Technical Auditor’s Training (NVC/TAT- 01, 2073/074): 15th Batch

Project Description

National Vigilance Centre (NVC), Government of Nepal has mandate to carry out technical audit of the infrastructure projects that are going on through the different government departments throughout the nation. For that purpose, NVC has to train professional engineers to be qualified technical auditors. Since these trainings are considered effective, and since Technical auditing is fast becoming a compulsory “tool” to keep a tab on quality of the projects at all stages, NVC intends to expand the pool of trained “Technical Auditors” through the continuation of technical auditor training. The main objective of the training was to (i) Develop technical audit capacity within the government and the private sector so as to ensure improved quality control of infrastructural projects during all stages of the project cycle, (ii) Expand the “pool” of “Technical Auditors” to conduct third party technical audits in order to verify design standards, work specification and financial reviews of project activities.

Assignment Description

During the technical auditors training, a total of 25 participants were· trained for 3 weeks (108. hrs.). The training was conducted to a) develop technical audit capacity within the government and the private sector.so as to improve quality of infrastructural projects during all stages of the project' cycle 'and b) Expand the 'pool' of trained 'Technical Auditor’s' to conduct third party technical audits in order to verify design standards, work specification and financial reviews of project activities