Accreditations cement institution as top pick

AS an institution that has provided top-notch business education with professional accreditation for over four decades, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC) has nurtured many prominent business leaders and professionals, who had then gone on to shape Malaysia’s economic landscape.

Many wonder at the need for professional accreditation, considering that industries, for the most part, will be looking for individuals who possess skills such as diligence, determination, and other skills that will make graduates an asset at any workplace. However, in accountancy, finance and business, recruiters will be looking for something extra: professional accreditation.

Accreditation from a recognised professional body ensures that the accredited programmes have adhered to strict predetermined standards, resulting in students being professionally qualified and competent upon receiving their graduation certificate.

With professional accreditation in place for its accountancy, finance and business programmes, TAR UC graduates are equipped with an edge over others and stay ahead of the pack.

Over the years, TAR UC’s Faculty of Accountancy, Finance and Business (FAFB) has sought and obtained professional accreditation from many influential global and local professional bodies. Among them are:

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

The Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators

Chartered Institute of Marketing

Financial Planning Association of Malaysia

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Certified Public Accountants Australia

Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants

In June last year, TAR UC’s Bachelor of Finance and Investment (Hons) and Bachelor of Banking and Finance (Hons) programmes were officially accredited by the Financial Accreditation Agency (FAA).

Incorporated in August 2012, FAA is an independent quality assurance and accreditation body under Bank Negara Malaysia and Securities Commission Malaysia. FAA is responsible for developing internationally benchmarked learning standards and accreditation for the financial services industry and aims to provide quality assurance for financial learning programmes and elevate the quality of talents for Malaysia’s financial services industry.

“Our graduates will stand out above the rest thanks to the accreditation from FAA, which assures that our students have met industry requirements,” says FAFB finance department asssociate dean Chai Ming Perng.

Last year, TAR UC’s Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Logistics and Supply Chain Management obtained accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Malaysia, the Malaysian chapter of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).

This accreditation recognises TAR UC’s Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Logistics and Supply Chain Management programme to be equivalent to a CILT Professional Qualification and students will be able to register as an affiliate member.

To find out more about the programmes offered by FAFB, visit TAR UC’s Open Day, which is being held until Apr 14 at TAR UC’s Kuala Lumpur Main Campus and all of its branch campuses in Penang, Perak, Johor, Pahang and Sabah. Attractive scholarships are also available at TAR UC on the basis of academic merit and sibling discounts for qualified students.