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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL), the country's premier national accountancy body plans to extend its career guidance program to the Jaffna peninsula, a region that has produced many top flight accountancy professionals in the past.

Nearly 30 schools in Thenmarachchi, Vadamarachchi, Valikamam and Jaffna city, as well as the Jaffna University and the Jaffna Technical College are to be covered at a series of presentations over three days from January 21, the institute said.

The career guidance program modelled on others carried out by the institute in the north central and western provinces in 2002 is organised in association with the Institute of Professional Accounting Studies, which conducts lectures in Jaffna for ICASL courses.

"The unfortunate situation that prevailed in the north for many years limited the opportunities for many high potential students in the peninsula," ICASL President Asite Talwatte said. "It is our hope that this program will encourage a significant number of youth in Jaffna to choose accountancy as a profession and once again contribute to the economic progress of the country."

He said the ICASL hopes to conduct its Foundation Examination in Jaffna in July 2003 if adequate numbers register from the peninsula. "Chartered accountants hold top management positions in public and private sectors and also practise as Chartered Accountants and Management Consultants in Sri Lanka and overseas," Talwatte said. "The skills and expertise of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka are recognised all over the world, with 27 per cent of ICASL membership serving with distinction overseas."

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