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Become a CGMA with CIMA@WISDOM

What is CIMA?

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants or more popularly known as CIMA, is the World’s largest professional body of Management Accountants and offers the most relevant accounting qualification for a career in business and finance. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, CIMA stands tall at present with over 229 000 members and registered students in 176 different countries throughout the world.

What does CIMA offer?

Upon successful completion of CIMA, you are entitled to the use the prefix of “CIMA exam complete” which could be upgraded to the prestigioustitle ‘Chartered Global Management Accountant’ (CGMA) with the relevant work experiences. The associate membership title ( ACMA) also can be obtained along with your CGMA.

The CGMA title is powered by American institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and CIMA, two of the world’s most prestigious and largest accounting organizations.

The CGMA title recognizes professionals who meet the highest benchmark of quality, competency and integrity. CGMA provides you with global recognition, a connection to a community of like- minded peers and access to the CGMA tools which will keep you at the forefront of your profession giving you a competitive edge.

Why CIMA?

It qualifies you as a world class Char t e red Global Management Accountant, with a syllabus that incorporates real- life skills and competencies that employers seek for today’s competitive business environment. If you are considering a career in business and finance and want to develop your future with a world class employer, CIMA is the professional qualification to have. Thousands of companies around the world, from multinationals to start-ups in both public and private sectors seek out CIMA students and CGMAs for employment given the supreme quality that we have maintained.

How is CIMA delivered?

CIMA allows you to access many pathways of delivery, each customized in a manner to suit you the best. Among which, learning through a tuition provider is the most sought and trusted method available for Sri Lankan students and this is where Wisdom Business Academy,the country’s largest CIMA Business School steps in.

Why study CIMA @ Wisdom?

Wisdom Business Academy has been recognized with the prestigiousCIMA Global Learning Premium Partner statuswhich is the highest accreditation given to a CIMA teaching institution in the world depicting the excellence of delivery. Wisdom currently is responsible for over 70% of the CIMA market in the island, however there are few more reasons as to why a student should consider Wisdom Business Academy as the trusted CIMA tuition provider.

Experienced Lecturer Panel

The reputed lecture panel at Wisdom precedes its reputation as the most experienced and innovative group of individuals in the CIMA field. The lecture panel is a mixture of respected academics, successful entrepreneurs and high-end professionals in leading Sri Lankan companies who have produced more than 135 CIMA prizes to date which includes 25 out of 30 CIMA case study prizes under the CIMA 2015 syllabus.

State of the art Facilities

Wisdom is also home to the largest PEARSON VUE authorized exam centerin Sri Lanka through which students are given the opportunity to take up their OTQ exams at any given date of the year. Pertaining to it, Wisdom holds the glory of the highest number of students completing their CIMA OTQ and case study exams in their first attempt itself which is a testimony to its excellent lecture panel.

As the largest CIMA business school in the country it is no surprise that all of Wisdom’s class rooms are fully air-conditioned with comfortable seatingand students are provided access to library facilities and ample space is available for them to do their studies even outside the class rooms andin addition that the availability of an inhouse cafeteria makes the studying experience at Wisdom as enjoyable as it gets for the students. The friendly and professional culture at Wisdom makes it easier to mingle and network within the premises for the future chartered global management accountants (CGMAs).

Academic Partner for Robert Gordon University – Aberdeen, UK

Wisdom Business Academy is also the only accredited academic partner for degree programs of Aberdeen Business School of Robert Gordon University. This is a unique opportunity for the students who pursue CIMA to develop their academic skills along with their professional qualification. The top-up option is a one-year pathway for the CIMA students who have completed the CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting ( CIMA Management Level). However, the students who wish to achieve both their Academic and Professionalqualifications at once can commence the top- up degree modules along with the CIMA Operational Level on a conditional offer.

Exclusive agreement with KAPLAN – UK (CIMA Official Publisher)

KAPLANthe official study material resource partner of CIMA worldwide has entered into an exclusive partnership with Wisdom which they entered in to at the 15th year anniversary celebration of Wisdom Business Academy held in March 2017, through which official CIMA study resources are provided to all Wisdom students upon their registration FREE of charge. This move was widely appreciated by the CIMA fraternity and by the students as in addition to being coached by the best CIMA lecturers in the country now they are equipped with the original study resources which increased their exam success by a huge margin which again can be traced towards Wisdom’s higher than industry pass rates. This is yet another investment Wisdom has initiated to ensure the best learning experience to all its students.

Partnership with London School of Marketing (LSM-UK)

While the main focus of Wisdom is coaching students for CIMA qualification, understanding the growing demand of its CIMA students for an academic qualification Wisdom entered into an agreement with London School of Marketing to provide internationally recognized and highly acclaimed undergraduate and post graduate programmes at very affordable prices for the first time in Sri Lanka thus creating opportunities for Wisdom students to have the privilege of reading for internationally acclaimed undergraduate and postgraduate programmeswhile they peruse their CIMA qualification.

Soft skill and student development programmes

Right from the Certificate level onwards students are encouraged and motivated to think as management accountants with big projects such as Wisdom Business Star, Wisdom Night, Wisdom Sports Day, CIMA Sports Day and many more events where students are required to manage the budgets and implement the projects giving a very good taste of real life working situations for the aspiring management accountants. Getting involved with these extracurricular activities help students gain hands on experience as well as understand the practical side of what they learn.

25 out of 30 CIMA Case Study Prizes

With the introduction of CIMA’s new case study exam format starting from January 2015 at each level beginning from the Operational level onwards which tests the student on their overall knowledge on the three subjects at each level, this was a challenge not only for the students but also for the teaching colleges for which Wisdom Business Academy responded successfully by not only increasing the new syllabus pass rates over that of the old syllabus but also by securing an unbelievable number of 25 Sri Lanka prizes out of 30 which goes on to say the caliber of Wisdom’s excellent panel of lecturers and the expertise it has as a CIMA premium learning partner.

Wisdom invites you to join its September batch for CIMA Certificate Level commencing on 09th and 11th September for weekend and weekday batchesrespectively. With the guidance of its excellent panel of lecturers and expert supportavailable for students to prepare for their exams Wisdom arguably stands as the best place for CIMA in Sri Lanka where the student not only qualifies but qualifies as a true allrounder ready take up the corporate challenge through its wide array of student development programs.

Wisdom is conveniently located at 15B, station road, Colombo 03 which

can be easily accessed through by train and bus and can be reached on the hotline 2 370 995/6 for

more details.