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SINGAPORE, March 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ICDL Asia, ACCA and Kaplan Learning Institute today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide a series of ICDL's globally-accredited ICT certification programmes to fulfil the digital competencies of accounting and finance professionals.
The MoU ceremony was graced by the Guest-of-Honour, Minister John Paul Phelan, Irish Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, H.E. Ambassador Geoffrey Keating, Irish Ambassador to Singapore and Smruti Inamdar, ASEAN Director of Enterprise Ireland.
The international recognised ACCA-ICDL certified ICT programmes will see technical syllabus as the core of the courses, which are made relevant for the professionals in accountancy and finance.
Damien O'Sullivan, CEO of ICDL Asia said that, "The accountants and finance professionals are at the forefront of digital transformation and is embracing new developments in the area of artificial intelligence and data analytics.
Working in partnership with ACCA gives us valuable insight into a fast changing work environment and with the support of Kaplan we can ensure the best solution is provided."
Reuter Chua, Head of ACCA Singapore added that, "ACCA is excited to take on this new initiative together with ICDL Asia and Kaplan to contextualize and provide digital programmes for students and professions who are looking to learn and enhance their digital skill sets in the new generation of accounting and financial career space.
We are confident that the strategic partnership between ICDL Asia, Kaplan and ACCA Singapore will bring more value to our members and at the same time strengthen the profession."
Wayne Marriott, Executive Director of Kaplan Learning Institute highlighted that, "Kaplan is very excited to venture into this strategic partnership with two of our longest standing partners, ACCA and ICDL Asia.
We have for many years provided high quality education for ACCA candidates, so that they may pass their exams, and enter this vibrant and ever changing sector. Now, with the release of ACCA's research into the skills needed for the accountants of the future, we are pleased to partner with ICDL to provide specific skills development to further help individuals achieve their career goals.
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About ACCA
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants, offering business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management.
ACCA supports its 200,000 members and 486,000 students in 180 countries, helping them to develop successful careers in accounting and business, with the skills required by employers. ACCA works through a network of 101 offices and centres and more than 7,200 Approved Employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development. Through its public interest remit, ACCA promotes appropriate regulation of accounting and conducts relevant research to ensure accountancy continues to grow in reputation and influence.
ACCA is currently introducing major innovations to its flagship qualification to ensure its members and future members continue to be the most valued, up to date and sought-after accountancy professionals globally.
Founded in 1904, ACCA has consistently held unique core values: opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity and accountability.
About ICDL Foundation and ICDL Asia
ICDL Foundation is an international organisation dedicated to raising digital competence standards in the workforce, education and society. Our certification programmes, delivered through an active network in more than 100 countries, enable individuals and organisations to assess, build and certify their competence in the use of computers and digital tools to the globally-recognised ICDL standard.
The quality and reputation of ICDL is built on almost twenty years of experience in delivering our certification programmes to over 15 million people and in more than 41 languages worldwide, with more than 2.5 million ICDL tests taken annually. Our success is maintained by our ongoing innovation in certification programme development, our commitment to rigorous test design methodologies, and consistent adherence to our quality assurance standards.
In Singapore, ICDL Asia has a long term collaboration with Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) since 2009. The ICDL Standards are aligned with WSQ Employability Skills ICT Standards and have been adopted widely across different industry sectors and organisations. About 30,000 candidates are enrolled to ICDL programmes every year, and they complete the certification programmes at any of the 18 ICDL Asia Accredited Test Centres in the country.
About Kaplan Learning Institute
Kaplan Learning Institute, one of the three entities of Kaplan Singapore, has established itself as one of the leading corporate training and financial literacy providers in Singapore. In recognition of its education quality and service excellence, it was awarded the "Best Corporate Training Provider" for the second consecutive year for Computer Science & IT, Finance Management and Senior Management & Leadership" by JobsCentral Learning, Training & Education Development Awards 2017; the "Leading Corporate Training & Skills Development Provider" by BERG Icons of Learning 2017, and the "Best Corporate Learning & Development Provider" by HRM Asia Readers' Choice 2016.
Kaplan Learning Institute offers over 200 training courses and professional qualifications segmented across 2 departments - Kaplan Financial and Kaplan Professional.
Kaplan Financial provides professional qualifications in accountancy and finance, such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA)®, to name a few.
Kaplan Professional provides learning and development solutions in the form of professional short courses, partnering with, then called, the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and now restructured as SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), as a provider of the Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ). Since the inception of SSG, Kaplan has been given the Approved Training Organisation (ATO) status, recognised as one of the training providers registered to run programmes endorsed by SSG.
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