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FRIDAY, 17 AUGUST 2012 MY BLOG LIST

SENIORITY ONLY BY THE PASSAGE OF TIME solution to this common dilemma especially in public sector
As you might be aware of the fact that in the country we lives in, contrary to the rest of the world, seniority could easily be attained only with the passage of time, means in national language paray paray senior hojana is one of the core Human Recourse issue that is standing behind our national economics retrogression model. As one of my colleagues suggested me once, you may find many stupid non-qualified in your organization in different departments NEVER argue with these stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with their experience..... Seriously!. Trust me I found this statement correct every time I tried to go and prove otherwise. Practical jokes apart! To avoid the attainment of seniority only by the passage of time, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the SOLUTION. CPD is the systematic maintenance, enhancement and continuous improvement of the knowledge, skills and ability, often termed competence, that is required of a Professional as in this particular case is Professional Accountant. Although I do firmly believe that the purpose of education is to make minds, not careers, BUT whether its about the minds or about careers, it certainly requires continuous overhauling otherwise it would get ruined. This ruining is really very dangerous because this make one a frog of a well, to whom the whole world is only the well, as he is unaware of the fact that there is even a possibility of the living beyond. This all happens when a person thinks that he possesses sufficient knowledge over the subject and there is nothing required to be improved. On the contrary professional bodies always demands their professionals to get involved in the continuous process of education and professional growth, and CPD is a recognized tool to obtain the same target. It actually prevents a professional mind from getting rusted. In the Accountants world, as we all are aware that the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has made mandatory for its member bodies to design and implement a CPD mechanism in such a way that it becomes a component of continued membership for the professional accountants. In order to facilitate the CPD implementation, IFAC has issued International Educational Standard for Professional Accountants (IES-7), which is in effect from January 01, 2006. All professional accountants have an obligation to develop and maintain their professional competence, relevant to the nature of their work and professional responsibilities. This obligation applies to all professional accountants, irrespective of whether they are involved in traditional accounting fields or other areas. The process of lifelong learning commences early, continuing with the education program to become qualified as a professional accountant, and on through an individual's career. CPD is an extension of the education process that led to qualification as a professional accountant. The professional knowledge, skills, values, ethics and attitudes gained by the time of qualification continue to increase and be refined in a manner appropriate for the activities and responsibilities of a professional accountant. Continuing professional development refers to learning activities that develop and
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maintain capabilities to enable professional accountants to perform competently within their professional environments. It is to be appreciated that the knowledge needed to function effectively as a professional accountant in public practice, industry, commerce, education and the public sector continues to expand and change at a rapid rate with the changes in regulatory environment, international standards and technology. CPD is the thing that actually discriminates and gives professional bodies a privilege over the academic pass outs. CPD, on its own, does not provide assurance that all members will provide high quality professional service all the time. Doing so involves more than maintaining professional competence; it involves applying knowledge with professional judgment and an objective attitude. Also, there cannot be assurance that every person who participates in a CPD programme will obtain the full benefits of that programme, because of variances in individual commitment and capacity to learn. Nevertheless, it is certain that members who are not up-to-date on current technical and general knowledge pertinent to their work will not be able to provide professional services competently. Therefore, despite the inherent limitations of any CPD programme, a CPD requirement is important in preserving the standard of the profession and also in maintaining public confidence. It is the responsibility of the individual member to develop and maintain professional competence necessary to provide high quality services to clients, employers and other stakeholders. Members are free to choose from the opportunities both locally and internationally available, as approved by the CPD Committee, to fulfill their relevant CPD needs. This Directive prescribes that members: foster a commitment to lifelong learning establish benchmarks for developing and maintaining the professional competence necessary to protect the public interest; and monitor and enforce the continuing development and maintenance of professional competence

The IES-7 states that CPD can be achieved by at least three different approaches: In-put based approaches by establishing a set amount of learning activity that is considered appropriate to develop and maintain competence. Out-put based approaches by requiring professional accountants to demonstrate, by way of outcomes, that they develop and maintain professional competence. Combination approaches by effectively and efficiently combining elements of the input and output based approaches, setting the amount of learning activity required and measuring the outcomes achieved.

COMPARISON WITH GLOBE: CPD is required in almost every professional accounting body throughout the globe, I have highlighted a few foreign bodies with respect to the CPD requirements so that the same may be compared with the national bodies. CPD Requirements - AAT The minimum requirement for members is 45 hours of CPD per calendar year, of which a minimum of 15 hours must be structured training and 30 hours unstructured. The annual requirement has to be met over one year, the two-year averaging that is applicable to CIOT members is not available to ATT members. (For more information go to www.aat.co.uk) CPD Requirements - ACCA 40 CPD units are required: 21 need to be verifiable e.g. e-learning, work based skills and courses and the remaining can be non-verifiable e.g. general business reading, writing and technical material. (For further information
visit www.acca.org.uk/cpdrealise)

CPD Requirements - ATT The minimum requirement for members is 45 hours of CPD per calendar year, of which a minimum of 15 hours must be structured training and 30 hours unstructured. The annual requirement has to be met over one year, the two-year averaging that is applicable to CIOT members is not available to ATT members.
(For more information go to www.aat.co.uk)

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CPD Requirements - CIMA CPD became mandatory for all CIMA members in January 2006, it is a principles based scheme which focuses on the outcomes of the development activities undertaken and what has been learnt. CIMA detail a development cycle which members are required to progress through, this cycle involves six steps. Below is a brief synopsis of these steps: Define present and desired roles Assess development needs Design choose development activities to meet learning objectives Act undertake development activities Reflect on how it went, what you have learnt and how you can apply that learning Evaluate evaluate your record assessing actual development against objectives. Development records must be kept for a rolling three year period and there are acceptable formats detailed by CIMA.
(For further information visit www.cimaglobal.com)

CPD Requirements CIPFA Over a three-year period 120 hours of CPD is expected with a minimum of 20 hours verifiable activities in any one-year. For those members that chose to follow Level 2, upon completion of three continuous years of CPD activity will receive a Certificate of Achievement. (For further information please visit www.cipfa.org.uk) CPD Requirements - ICAEW The overall aim of CPD is to develop and enhance the value of the individual as a professional. An ongoing commitment to professional judgement based on ethics. The ICAEW scheme is applicable to all members except fully retired members (Those who do not perform any work paid or unpaid) and requires members to: Reflect consider what is required in your role Take action undertake activities that enable you to meet expectations Consider the impact of the activities you have undertaken and whether they meet the needs identified Confirm submit an annual declaration that you have met expectations
(For further information visit www.icaew.co.uk)

CPD Requirements - ICAS CPD became a requirement for all members, except fully retired, from 1 January 2006 and members will need to confirm their commitment to CPD in their annual return.
(For further information visit www.icas.org.uk/fastforwardcpde) While in Pakistan the following bodies are paying utmost efforts to maintain their effectiveness vide CPD requirement.

CPD Requirements - ICMAP Every member is required to complete 40 hours in one year or 120 hours in every 3 years period with a minimum of 20 hours in a year. This directive does not apply to the members who are ill or incapacitated so that he/she cannot perform normal work, retired from whole time business or facing career breaks. (For further information
visit http://www.icmap.com.pk/cpd.aspx)

CPD Requirements - ICAP ICAP has developed a revised CPD Directive for full compliance with the requirements of IES 7 which mandates 40 CPD hours per year, or 120 hours in a rolling period of 3 years, for both practicing and non-practicing members. The previous CPD exemption available to practicing members above 70 years of age and non practicing members above 60 years of age has now been withdrawn. (For
further information visit http://www.icap.org.pk/web/links/11/cpddirective.php)

Although worldwide CPD is also being observed by other professionals too e.g. CPD for lawyers, European Federation of National Engineering Associations, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Institute of Administrative Management, American Academy of Financial Management, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, The Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada etc. As the Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA) deals largely with
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the Public Sector Accounting and Finance its effort toward the CPD would surly change the environment with in the Public Sector of Pakistan, by improving the Human Resource already performing the functions of Public Finance Accountant with in the County, It is not merely like injecting the new Red Blood Cells to their weak bodies which would enhance the absorbing capabilities of knowledge into their souls but also make their dead blood cells moves out spade by spade. The rust of idea that they are excel in the field with their apprehended knowledge gained decades ago on the grounds of experience only would be shaded off with this CPD. Perhaps that is why the CPD is one of the essential components of the professional bodies throughout the globe. As in the words of Dr. Allama Iqbal [translation] khirad ko ghulami say azad kar (free your intellect from slavery), jawano ko peero ka ustad kar (let the youth guide the elders), this is badly required in the Public Sector but this fresh blood should only be injected on merit with the vaccine named Edu-CPD i.e education along with CPD otherwise this fresh blood cells will also transform into dead blood cells just after 3 months. In the last I would like to suggest PIPFA to formulate, implement and mandated the CPD at least in the guidelines specified by IFACs International Educational Standard for Professional Accountants (IES-7). This will not only allow chance to those people who participate in a CPD programme to obtain the maximum benefits of that programme but also preserve the standard of the profession along with maintaining public confidence.
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