Accounting graduates can train and work abroad
Posted on August 4th, 2008 | by Philippine Accounting Jobs |Accounting students can train and work abroad upon graduation through a planned curriculum shift and integration of global standards.
This was assured by the University of the Cordilleras (UC) through the implementation of a newly developed accountancy curriculum by school year 2007-2008. In preparation, UC-BCF already adopted the International Accounting Standard (IAS) last school year 2005 in lieu of the United States-based accounting standards previously used in accounting curriculums across the country.
Ramsay Colorado, Dean of the thriving accountancy department said the shift is in line with the global competence thrust of UC-BCF. He said the new curriculum was designed to keep UC accounting graduates speed up with international standards, making them competitive on the global stage. He assured that “graduates can work abroad provided they pass the board examination of the country of their choice”.
Dean Colorado was newly elected president of the Association of Certified Public Accountants in Education (ACPAE) Baguio-Benguet Chapter composed of certified public accountants (CPA) teaching in the different colleges and universities in the region
“We are preparing our accounting graduates to practice their craft in the international market, where demand for globally competent accountants remains high”, he said as he cited the increasing CPA Board passers and growing number of accountancy students from 833 last school year to 972 students this year.
Colorado also enhances the leadership potentials of UC accounting graduates to play vital roles in national development by preparing them to occupy key positions in different levels, including the government.
ACPAE according to the UC dean intends to unite accounting practitioners, teachers, and reviewers all over the country. The association has continuously launched various programs aimed at developing both the accounting profession and the accounting curriculum.
Last week, ACPAE members from all over the country met at the UC Training Center for a General Assembly where they discussed “Gray Areas in Accounting,” as part their continuous commitment in improving the quality of accounting in the Philippines.
Source: Manila Bulletin