The Certificate in Business Accounting- CIMA
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants was founded in 1919 as the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants, with its main objective being to provide the range of information needed to plan and manage modern business. Since then CIMA has grown to become one of the largest international accountancy bodies, representing 164,000 students and members in 161 countries.
CIMA prides itself in being the only international accountancy body with a sole focus on business and financial strategy within a broad commercial context that goes beyond the traditional confines of accounting, audit and tax. It aims at educating, training and qualifying first class professionals - people with financial prowess who also understand the intricacies of management.
CIMA programmes offered by MIM
The CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting is the route into the professional qualification for students with little or no accounting background. It is also a recognised qualification in its own right which is valued by employers. The Certificate in Business Accounting is designed to give participants a solid grounding in accounting fundamentals.
The certificate subjects are:
- Fundamentals of management accounting
- Fundamentals of financial accounting
- Fundamentals of business mathematics
- Fundamentals of business economics
- Fundamentals of ethics, corporate governance and business law
You can sit the five certificate subjects in any order and in any combination to suit your requirements. As an additional benefit the lessons normally qualify for Structured CPE hours for accountants. The CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting is examined by computer based assessment. You can sit assessments at any time of the year. The schedule consists of two lectures per week for approximately 6 months.
This programme is ideal for any person, from school and college leavers through to senior professionals with years of experience. Neither prior qualifications nor prior experience are required to gain entry to the Certificate in Business Accounting. At a glance interested individuals may be:
- Account Clerks
- Accountants Assistants
- Support Staff in Accounts/Finance Department and
Others who have an interest in the field.
Kindly note that through the Training Aid Framework (TAF) provided by the Employment Training Corporation (ETC), local companies can invest in their human resources. This scheme is available for companies in the private sector and the subsidy will vary according to the type of training and the size of the enterprise, organisations can avail of funding up to 80% of the cost of the training programmes for their employees. MIM can compile the information for the application for you, kindly find the relevant link: http://www.etc.gov.mt/site/page.aspx?pageid=2280 . You can obtain up to 80% funding on the programme depending to the size of the enterprise.
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CIMA - Official website also a highly recommendable site : http://www.cimaandme.com/.
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