Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is committed to support the next generation through introducing its new innovative and rigorous syllabus for 2015 in participating countries.
“CIMA is committed to supporting the next generation of global finance leaders and ensuring that our members stay at the forefront of developments in the business world throughout their careers. When designing the 2015 syllabus, we set out to enhance its relevance to employers, to ensure the rigor of the related examinations and to align the learning experience of candidates to the real world of business. I feel we have succeeded in this,” Shane Balzaan, head of the syllabus development programme of the CIMA.
Mr. Balzaan, an Australian native, is working for the last three years in the United Kingdom as the head of syllabus development was able to give me a very extensive outlook on the benefits of this new and improved program.
For the last 95 years, the CIMA has been working to educate the future business leaders of the world. In February 2014 they launched their brand new innovative and rigorous syllabus for 2015 in participating countries.
The benefit of this new feature is that students are now able to receive their score instantaneously and also with feedback targeting the areas they did not excel in. This gives students a chance to learn, understand, and fix their mistake without the weeks of waiting for a result.
Besides, the case studies of several problems and research work on findings will helps students to be more advance on their future practical job field, according to Mr. Balzaan. “Skilled, knowledgeable, confident people is what companies want, it’s not how good you are, it’s how good you can become, it is not how much you know, it is how much knowledge can you apply to benefit the company.”
“Business is running by quality people it keeps, businesses must have `athletic` people to run the business, staying ahead the game gives you the advantage to predict what could be coming, its strategic developments, and CIMA helps students to be more active in strategic development in business,” Mr. Balzaan said while replaying to a query relating to the advantage of CIMA.
He also said new topic areas relevant to accounting in business, such as managing big data, finance function transformation and sustainability have been included with integrated case studies added at each level of the qualification to consolidate learning and reflect real-life work situations. “Professionalism and ethics are at the core of CIMA’s activities with every member and student bound by robust standards so that integrity, expertise and vision are brought together.”
The fact that the new syllabus is totally research-lead and informed by those on the front line of business, makes it a real piece of best practice for addressing the employability needs of both employers and students, Mr. Balzaan explained. The CIMA is delivering a world class combination of computerized assessments, including integrated case studies and are the first global accountancy body to pioneer this.”
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