1. What is the selection criteria of ISACA’s Annual CPE Audit?
CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, and CDPSE Certification holders who have reported CPE hours for the year prior are randomly selected for the audit. Certification holders who retired their certification during the audited year will be waived from the audit.
2. I was previously audited for my CPE. Why am I being audited again?
As the audit selection process is random, it does not exclude individuals who have been selected in previous years. For this reason, a person may be selected multiple times.
3. I do not have compliant documentation for the CPE that I reported (because my laptop crashed; my documents were stored on a machine with my previous employer; I lost the documentation; etc.). How should I proceed?
We suggest that you contact the sponsoring organizations for the activities you attended for duplicate CPE certificates or other proof of attendance.
We will also accept a completed Verification of Attendance form signed by your manager if they are aware of your attendance at a qualified event or your completion of a qualified activity.
4. I cannot obtain compliant documentation to support the CPE hours and/or I added CPE hours for an activity that is not yet completed. What will happen?
CPE hours should only be added after an activity is completed and you have compliant documentation for the activity. If you cannot produce compliant documentation for the activity you will not be able to claim the activity for the CPE audit and your CPE audited hours will be reduced or updated accordingly. Please note that when your hours are reduced you will still need to be able to meet your annual and/or three-year cycle requirements in order to be compliant with the audit. If the reduction makes you short of the CPE requirement(s) then your certification will be subject to revocation.
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