Your Credential for Mastery in Government Auditing Standards
Government auditors face increasing demands for accuracy, clarity, and professional judgment. The Yellow Book sets the bar, but how do you prove you meet it?
The Yellow Book Qualified Auditor (YBQA) Certificate is designed for auditors who want to demonstrate real, verifiable competence in conducting performance or financial audits under Government Auditing Standards. Whether you’re building foundational skills or refining advanced techniques, this program provides both structure and recognition.
Why earn the Yellow Book Qualified Auditor Certificate?
- Proves your competence in Yellow Book and Green Book standards
- Strengthens your credibility with leadership and auditees
- Demonstrates readiness for peer review and quality assurance
- Supports career advancement and professional development
- Provides a structured path to your 80 hours of government CPE
Your core curriculum includes:
Additional Core Courses: Performance Auditors
Additional Core Courses: Financial Auditors
Additional Electives: To round out your 80 required hours, select from a variety of electives including Agile auditing, IT auditing, and Lean Six Sigma. All self-study e-book and video courses offered by YellowBook-CPE.com in its Jumbo Bundle are available to choose from, and more elective courses are added every year.
Demonstrate Your Mastery
When ready, complete a 50-question online comprehensive exam covering Yellow Book requirements, internal controls, evidence, ethics, audit planning, documentation, and fraud.
Maintain Your Yellow Book Qualified Auditor Credential
- Report 80 hours of government auditing CPE every two years
- Renewal fee: $250
Cost
The full certificate program, including core courses and the final exam, is just $980, significantly less than purchasing courses individually.
Ready to Begin?
Start building your professional credibility today. Earn your Yellow Book Qualified Auditor Certificate and show your organization (and yourself) you’re committed to audit excellence.
Looking for high-quality and convenient CPE?
We have you covered! Our live webinars are a great choice if you want the learning to come to you. Just log on at the scheduled time and enjoy wherever you are! Here are a few of our upcoming courses:
- Apr 15: Hands-on Excel for Auditors (3 CPE Hours)
- Apr 16: Auditing Government Contracts (4 CPE Hours)
- Apr 21: The Audit Balancing Act: Managing Time (4 CPE Hours)
- Apr 23: Detecting Conflicts of Interest, Kickbacks & Shadow Deals (2 CPE Hours)
- May 5: IT Auditing for Non-IT Auditors (2 CPE Hours)
Need to do things at your own speed, but still get all your credits? Plan your CPE around your life, not the other way around! Yellowbook-CPE.com has dozens of self-study e-book and video courses, including the Essentials Skills Bundle. Are you a new auditor, or trying to get a new hire up to speed? This bundle of courses is for you! Through a combination of video and text, new auditors will learn how to think through an audit project on their own AND learn critical client relation skills.
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