ICASL goes to Jaffna
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) has
decided to expand its regional presence to Jaffna district by
establishing a regional knowledge centre in association with Jaffna
College President of ICASL Nishan Fernando said "This is a significant
move adopted by the ICASL to supplement the Northern region of the
country as it awaits development which lacked over the past three
decades, and it would also provide a golden opportunity for the student
population in Northern Province to enrich themselves with the knowledge
of a globally recognized Accounting qualification".
This would also pave the way to create Professional Chartered
Accountants from this region to serve the nation.Commenting on this new
Regional Knowledge Center CEO of ICASL Aruna Alwis said, "The Institute
initiated this bold decision with the motive of catering to the rising
needs of students in Jaffna region including registration for ICASL
courses, facilitating examination applications, career guidance
support".He further stated that ICASL would also make arrangements to
have an examination center in Jaffna in near future.
The students in Jaffna will have the opportunity of studying ICASL
examination either in English or Tamil up to certificate level 2. ICASL
program had been very famous in the Northern Province in the good old
days and the people regain it after a very long lapse of three decades."
Principal of Jaffna College Noel A. Vimalendran said, "It had been a
long time dream for our students in Jaffna to study Chartered
Accounting, and their expectations are fulfilled through this historic
decision to establish a regional knowledge centre at their very own
doorstep".
The ICASL is the premier accounting body in the country with a broad
student base of over 30,000. The Institution also has over 3,500
registered members who excel in diverse business entities around the
globe.
The ICASL has five other regional knowledge centers established in
Kandy, Kurunegala, Matara, Anuradhapura and Ratnapura which serve the
needs of the students around the country and Jaffna would be the sixth
centre in the country. |