Waterloo’s School of Accounting and Finance partners with CPA Ontario and WatSPEED to deliver professional development courses
By Patty Mah
Current and future professionals are not only required to have the skills and knowledge to work within an ever-changing, technology-driven future, but to also adapt effectively to a potentially ongoing virtual environment as the world continues to grapple with our current global pandemic.
For the last four decades, the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) has worked closely with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario) in reviewing and updating our robust curriculum with the required competencies to educate and prepare graduates to become accounting and finance (A&F) professionals with the breadth and adaptability to work within disruption.
However, as disruption continues at an exceptional rate, new graduates and early career professionals are already falling behind in the key skills and knowledge within five to 10 years of graduating. It is more important than ever to provide opportunities for lifelong learning and the SAF and CPA Ontario are poised to deliver.