The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI), which regulates the cost and management accountancy (CMA) profession in the country, is now going global. It has made the ‘employability & techno-skill development training programme’ in its CMA curriculum for intermediate students mandatory from August 2020 batch onwards.
“Students pursuing the CMA course should possess robust employability skills to become future-ready professionals,” said CMA Balwinder Singh, president, ICAI, during the e-career awareness programme organised in association with Calcutta University on August 8.
“We are launching SAP Finance Power User Course, Microsoft Certification, Cambridge University Certification and E-filing as a bouquet of World Class Employability and Techno-Skill Training facilities for intermediate students from August batch onwards. This step, coupled with online exam facility for students (from home/centre-specific), I believe takes ICAI global.”
The ICAI is the largest CMA body in Asia and second largest in the world, with over 5 lakh students on roll and 85,000 qualified CMAs under its fold.