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Free Mini Assessment

Find out where you stand before anyone asks

Take the free CBOK mini assessment and get a clear read on your knowledge of internal control principles, risk management, and governance practices. Your results arrive by email, private to you, before you commit to anything.

  • You work in internal control, audit, compliance, or finance and want an honest read on your knowledge before choosing a program.
  • You're weighing the CICS path and want evidence of where to focus first.
  • You manage control or audit staff and want to experience the CBOK's scope before pointing your team at it.
  • You're returning to the field and want to find the gaps before they show up at work.
Take the free internal-control assessment
What you learn

What the assessment gives you

A read on your CBOK knowledge

The mini assessment measures knowledge across the CICS Common Body of Knowledge: internal control principles, risk management, and governance practices.

Private results by email

Your results are delivered to your inbox. You review them on your own time and decide who, if anyone, sees them.

A clear basis for your next step

Use what you learn to weigh the Institute's training and certification options, ask sharper questions, or simply confirm your footing. You choose what you sign up for.

How it works

How it works

Sign up free

Enter your details on the signup page. The assessment is free and you won't be asked for payment information.

Take the mini assessment

Work through the assessment at your own pace. It covers internal control principles, risk management, and governance practices.

Read your results

Your results arrive by email. Review them privately and decide what, if anything, comes next.

Make the certification decision from solid ground

When you've measured yourself against the body of knowledge behind the CICS credential, your next conversation changes. You can tell an employer exactly where you're strong. You can choose a course or a certification path with evidence behind the choice, and the people who rely on your judgment will see that. The assessment is free, the results go to your inbox, and every decision after that is yours.

For organizations

Assessing a whole organization instead?

The Institute also offers a free organizational self-assessment built on the COSO model, covering internal control effectiveness across five areas of your organization.

Take the organizational self-assessment
Questions

Frequently asked

What does the mini assessment cover?
It measures knowledge across the CICS Common Body of Knowledge: internal control principles, risk management, and governance practices.
Does it cost anything?
No. The mini assessment is free, and you won't be asked for payment details at any point.
Who sees my results?
Your results are sent to the email address you sign up with. What you do with them, and who you share them with, is up to you.
Am I committing to a program by taking it?
No. The assessment stands on its own. If a course or certification looks right afterward, that decision is yours to make.

See where you stand.

Take the free CBOK mini assessment. Your results arrive by email, private to you, with every next step left in your hands.

Start the free assessment