Background

The Office of the Audit and Accounts Training Institute Peshawar was established in 1980’s in a small classroom with in the premises of Accountant General’s NWFP, Peshawar Office. The main objective to establish the Institute, was to impart SAS (Subordinate Accounts Services) trainings to employees of the Accountant General and Treasury Offices at Peshawar. Late Khwaja Fida Muhammad Deputy Accountant General, (may Allah keep his soul in rest) was to manage all trainings activities.

Later on, with the increased scope of training activities demand for separate Audit and Accounts Training Institute at Peshawar was intensified. Therefore, a separate Institute  headed by Mr.Rasheed Ahmad Saleh, Deputy Director was made functional in a rented building near Khyber Mail Office Peshawar Cantt some where in 1982. He remained for a short period of about 3-4 months and was succeeded by Mr. Khan Badshah, Deputy Director who put all his efforts in establishing the newly created institute at Peshawar and made it run successfully. The following Officers headed the PAAA Peshawar:-

Mission

Pakistan Audit & Accounts Academy Peshawar (PAAAP) is a prestigious institution for training of civil servants in the Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Focus of PAAA activities remains upon Financial Management, Auditing and Accounting, though other dimensions of effective management are also taken into account. The aim of the PAAA is to improve the quality and effectiveness of Public Policies and management in the province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, by improving the quality of pre-service and in service trainings and education of all those engaged in Public service.

Mission of the Academy is to prepare and develop Human Resources of the Department, mainly in their profession as Auditors, Accountants, Managers and work facilitators so that they could pursue the departmental objectives efficiently and effectively in the light of departmental training policy.

Vision

PAAA aims at building and developing the H R capacity for undertaking tasks of policy formulation and implementation at tactical, operational and strategic levels.

Main Objectives of PAAA Peshawar

PAAA Peshawar up graded to a status of Pakistan Audit and Accounts Academy Peshawar in 2015 and dedicates improvement of governance in financial management by imparting trainings in new scenario of Audit and Accounts. In this sequence a series of courses like SAP FI, SAP HR, Basic IT, Information System Auditing, NAM, FAM, CAATS, ACL, Office Management, Project Program Audit, Public Procurement Audit, Certification Audit, Regularity Audit, are being conducted regularly.   

The Pakistan Audit and Accounts Academy Peshawar is engaged to inculcate the importance and efficacy of trainings amongst the staff of Audit and Accounts offices as well provincial employees for their capacity building.

Achievements

PAAA Peshawar has been conducting short courses for Officers/Officials of Audit and Accounts /Federal and Provincial employees.

• More than 2500 officers & officials of Audit and Accounts departments have been trained in various disciplines since the introduction of New Accounting System.
• Besides, Computer Competency Practical Training (CCPT) is also being imparted by the AATI Peshawar to the AGP (PIPFA) candidates and about 230 candidates have so far been trained.
• A good number of special courses on various disciplines have been conducted on the requests of client departments.

Available Facilities

Video Conferencing Room

Computer Lab

Library

Dining Hall

Class Rooms

ANNUAL TRAINING PLAN 2020-21