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With CIPFA exams taking place in June 2006 the CIPFA Education
and Training Centre (CETC) is offering a programme of exam-focused
revision courses aimed at helping students pass their exams.
The courses aren’t just restricted to CETC students and are
popular with students studying via other means, especially distance
learning. Gary Gilbert, Head of CETC, says: “These courses
are a great option for students studying CIPFA through distance
learning, they will benefit from being with other students in the
same situation and from the contact they will have with our experienced
trainers.”
To enrol or find out more visit the CETC website: www.cetc.org.uk,
call 020 7403 4300 or email enquiries@cetc.org.uk.
When you first started studying and received a copy of the Open
Learning Materials (OLM), did you ever feel overwhelmed?
The Effective use of the Open Learning Materials booklet is the
second in the series of booklets that CIPFA is producing to give
advice and help to students studying the Professional Accountancy
Qualification.
The booklet will introduce you to the main features of the CIPFA
OLM covering:
- How the Open Learning Materials have evolved
- Study Sessions explained
- Specimen papers and Question Banks
- Passcards
The booklet is free and available to students, it is situated on
the CIPFA student website within the study lounge, www.cipfa.org.uk/students/studylounge.
Working Capital Calculations – Interest Savings
As examiner for this subject and for Information and Financial
Management (IFM) David Walker has noted with concern recurring problems
with some of the calculations required in working capital management.
This technical article examines one of these areas of concern and
will try to help by breaking the calculations down and explaining
the logic behind them.
www.cipfa.org.uk/students/studylounge/technical.cfm
As some of you may have heard, Ken Gill has left CIPFA to take
up the post of Strategic Director at the National College for School
Leadership. Ken had been Education and Training Director since 1996.
The process for recruiting the new Director is now well underway,
with a good range of strong candidates being interviewed over the
next couple of weeks. An announcement on the appointment is expected
soon. We will, of course, keep you posted.
This year’s annual NSF conference is being held in the Royal
York Hotel on 28 June 2006.
The full programme can be viewed online at www.cipfa.org.uk/students/nsf
To reserve a place please complete and return the BOOKING
FORM and return it to Andrew Ross (andrew.ross@cipfa.org).
The work of auditors is governed by a large and growing set of
guidance and the applicable standards are undergoing further change.
We have taken this opportunity to clarify a key matter for Audit
& Assurance students: what standards should you be studying?
www.cipfa.org.uk/students/current/show_notice.cfm?news_id=27398
The next IPDS workshop will be held in Leeds on 10 May.
The purpose of this workshop is to familiarise students on how
to complete their portfolio; how to plan, collect evidence and how
to reflect.
To find out more and to book:
www.cipfa.org.uk/students/current/show_notice.cfm?news_id=27039
Newly qualified members along with students are invited to get
their careers on track at this year’s CIPFA Career Conference.
Taking place in Harrogate on Wednesday 14 June (alongside CIPFA’s
renowned Annual Conference) delegates will be motivated by three
top speakers at the Moving on Up themed day.
Delegates may just be able to move mountains after hearing from
Ian Woodall, one of only a handful of people to successfully climb
both the North and South sides of Mount Everest, the world’s
biggest mountain. They’ll certainly be striving to be the
best after hearing from Saira Khan, star of The Apprentice. Nathan
Elvery, who at 36 is the youngest financial director of the London
Borough Councils and holds dual membership with CIPFA and the AAT,
will provide delegates with an insight on how to get to the very
top of the profession.
The day will also include hints and tips for improving interview
techniques, ice-breakers, quizzes and much, much more!
For more information on the Career Conference and to book your
place, go to the dedicated conference website: www.cipfaconference.org.uk.
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If you are interested in learning how you can make yourself a
more enthusiastic and highly valued member of a team or be more
confident and improve the image others have of you, then you should
take a look at the Personal Performance section of the CIPFA Learning
Centre Knowledge Base.
See the CIPFA
Learning Centre for more information.
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