ACCA
Continued growth and success in 2006 for ACCA
Growth in student (14%)and member****p (5%) numbers was impressive, with
new
totals of 296,056 and 115,345 respectively.
Globally, the fastest member growth area for 2006 was in South East Asia
and
Africa, while Central and Eastern Europe saw particularly high student
increases. Member retention was at a high of 97%.
Long-term working partner****ps were also forged with leading global
organisations including CGA Canada and other accountancy bodies in
countries
including Argentina, Botswana, Cyprus, and Egypt.
Commenting on the successes of 2006, Allen Blewitt, ACCA¡¦s Chief
Executive,
said: ¡§Extending our global reputation through partner****ps has been a
particular success in 2006. We now work with over 50 accountancy bodies
around the world. With these partners, we are extending global recognition
and increasing the range of services available to our members. ACCA¡¦s
qualifications are now taken in 140 countries ¡V all under the same global
syllabus and examination methodology.¡¨
In 2006, ACCA won new significant consulting projects in Jamaica, Kosovo,
Pakistan, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Sierra Leone and Trinidad & Tobago.
ACCA also made significant contributions to regulatory policy around the
world, including working with the Australian Tax Office on income tax
*****sments and on the liberalisation of services, offshore funds and
companies regulation in Hong Kong.
ACCA also developed its influence in the public sector, notably in the
healthcare field. A study tour was held in Beijing with senior financial
managers from local hospitals. And ACCA also launched its healthcare
manifesto called Accounting for the Nation¡¦s Health, which received
substantial exposure in the UK and US.
Another major development in 2006 was the development and launch of the
Cambridge International Certificate in Financial English (Cambridge ICFE)
developed through ACCA¡¦s partner****p with the University of Cambridge
English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). The first examinations will be
taken in May 2007.
During the year, ACCA launched its new qualification, the result of
extensive consultation in 2005 amongst members. Putting ethics and
professionalism at the heart of accounting, the new qualification includes
a
new Professional Accountant module examination and a compulsory ethics
module. The first examinations will take place in December 2007.
Blewitt concluded: ¡§The future goals set by ACCA¡¦s Council are
challenging - by 2010 we aim to be the leading global professional
accountancy body by reputation, influence and size. We value the views of
our stakeholders on how we should take ACCA forward and it is encouraging
that through surveys, 97% of Approved Employers said they intended to
remain
with ACCA and 80% said they would recommend the qualification to other
organisations.¡¨
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