CMA Apex Level Batch 8 students complete speech craft workshop series
The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA) Apex Level Batch 8 Group successfully completed the workshop series on speech craft, honing the skills of communication and leadership.
The new syllabus launched by CMA in 2018 at its final Apex Level includes the integrative study, computer-based accounting and workshop series on speech craft and life skills to equip CMA Sri Lanka management accountants with the skills of presentation, communication, articulation, negotiation with the intention of preparing professionals with accounting qualifications to be capable of becoming the ‘CEO’ as business leaders, transforming the role of an accountant to a professional leader of any corporate entity.
Pursuing the mission to equip accountants with communication, presentation and leadership skills, CMA Sri Lanka professional programme has made it compulsory for all Final Apex Level students to follow the comprehensive speech craft programme spanning 13 weeks and with the completion of the computer-based accounting module they will be awarded the passed finalist certificate.
The speech craft programme was subsidized by CMA Sri Lanka for the benefit of students and to enable students to excel in the commercial world.
The CMA programme has complied with the International Accounting Educational Standards Board (IAESB) Framework for International Education Standards (IES) for professional accountants and aspiring professional accountants for member bodies of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) the global body for the accounting profession.
The Final Awards Ceremony meeting was conducted recently, in a solemn but elegant manner with the participants displaying an amazing transformation and talent, delivering speeches on relevant topics such as global warming, saving the planet, politics and cost control.
The eighth batch of speech crafters endured a stiff curriculum with the addition of the special modules to enrich the leadership capacity and professional development and appreciated by all the invitees.
CMA Sri Lanka Toastmasters Club, provided the facilitator resources, with the expertise of communication skill development excellence and the attributes of leadership skills honed by Course Director Dian Abeywardene.
The chief guest CMA President Prof. Lakshman Watawala speaking on the occasion noted that the participants of Batch 8 displayed exceptional talent and confidence compared to when the speech crafters commenced the 13 week programme in August.
Prof. Watawala congratulated the speech crafters on receiving their certificates and encouraged the participants to further develop their communication skills equipping themselves as leaders in the corporate sector.
Prof. Watawala, CMA VP H.M. Hennayaka Bandara, CMA and Council Members Ruchira Perera, Adrian Perera, CEO. Kanishka Jayasinghe and Consultant Kosala Dissanayake gave away the certificates.
The members and facilitators of CMA Sri Lanka Toastmasters Club together with the keynote speakers of the speech craft programme participated.
CMA Toastmasters Charter President Chandana Samaraweera, Members of CMA Sri Lanka Toastmasters Club and distinguished invitees from CMA Sri Lanka participated.
CMA Sri Lanka Toastmasters Club President Anil Indika chaired the awards ceremony segment conducted by Course Director Dian Abeyewardene.