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Announcement: Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, Technology Competence Initiative
for new members
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, has
made Technology Competence a prerequisite for inducting its new members
From 2008, every graduate of ICAN is expected to acquire
Information Technology skills under the Institute’s Technology
Competence Initiative (TCI) or show proof of such competence before he
or she can be inducted.
The Institute will accredit the Accounting and Auditing software
as well as the training centers for the effective take-off of
programme nationwide.
The TCI programme will cover four modules: Module 1(Computer
Fundamentals) will last one week or 40hours; Module 2 (Use of
Accounting Packages), 3 days or 24 hours; Module 3 (Audit Software),
3 days or 24 hours; and Module 4 (Professional Technology
Competence), 4 months and training is only on weekends. The first
three Modules will be the precondition for induction of new members.
TCI is a deliberate effort of the Institute aimed at building
Information Technology competence in Chartered Accountants. This is
expected to enable them serve their clients, employers and the
nation at large more effectively in the knowledge economy
environment.
TCI had earlier been introduced to qualified members essentially as
a post-qualification initiative to assist them in acquiring and
applying IT knowledge and expertise. The Institute’s move was in
response to the International Education Guideline (IEG) 11 issued by
the International Federation of Accountants’ (IFAC’s) Education
Committee. The Guideline, which is on “Information Technology for
Professional Accountants” is intended to assist member bodies of
IFAC to prepare professional Accountants to work in the Information
Technology environment. According to the Guideline, the society
expects professional accountants to do their work competently, and
to do so, the professionals must demonstrate competence in the use
of IT computer-based information systems.
Therefore, TCI is the Institute’s instrument for implementing the
IFAC guideline and a strategic institutional support to empower
Chartered Accountants to meet the emerging challenges of the
information age.
The recent decision to make TCI a precondition for induction of new
members is the outcome of the ICAN Council’s review of its earlier
decision on the matter.
ICAN, which is the only Nigerian member of IFAC, has over 2,000
fellows, over 16,000 associate members and close to 120,000 students
on its registers and conducts examinations twice in a year. Its
qualification entitles members to be called “Chartered Accountants”
and the world recognizes it as a prestigious qualification.
From time to time, the Institute raises its standards in line with
the provisions of the International Federation of Accountants, IFAC,
which is the umbrella association for accountancy bodies all over the
world.
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digital divides in society and enhance understanding about how to use
ICT to drive development.
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