ACCA NEEDS TO RAISE ITS ENTRY STANDARDS TO IMPROVE ITS CAMEROON GENERATION Y INTAKE, BUSINESS FORUM TOLD
March 1st, 2011
BY TRICIA OBEN
THE DIFFICULTY of luring the cream of 'Generation Y' into the accounting profession worldwide is a widely recognised problem, but in countries where opportunities can be sparse such as west Africa's Cameroon, this can be very tough. The issue was discussed at an ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) employer forum on March 22 in the economic capital Douala.
Speaking afterwards, John Mokom, chief financial officer for Standard Chartered Bank Cameroon, said he was unhappy with the standard of accountants entering ACCA programmes in ...
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