To help Professional Accountants including Chartered Accountants embrace technology, including big data, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), in its standing as a world-class professional body, has once again taken the unique initiative to introduce the importance of data analytics among the professional community in Sri Lanka.
The inaugural intake of the six-month Advanced Certificate in Data Analytics which concluded in November saw an overwhelming response, with a large number of participants registering. The programme attracted Chartered Accountants and other Accounting and IT Professionals, as well as CA Students, who wished to utilise technology such as data to climb the ladder of success at a faster pace amidst increasing demands for tech-savvy Accountants across the corporate world.
The certificate awarding ceremony of the first batch of the Advanced Certificate in Data Analytics was held recently under the patronage of the President of CA Sri Lanka, Mr. Sanjaya Bandara, the Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Dulani Fernando, and the Director of Student Affairs, Ms. Lakmali Priyangika. The participants who successfully completed the course received their certificates from Mr. Bandara.
The Advanced Certificate in Data Analytics offered by CA Sri Lanka aims to provide participants with a challenging curriculum covering the most in-demand skills, tools, and technologies in data analytics that are primed for industry relevance.
A key take-home of this unique course is that it will help Accountants and other professionals, as well as aspiring Accountants, acquire data analytics skills easily, thereby increasing their demand across the corporate world, not only i