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Industry body makes S$15 million push to enlarge pool of Singapore chartered accountants

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Renald Yeo

Published Thu, Dec 14, 2023 · 05:00 AM
    • Isca intends to expand total enrolment to around 4,000 candidates by end-2024, up from 2,461 in FY2021/22, says the institute's president Teo Ser Luck.
    • Isca intends to expand total enrolment to around 4,000 candidates by end-2024, up from 2,461 in FY2021/22, says the institute's president Teo Ser Luck. PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN, BT

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    SINGAPORE’S accounting industry body is putting S$15 million towards new initiatives to increase the supply of chartered accountants, including a new training centre.

    The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (Isca) has budgeted this amount for the next three years to administer the Singapore Chartered Accountant Qualification (SCAQ) programme and set up the new centre.

    The SCAQ, Singapore’s only pathway to obtain the Chartered Accountant (Singapore) qualification, is currently run by the government’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority. Isca will take over from Jan 1, 2024.

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