A Better Tomorrow – AICPA & CIMA Host Inaugural Careers Day & Training Partner Launch
View(s):Colombo 20th October – The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), representing AICPA & CIMA (The American Institute of CPAs and The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) hosted their inaugural Careers Day to support students, members and the public, specially the youth of Sri Lanka to understand career options in varied fields and to find professional employment in leading companies in Sri Lanka.
This was soon followed by a recognition event in which several partnerships, milestones and achievements of the CIMA fraternity in Sri Lanka was celebrated. Held on 20th of October, at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo, the events were witnessed by a large audience representing the Corporate and Educational Sector in Sri Lanka.
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- Recognising FLP programme Registered Tuition partners in Sri Lanka. Sanding from left to right – S. Vithushan – Markets Manager CIMA, Zahara Ansary – Country Head CIMA, Channa Gunawardena – Director Nanaska, Lisa Whanstall – Deputy British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Chinthaka Wijeyaratane – Group General Manager, Wisdom Business Academy, Shanmugam Sivabaskaran – Director Operations, Imperial College of Business Studies, Senior Professor Sampath Amaratunge – Chairman, University Grants Commission Sri Lanka.
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- Recognising FLP programme partnered universities in Sri Lanka. University representatives from University of the West of Scotland (UWS), National School of Business Management, Kaatsu International University (KIU), Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), University College Lanka (UCL), Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) with S. Vithushan – Markets Manager CIMA, Zahara Ansary – Country Head CIMA, Lisa Whanstall – Deputy British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Senior Professor Sampath Amaratunge – Chairman, University Grants Commission Sri Lanka
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- CIMA Training Partners group picture. 50 company representatives with Zahara Ansary – Country Head CIMA, Lisa Whanstall – Deputy British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Senior Professor Sampath Amaratunge – Chairman, University Grants Commission Sri Lanka
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- CGMA FLP Programme graduates
CIMA partnered with AICPA in 2017 to create the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, which now is the largest and leading body of professional accountants in the world. A Sri Lankan, Ms. Melanie Kanaka holds the CIMA Presidency this year – which has been a significant achievement for Sri Lanka.
During these uncertain times, CIMA aims to support students in professional employment and development with a hope for a better tomorrow. The event was free of charge for attendees and had over 30+ AICPA&CIMA Training Partner organisations at the Career Day segment.
The event commenced with a ‘Careers Day’, where 9 elite business leaders shared their views on the future outlook of the job market, emerging trends and skills for the future.
Speakers included;
- Anushi Senaratne Jayasinghe, Director – Human Resources & Administration, Hela Apparel Holdings – Intimates Cluster
- Dhashma Karunaratne, COO Freight & Assistant Vice President BD- Maritime Freight Logistics Cluster at Aitken Spence
- Janik Jayasuriya, Managing Director, Celeste Daily
- Mahesh Amarasiri Group Chief Financial Officer at ACL Cables PLC
- Manil Jayesinghe, Country Manager, Ernst & Young
- Nirodha Ambanpola, Head of Sales and Marketing · r-pac Lanka Pvt Ltd
- Rajeev Amarasuriya Senior Legal Consultant, Amarasuriya Associates
- Rajith Munasinghe Co-Founder, Linear Squared
- Shanaka Fernando, Director and General Manager HR, WNS Global Services
The Recognition Event was graced by Chief Guest – Her Excellency Lisa Whanstall, Deputy British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Guest of Honor, Professor Sampath Amaratunge, Chairman, University Grants Commission. The guests were welcomed by Ms. Zahara Ansary, FCMA, CGMA, Country Head, AICPA&CIMA in Sri Lanka, who stated “As a prestigious global qualification, we are here to support our student, member and employer partner community in Sri Lanka. Hence, we arrange various initiatives to help the youth and professionals to thrive through these uncertain times – inspiring them with the best that the largest and leading professional accountancy network can offer – in terms of training as well as development and progress in their careers and lives”.
1000+ students on CGMA FLP route
In 2020, the CGMA Finance Leadership Programme (FLP), the digital route towards completing CIMA, was introduced in Sri Lanka and this event celebrated the uptake of this route by over 1000 students – through University Partnerships and Registered Tuition Providers, both of whom were recognised. The initial CGMA FLP student cohort who had completed the qualification were also recognised during the event.
Registered Tuition Providers
- Imperial College of Business Studies, Colombo/ Kandy
- Nanaska
- Wisdom Business Academy
CGMA FLP University Partners
- Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT)
- KAATSU International University (KIU)
- National School of Business Management (NSBM)
- Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)
- Universal College Lanka (UCL)
- University of West of Scotland (UWS through Imperial College of Business Studies)
Launch of FLP Core – The knowledge and skills of CIMA CGMA Professional Qualification without the exams
The event also witnessed the launch of the latest offering via CGMA FLP – the Skills Core Option, which was presented by the Regional Vice President – APAC, AICPA&CIMA APAC Mr. Venkkat Ramanan.
This is a pathway for those keen to have the knowledge provided within the CIMA qualification, but only consists of learning with an option to do exams later. This subscription model of FLP does not include the Case Study exams but includes Digital skills certificates and is meant for Students who wish to develop specific competencies. This is an ideal solution for organisations who need competency development solutions specially as a cross functional learning programme to raise commercial awareness for non-finance staff.
Typically, students have to complete examinations to get the CIMA CGMA Professional Qualification but through CGMA FLP Skills Core, they can get the knowledge and skills certification but not the qualification (for which they can sit for exams later if they wished to) and this is the newest trend in professional education.
Launch of AICPA&CIMA Training Partners
50 leading employers and corporates have signed up this year since the launch of the Training Partnership. These organisations support CIMA students and members, whilst offering various benefits to attract, develop and retain CIMA students and members into their respective organisations. AICPA&CIMA supports these organisations with training and assistance. The event concluded with networking and fellowship.
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