ICASL, AAT branches to open in Jaffna

Irangika RANGE

The Government will open the branches of Institution of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) and the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) today in Jaffna to open avenues for professional education opportunities in Accounting for the student population in the North thus providing career opportunities for them.

Trade, Marketing Development, Co-operatives and Consumer Services Minister Bandula Gunawardene told the Daily News the Government has primarily focused on supporting the national initiative to build lifeskills of youth in the North to be employed in the accountancy field.

The Government will open the two branches in Jaffna to find ways to upgrade higher education facilities especially in the Northern Province in line with the Uthuru Vasanthaya program to help the northern youth to meet the accountancy demands of the 21st century," the Minister said.

The purpose of this program is to promote Accountancy and AAT as a career choice among students and the business community to enhance the capacity and quality of qualified accountants and Accounting Technicians to serve the country. The ICASL and AAT have developed a customised study course to cater to the needs of the Accountancy field which will be delivered through the ICASL and the AAT.

The courses have been designed in English and Tamil media for the students in the North while the qualified teaching staff will conduct the lectures.

This will initially focus as an urgent step in developing an intensive program to train youth in North and East in this aspect.