This module provides an opportunity for governmental auditors to reflect on their career experiences while looking ahead to future opportunities and challenges within the profession. Participants will consider the responsibilities and expectations associated with their current roles, as well as the skills and mindset that can support continued growth throughout their careers.

The course introduces intentional curiosity as a key skill for auditors and explores its close connection to professional skepticism. Participants will consider how approaching an audit with greater curiosity can encourage thoughtful questions, challenge assumptions, and support stronger professional judgment. They will explore how curiosity and professional skepticism can be more effectively applied to their governmental audit engagements and how these skills contribute to high-quality assurance work.

Participants will also examine cognitive biases that can influence governmental auditors when forming judgments and making decisions. Through reflection, discussion, and practical application, the course encourages auditors to recognize how their own thinking can affect professional decisions and identify opportunities to approach governmental audit engagements with greater awareness and intentionality.

By connecting career development with curiosity, professional skepticism, and sound judgment, this course gives governmental auditors practical tools for continuing to grow in their roles and strengthening the quality of their audit work.