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Governance, Transparency and Service to Members & Students www.icap.org.pk student section Career Counselling Sessions To generate awareness about chartered accountancy In continuation to this meeting, ICAP Islamabad team profession among potential students is a key focus of was invited by the school to setup a stall at their annual The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) passing out ceremony arranged for their students of Marketing and Communication (MARCOM) department. A-Levels along with their parents. It was a healthy activity Secondary schools, examination centers and minorities where more than 250 participants visited the ICAP stall were approached to achieve this goal and these efforts and obtained information about CA Pakistan. helped ICAP team to successfully organise various activities at different stations. Brief of these activities is Help Desk at Intermediate Examination Centers: Help as follows: desks were setup at intermediate examination centers to educate students who appeared for Intermediate Counselling Sessions: 18 counseling sessions were examinations. Help desks were arranged at Abbottabad: conducted at different institutions and around 1000 Modern Age Public School & College for Boys, Army Burn students were informed about the profession of Hall School & College for Boys, and at Mirpur: Kashmir chartered accountancy at Abbottabad: University of Model College. More than 150 interested students were Science & Technology. Faisalabad: Government LCM briefed about the CA profession. Model Higher Secondary School Samundri, Government Comprehensive Higher Secondary School Samanabad, Educational Event at St. Mary Convent Girls High Government Sabria Sirajia Higher Secondary School School, Multan: ICAP Multan participated in an near Fawara Chowk, Government Girls Comprehensive educational event arranged by St. Mary Convent Girls Higher Secondary Schools Madina Town, Government High School, Multan. Senior chartered accountant Abdul Wahid, FCA, was the speaker of the session. Abdul Wahid City Muslim High School Amin Town, Lassale High School shared his personal experiences, gave suggestions to Peoples Colony, Government MC Girls Higher Secondary students and motivated them on their future education. School Allama Iqbal Colony, Government MC Girls High School Jhal Khanuana, Government MC Higher Secondary School Kotwali Road. Gojra: Punjab Group of Colleges (Boys Campus), Punjab Group of Colleges (Girls Campus), St. John's Cathedral High School. Mirpur: Mirpur Public School, Chinar Public School System, Jinnah Model School System. ICAP & PakTurk International School, Islamabad: Director MARCOM Badia Raza had a meeting with the principal, Maryam Usman Janjua and vice principal, Zerfishan Adnan of PakTurk International School and briefed them about the CA profession and reforms taken in new Education Scheme 2013, eligibility criteria, fee structure, training, financial assistant programs. Abdul Wahid Wakil, FCA, delivering a lecture on Higher Education for She also informed them about RAETs’ status. Maryum Poor at St. Mary’s Convent Girls Secondary School, Multan Cantt. appreciated the steps taken by ICAP and agreed to After this brief session, students, teachers and parents support CA Pakistan outreach program throughout visited the ICAP stall and inquired about the chartered the country and invite ICAP on annual passing out accountancy profession, its scheme of studies, exemption ceremonies. Director MARCOM also proposed to have a criteria, registration and available job opportunities workshop to conduct CA Pakistan product knowledge for CAs. Around 50 visitors were informed about the for the school faculty. It was agreed that ICAP and professional qualification of chartered accountancy, PakTurk International School will coordinate with each ICAP souvenirs and brochures were also distributed to other on a regular basis. the students. July 2017 21