dcaa.mil/ and scroll to the bottom of the page to see the link for the Course Catalog.
23 For non-DCAA students, Resident and Virtual classes are available on a space-available basis only and e-learning classes are not currently available.