CA Sri Lanka’s introduces Cambridge Financial English qualification

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), a leading tertiary education provider in the country, is offering aspiring accountants and financial professionals the renowned international qualification, Cambridge International Certificate in Financial English (ICFE).

As the profession becomes ever more global, the opportunities for accountants to test their international mobility skills have never been greater.

Therefore, for many ICFE could be just the answer, to meet the demand in supporting finance professionals to demonstrate that they have the financial English skills they need to succeed in their career goals.

Both the University of Cambridge (ESOL) and ACCA have combined their areas of expertise to develop the Cambridge ICFE. Cambridge ICFE is a higher-level of unique exam that will help ambitious professionals to demonstrate their skills and suitability for a successful career both locally and globally.

For aspiring professionals, Cambridge ICFE can enhance their CV with gainful employment. For professionals with established careers, it can be used to certificate existing language skills and provide proof of ability to work in an international context.

For employers, it gives confidence in employees’ abilities to conduct business internationally or with international clients and colleagues.

Having understood the importance of helping local professionals acquire a renowned international qualification, CA Sri Lanka introduced the Cambridge ICFE course, which is open to all professionals irrespective of age, and targets especially to those who are in the fields of finance, accountancy and banking sectors to achieve greater heights with a recognised lifetime qualification.

The course has a flexible 120 hour learning which includes 75 hours online and 45 hours face-to-face learning. The online study gives students the option to schedule the majority of their study time to fit in with either work or other personal commitments, whereas the face-to-face learning is delivered at the CA Sri Lanka by a specialised team of lecturers who have been well trained by the British Council and the University of Cambridge.

The ICFE exam which is conducted by the British Council consists of four papers, comprehensively covering the four communication skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Each test is based on realistic texts, tasks and topics similar to those finance professionals would expect to encounter in their daily working lives.

CA Sri Lanka with a long standing history of trust and dependability has achieved its excellence in Cambridge Financial English through its professionally qualified and well experienced lecturers, up-to-date course materials and along with all other required in-house facilities. 

The state-of-the-art multimedia English Language centre at the institute provides a conducive environment, for all its registered candidates the facility of self-accessing ICFE materials which would definitely add much value in gaining a thorough practice of the required skills.

The resourceful library of CA Sri Lanka is well equipped with a vast array of latest ICFE workbooks and past papers and would facilitate free access to all materials. Additionally, extending further support even after the completion of the course, CA Sri Lanka is committed to offering unstinted guidance to those who wish to the do the exam with the British Council, providing the best of services under one roof. 

Candidates who are interested in gaining this excellent opportunity can join the next batch of Cambridge Financial English course which will commence on 5 May 2013 for an affordable rate. For more information contact the multimedia English Language centre on 0112 352 075, email: [email protected].