Minister encourages Bumi grads to take up accounting
KUALA LUMPUR: Bumiputera graduates
are encourage to take up professional accountant programme under Yayasan
Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera (YPPB), says Minister in the Prime Minister's
Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop.
"There are many Bumiputera graduates who have degrees in accounting but do not have recognition as a qualified professional accountants" he said in his address at the launch of "Peneraju Profesional Akauntan" programme here late last night.
Nor Mohamed said the programme aims to raise the number of certified Bumiputera accountants.
He said, so far the programme has received 8,000 applications from SPM and STPM holders.
"There are many Bumiputera graduates who have degrees in accounting but do not have recognition as a qualified professional accountants" he said in his address at the launch of "Peneraju Profesional Akauntan" programme here late last night.
Nor Mohamed said the programme aims to raise the number of certified Bumiputera accountants.
He said, so far the programme has received 8,000 applications from SPM and STPM holders.
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Up to 225 students have been offered scholarships to further their
studies at the undergraduate level this year.
The programme is a collaboration between YPPB and Mara, which will also involve other major accounting firms in the country such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG.
Nor Mohamed believes the programme would be able to boost competitiveness as well as nurture the required skills towards being recognised as a professional accountant.
Moving on, Nor Mohamed said YPPB will focus on efforts to increase the number of Bumiputera chartered accountants to ensure that Malaysia can produce more professional in the future, in line with the goal of making Malaysia a high income country.
Source : New Straits Times
The programme is a collaboration between YPPB and Mara, which will also involve other major accounting firms in the country such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG.
Nor Mohamed believes the programme would be able to boost competitiveness as well as nurture the required skills towards being recognised as a professional accountant.
Moving on, Nor Mohamed said YPPB will focus on efforts to increase the number of Bumiputera chartered accountants to ensure that Malaysia can produce more professional in the future, in line with the goal of making Malaysia a high income country.
Source : New Straits Times
Date : 1 June 2012
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