Etisalat Academy introduces new programmes for Chartered and Assistant Accountants

A new batch of trainees from the private and government sectors in the UAE and the GCC have attended the programmes. The trainees, all with high school, Higher Colleges of Technology degrees or equivalents from technical institutes, were accepted to the course based on their performance on a prerequisite test.

Dr. Doaa Fares, General Manager of Etisalat Academy, said 'These programmes organized by Etisalat Academy aim to guide and train financial and accounting professionals to achieve the 'Certified Accounting Technicians' (CAT) and ACCA certificates. This will help them achieve a higher level of professionalism and satisfy current market demands. The British CAT and ACCA certificates are the equivalent of the CPA in the United States of America.'

The programmes will last between 12 and 24 months and the CAT and ACCA programmes have commenced from August 12, 2006. Trainees are required to complete 9 courses to graduate with the CAT certificate, while trainees studying the ACCA programme will have to take 14 courses. The courses are to be taken over 3 consecutive academic terms.

The courses to be studied include Financial Records and Administration, Data Analysis, Cost Accounting, Systems and Human Resources, which have all been set in accordance with international standards in Accounting.

The courses are delivered by highly trained professionals certified by the International Professional Organization in the United Kingdom and United States of America, of which the Etisalat Academy is a special member. Candidates are short-listed through internal assessments and reviews before being allowed to take the computerized exams held in the computer laboratories of the Etisalat Academy.

Etisalat Academy was also recently selected by the Southern New Hampshire University, USA, to organize a number of courses for graduates of higher institutes, aimed at preparing them by offering courses with extra credit and training.