CMA a Professional qualification with a Degree
A Levels results have come, will I get into university? If not what am I to choose as my future path?
This can be a time in which a lot of our youth are wondering about their next step after the Advanced Level results. We know that the decision depends on a lot of concerns. Will I be able to secure a job easily if I do this? Can my parents afford to spend for me to get professionally qualified? Will I be able to work while I am studying? Can I study at home as I am living far away from the city? The answers are yes, yes and yes for those and many more questions if you want to go for the coveted management accountancy profession.
The National Management Accountancy qualification or Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka that offers the CMA qualification has taken all your concerns into consideration while preparing the CMA course that would produce well rounded management accountants.
CMA Sri Lanka
CMA, Sri Lanka has got the name as the national management accountancy qualification as the institute was established under an has got the recognition of the Government of Sri Lanka and is operating under the purview of a government Ministry.
In addition, CMA has been able to gain international recognition by way of the full membership of the International Federation of Accountants(IFAC) and South Asian Federations of Accountants. (SAFA)
Encouragement to Enter
Management accountants play a vital role in shaping up the future of an organization that belongs either to private or public sector. this discipline are in short supply in Sri Lanka. As the country has now entered the middle income level and aiming to achieve the high income level status, requirement for management accountants will be on the rise.
CMA, Sri Lanka also appreciates that our youth have the potential to become outstanding professionals despite the fact most of them do not earn good results at the Advanced Level examination. Therefore, anyone who has obtained three passes at the Advanced Level examination and passes for Mathematics and English at the Ordinary Level examination are welcome to the folds of the CMA, Sri Lanka. Even without this academic qualification those who have worked in an accounting background for two or more years can register with the CMA and embark on a professional advancement.
Yes, it is Affordable
When they hear the words ‘management accountancy’, most people cringe remembering the cost as what they remember is the high feesinvolved with sitting for foreign qualifications. However, making the qualification affordable for majority of this country and broad-base the accounting education are two of the key objectives of CMA, Sri Lanka. Therefore, CMA, Sri Lanka qualification could be completed with a fraction of the cost of a foreign exam, one tenth to be exact.
In Sinhala, in English or Tamil
Students who are educated in the Sinhala medium throughout their entire school life, usually dread the thought of having to study in English when they are just out of school. Being the national management accountancy qualification, CMA, Sri Lanka comprehends this fact and allows the students who wish to do so to study for the first two levels in their own language, Sinhala or Tamil.
However, as English is the working language in most enterprises and most countries in the world, switching to English medium is compulsory from Level 3. Until then, students have ample time and opportunity to improve their English knowledge through Business English units included
in the course and by other means.
The National Management Accountancy qualification or Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka that offers the CMA qualification has taken all your concerns into consideration while preparing the CMA course that would produce well rounded management accountants
Want to go for classes of study alone at home or online?
Whichever your choice may be, CMA, Sri Lanka is facilitating it. There are number of educational institutions around the country, accredited by the CMA to conduct classes for CMA examinations. If a student decides to work while studying, there are study packs that can be purchased at a very reasonable price to study at one’s own pace and place. CMA has another mode of learning for modern students who have the knack to learn online because they are technology savvy or live in remote areas where access to classes would be difficult.
CMA, Sri Lanka does not leave online students to fend for themselves but provides online expert help for them and at the end of the each session the opportunity is provided for e-learning students to meet subject matter experts in person to obtain help.
Assistance to Gain Compulsory Training
In order to apply for the membership of the CMA, students who get through all examination need to complete three years practical training with a company recognized by the Institute. CMA, Sri Lanka has entered into training partnership agreements with more than one hundred reputed companies in the country enabling its students to undergo the compulsory training.
Opportunity for a Quick Degree from Open University of Sri Lanka
The Open University of Sri Lanka offers exemptions for CMA students who have passed the Managerial Level to study for Bachelor’s Degree in Management Studies. There are many CMA students who have made use of this opportunity and completed only two levels and obtained the degree .A number of past CMA students have made use of this opportunity and finished with academic and professional qualifications during the same period.
Some More…….
The list of opportunities provided by following and completing does not end there. There are more including the opening of the path to an MBA. You are welcome to contact CMA for more information.