Why This Matters
As a partner, you’re not just signing off on audits—you’re setting the tone for your entire firm’s quality and reputation. The International Standards on Quality Management (ISQM) and ISA 220 place clear, non-negotiable responsibilities on leadership. Your decisions directly impact whether your firm stays compliant, avoids regulatory issues, and delivers high-quality audit work.
This isn’t just about ticking compliance boxes. It’s about building a culture where quality is embedded in every engagement, ensuring your team has the right resources, guidance, and oversight to succeed. Understanding your role means you can lead with confidence, protect your firm, and inspire excellence at every level.
What You’ll Learn
- How ISQM and ISA 220 define your leadership responsibilities for quality
- Your role in firm-level risk assessment, governance, and resource planning
- Practical ways to oversee acceptance and continuance, communication, performance, monitoring, and remediation
By the end of this quest, you’ll know exactly how to meet your responsibilities under ISQM and ISA 220, not just in theory—but in the day-to-day decisions that shape your firm’s audit quality.
Certification
Earn a verifiable Bronze LEAF Certificate—recognised by audit regulators as proof that you understand and fulfil your quality management duties as a partner.
Elevating the standards of all auditors and those seeking to become auditors by upholding the principles of legislation, regulation, and quality audit management and performance.
Quest Curriculum
- 4 Levels
- Coaching By LEAF
- Community Support
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Level 01 Introduction
Welcome and Introduction, Introduction to QM, and What do we do.
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Level 02 Quality Risk Assessment
The Firm's Risk Assessment Process
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Level 03 Components of Quality Management
Governance & Leadership, Ethical Requirements, Acceptance & Continuance, Resources, Information & Communication, Engagement Performance, Monitoring & Remediation, and Documentation.
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Level 04 Final Quiz
Pass the final quiz with a minimum of 80% in order to complete the quest and receive your certificate.