CMA - The pathway to become an internationally recognised professional Management Accountant

After the Advanced Level Examination you may be at home without having any aim of planning your future activities. Your parents may also be looking here and there searching what to do for their children and where to send them to do something without wasting time. You need not worry about this matter now because CMA - The Institute of Certified Management Accountants in Sri Lanka is ready to direct you towards a bright future through the professional management accounting qualification.

Why you should select CMA?

CMA is the only National level professional management accounting body in Sri Lanka incorporated in the year 2009 by Act of Parliament no. 23 of 2009. From the inception of the Institute it has launched management accounting courses and as a result, it has a total of 15000 students and 2500 members at present. CMA has been recognised by various prominent accounting bodies in the world such as South Asian Federation of Accountants - SAFA, International Federation of Accountants - IFAC and Confederation of Asian Pacific Accountants - CAPA. CMA holds Membership in these organizations and always keeps to the highest standards set by these bodies to promote management accounting profession within Sri Lanka as well as internationally. With the assistance of public and private Institutions as well as the membership CMA has achieved rapid progress and are committed to serve the students and members.

A Professional Qualification at an Affordable Cost :

CMA provides a professional qualifications at anaffordable cost which is 1/10th of the cost incurred for similar foreign courses. To celebrate CMA Founders Day it has been decided to award 100 scholarships to the deserving students who have outstanding results at A/L examinations and those deserving students. Lectures for the courses are conducted by recognised educational institutions and CMA providese-learning programmes, study texts, video lectures and revision programmes.

Those students who wish to get trained while studying will be able to find a place of training with the assistance of CMA.

Our student counsellors will be able to assist you and you could contact them by phone, e mail or visit CMA Head Office.

Minimum RegistrationRequirements:

Students who pass GCE A/L examination in three subjects and those who have sat for the GCE A/L examination can register and select a medium of their choice either English, Sinhalese or Tamil. For those in employment if they have two years of working experience then they can register for the examination.

Students could undertake their training during studies or after studies and on completion of three years practical training will be able to apply for membership. CMA has registered over 100 Practical Training Institutes and will assist students to find suitable place for training.

CMA Curriculum conforms to Framework of International Education Standards:

The educational Curriculum of CMA conforms to the Framework for International Education Standards for Professional Accountants. The Framework published is intended to support IFAC member bodies that have direct or indirect responsibility for the learning and development of their members and students and is relevant to a wide range of stakeholders, including accounting faculties at universities, employers of professional accountants, professional accountants, prospective professional accountants, and others interested in the work of the IAESB. The practical training for aspiring professional accountants and the continuing professional development for members also follow the international criteria.

CMA provides a dual qualification – Professional Qualification and aUniversity Degree holder through CMA courses

When you register for CMA you have the opportunity to obtain aBachelor of Management Studies Degree by obtaining exemptions and completing the balance units while doing the CMA examina- tion. At the successful completion of the Managerial Level of CMA (level 111) students are eligible to be exempt from the First 2 Levels of the Management studies Degree (BMS) of the Open University of Sri Lanka and have only two levels to complete to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree. Students who have missed the University Entrance can now become a degree holder in addition to becoming a professional management accountant.

Are you after A/L:

Now all school leavers after sitting A/L examination should not worry of thinking what to do next. You have a new path to become a professional management accountant through CMA. So we invite you to join with us and to plan your future to obtain a good job and a good salary. Parents of these students can also think without hesitation to direct their children towards CMA qualification which will provide a successful route to become a professional management accountant.

Contact CMA:

For further details and to register you could contact the CMA Student Registration Division on Tel. 011 4641701-3, Bhanuka 0766375456 and Indika 0777593562 or e mail info@ cma-srilanka.org