CATS has strong links with various academic and professional institutions. Around the world we have worked with local chapters of the Institute of Internal Auditors and Keith Wade has been involved with the IIA UK and Ireland in various capacities for over 25 years.

Where appropriate, the contents of the courses reflect the requirements and standards of the various professional and regulatory bodies. Or specific courses can be designed. Many of our events are recognised by the relevant institutes as providing sound preparation for their examinations. The modular annual training programme developed for government internal auditors in Ireland is accredited by CIPFA (the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy).

The Centre for Integrated Auditing
To provide a broader basis for promoting staff and organisational development in internal audit, control and related disciplines, in 1995 we established "The Centre for Integrated Auditing", with Keith Wade as its founding director. This enables us to conduct research, to provide a broad range of training events and to work closely with practitioners, professional bodies, and academic and other relevant institutions in order to improve understanding of the respective contributions of internal audit, management and others charged with audit, review and control responsibilities.

Its research projects included the first ever survey into the state of the art of environmental auditing, conducted jointly with Henley Management College.

Our work in control self-assessment led to the publication in 1999 of “Control Self Assessment – for Risk Management and Other Practical Applications”, edited by Keith Wade and Andy Wynne.

This book is published by Wiley and can be obtained from www.wileyeurope.com.