Information session for secondary school teachers  
Two information sessions to inform secondary school teachers about the ApL course “Practical Accounting for SMEs” were held on 23 and 29 April 2009. Teachers & students who participated in the pilot scheme shared their views on the course during these sessions. Click here to view the video playback and course information.
  
   
   
Secondary school experience of the ApL course  
With its student-oriented teaching rationale, Caritas Chai Wan Marden Foundation Secondary School launched the ApL course "Practical Accounting for SMEs” in 2007, in order to broaden its students’ learning horizons. Vice Principal Mr. Chiu Siu Kee notes that the course involves many accounting software workshops which make the learning process highly practical and interesting.+




 
Experience of a student on the ApL course    
Lo Chi Wah is a student of Cheung Chau Government Secondary School studying “Practical Accounting for SMEs”. He is also taking the “Principles of Accounts” course concurrently. Both subjects complement each other in ways which strengthen and consolidate Lo’s accounting knowledge. +
 

Student registration (Closing date: 15 July 2009)
Applicants who intend to sit the AAT Examination in December 2009 should note that the closing date for student registration is 15 July. Click here for detailed information.
 
Free information sessions
If you are a HKCEE or HKAL graduate busy planning your future, have you considered pursuing accountancy as your career? HKIAAT is organizing two public information sessions, to be held on 25 June and 9 July, to outline opportunities in accountancy profession and a seamless progression route toward this rewarding profession. Click here for enrolment details.
 
Event highlights  
Teachers’ Seminar on “Applying Business Cases to Promote Learning and Teaching of Business Subjects”
  
The HKIAAT and Education Bureau jointly organized this seminar on 25 May 2009 to assist school teachers of Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (BAFS) to teach the subject with real case materials. The MTR Corporation Limtied, the company selected for the Accounting and Business Management Case Competition 2008-09, was used as a case study to illustrate how real case materials can be adopted in teaching BAFS. The seminar was well attended by more than 250 teachers and the audience found it to be extremely useful. Click here for more details.
  



Ms. L Y Chiang
Title: Financial Manager
Company: SAHK (香港耀能協會)
The accounting team is a critical component of the daily operations of a non-governmental organization (NGO) that manages numerous service units. Ms. L Y Chiang talks to us about the challenges of managing finance in a large-scale public service provider, and how the AAT plays a role here.+

Jessica Ho
Title: Assistant Accountant
Company: SAHK (香港耀能協會)
Although many accounting students dream about working for a large accounting and audit firm, some choose to serve in a non-governmental organization (NGO). This is not only for altruistic reasons: career prospects and exposure to scalable community projects are also incentives. AAT Jessica Ho talks to us about how she has found success with her qualification at a NGO.+

This article provides tips for effective business writing, in particular on the ways of ensuring a smooth flow of ideas when writing (i.e. cohesion). Cohesion is the grammatical and/or lexical relationship between the different elements of a text. This can be more than using conjunctions, so read on to find out the means of achieving cohesion.+
Employment placement service
The HKIAAT offers a free employment placement service for employers, members and students. Employers can place recruitment advertisements on the HKIAAT homepage to help them recruit accounting personnel. Click here to find out more.
 
Occupational aptitude test
Do you want to know which kind of job you are best suited to? Click here to do a quick test.
 
(Thanks to HKFYG – U21 for providing the above information)


To thank our parents for the love they show us, let’s make a yummy and easy snack for our mum and dad.+

(Thanks to HKFYG – U21 for providing the above information)

This is where we post and answer students’ questions about the accounting profession and the AAT qualification. If you have any questions you would like to ask us, you are welcome to send them to sandy.ku@hkiaat.org. We are always pleased to answer your questions.

Question in this issue:
Man Lung: I am a form four student studying in the science stream. Can I be an accountant in the future?
Our answer: There are many routes for you to become an accountant, even though you are a science student now. You may study an accountancy programme at a tertiary institution and then attain the AAT qualification. This qualification is a door-opener to a promising accounting career. Click here for more details.
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