Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

CA Sri Lanka empowers profession­als with its Executive Diploma programme

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The Institute of Chartered Accountant­s of Sri Lanka ( CA Sri Lanka) is empowering the country’s profession­als with its highly sought after Executive Diploma in Business and Accounting ( EDBA) programme through its CA Business School which gives profession­als both in the finance and non- finance fields an indepth understand­ing in business and accounting discipline­s.

The Executive Diploma programme conducted over a period of three semesters, gives profession­als a thorough understand­ing in theory and practical aspects on business and accounting discipline­s which are relevant in today’s commercial world.

The programme has received much praise from profession­als who have completed the course.

Finance & Administra­t i o n Manager of the Norwegian Refugee C o u n c i l , M r. Nishantha Warnasoori­ya stressed that the main reason he chose the course offered by the CA Sri Lanka Business School was due to the emphasis on an interdisci­plinary and flexible curriculum.

“This course allows students the opportunit­y to advance from an Executive Diploma, to a post- graduate diploma and then to a MBA within a relatively short period. This coupled with the school’s reputation, the diverse student body with rich background­s, approachab­le faculty and their attention to student needs has deeply assisted my work as an operations management profession­al. The formative experience gained at the school has equipped me well for my

“However, when browsing the internet I came upon the website of CA Sri Lanka and I noticed the Executive Diploma in Business and Accounting course for partly qualified accountant­s. I decided to pursue my career as an Accountant and enrolled for this course. After completing this course successful­ly, I further followed on by

extending my studies to the successful completion of a Post Graduate Diploma in Business and Financial Administra­tion,” he

noted.

profession­al growth,” he noted.

According to Mr. T. P. P. Silva, who functions as an Accountant for Mercantile Marine Management Ltd., for a considerab­le length of time he was stagnant in the position of Assistant accountant.

“However, when browsing the internet I came upon the website of CA Sri Lanka and I noticed the Executive Diploma in Business and Accounting course for partly qualified accountant­s. I decided to pursue my career as an Accountant and enrolled for this course. After completing this course successful­ly, I further followed on by extending my studies to the successful completion of a Post Graduate Diploma in Business and Financial Administra­tion,” he noted.

According to Mr. Silva, after completing the executive diploma and post graduate diploma, he was not only promoted to the position of Accountant with a higher remunerati­on but also received a company maintained car among a range of other benefits. “I was also able to contribute a higher quality to my job having acquired a wealth of knowledge, strong sense of profession­alism, good leadership skills and wider knowledge of Excel,” Mr. Silva added.

“The Executive Diploma in Financial Administra­tion really helped me to achieve my ambition through its competitiv­e course structure designed for busy executives with flexible class hours. The panel of lecturers, with extensive knowledge, academic qualificat­ion and vast experience in the field really helped a lot for my success. The benefits of following the Executive Diploma in Financial Administra­tion are unlimited,” he added.

Chief Financial Officer of the Traveller Global ( Pvt.) Ltd., Mr. K. Susantha Perera noted that after obtaining the Executive Diploma from CA Sri Lanka, he was able to follow a post graduate diploma and he now has the opportunit­y to follow a MBA from the University of Southern Queensland.

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