CIMA Talentcorp Employers Final - Compressed

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READY FOR

BUSINESS
The Employability
Programme

THE KEY QUALITIES


EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR:

THE UPSKILLING JOURNEY


CGMA
CIMA members and CGMAs provide skills
to help your business succeed

PREPARING BUSINESS
READY GRADUATES

At CIMAs roundtables on employability held in 2014, employers agree that the CGMA
Competency Framework formulated by CIMA and the American Institute of CPAs
contains the key skills most desirable in a finance and business leader. The CIMA-TalentCorp
Employability Programme equips graduates with these key skills.

ADDRESSING THE TALENT


DEMAND
Malaysias Economic
Transformation Programme

NEED

60,000 qualified accountants


by 2020 but there are only
30,000 now.

Malaysias aspirations of
being the Asia Pacific regional
accountancy hub

NEED

Professionally qualified financial


and business leaders

ASEAN Economic Community


(AEC) poised to launch in 2015

NEED

Professionally qualified financial


and business leaders

Graduates who are prepared for business.


GRADUATE
Choose to hire students with a

CIMA professional qualification

Graduates with excellent technical skills.

YEAR 4
Internship of 4 6 months begins

YEAR 3
Assess students results
to qualify for internship

Graduates with good analytical skills.

YEAR 2
Conduct master classes and
student conferences for students

YEAR 1
Students sign up for the programme

Technical Skills

Financial accounting and reporting, cost accounting and management, planning and
control, management reporting and analysis, corporate finance and treasury management,
risk management and internal control, taxation and accounting information systems.

Creating a talent pipeline for employers

Business Skills

Strategy, analysis of market and macro-economic environments, process management,


business relations, project management and awareness of the regulatory environment.

People Skills

Ability to influence, negotiation skills, decision-making, collaborative working and communication.

Leadership Skills

Team building, coaching and mentoring, driving performance, change management, and ability
to motivate and inspire. All these are underpinned by ethics, integrity and professionalism.

CIMA-TalentCorp Employability Programme

JOINT INVESTMENT
BY 3 PARTIES

STARTING ON THE
PROGRAMME

The CIMA qualification is the ultimate choice for employers wanting to train and develop
finance staff into strategic business managers. A greater return for employers investment
is when your team is able to work efficiently in more complex areas of business.

Investment for the Employability Programme

TAX
INCENTIVE

STRUCTURED INTERNSHIP
PROGRAMME (SIP)

A company that hires interns to undergo its structured internship programme,


endorsed-by TalentCorp, is eligible for double tax deduction for related expenses
incurred on the interns.

CIMAs Investment
TalentCorps Investment
Employers Investment

CIMA : RM4,000
TalentCorp & Employers: RM13,000 per person.
Employers are required to pay the initial amount and claim from TalentCorp once the
students have passed their exams. The maximum amount of claims is up to RM7,500. In
addition, SIP certified organisations are entitled to Double Tax Deduction for all-related
expenses incurred on interns limited to a maximum of RM5,000 per student.

THE CIMA DIFFERENCE

ESTABLISHED EMPLOYERS
WHO HIRE CIMA
PROFESSIONALS/CGMAs

ABOUT US
CGMA

The Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) is a global management


accounting designation that recognises the competencies of management accountants who
have the skill and discipline to drive strong business performance. CGMA is created by the
joint venture between the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and
the American Institure of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), two of the worlds most
prestigious accounting bodies.

CIMA

Founded in 1919, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is the


worlds leading and largest professional body of management accountants, with over
218,000 members and students operating in 177 countries, working at the heart of
business. CIMA members and students work in industry, commerce, the public sector and
not-for-profit organisations.

QUALIFYING CRITERIA
STRUCTURED INTERNSHIP
PROGRAMME (SIP)

PARTICIPATING
COMPANIES

1. Cover min 10 weeks duration


2. Clearly state objectives and learning
outcomes of programme
3. Define the monitoring and assessment
mechanisms
4. Relevant to students field and
emphasize on technical business and
personal competencies
5. Offer interns min cash or cash of
equivalently monthly allowance of
RM500

1. Partnership or Share capital (group)


- min RM2.5m
2. Revenue - average RM21m for the
past 3 years
3. Define the monitoring and assessment
mechanisms
4. Headcounts for manufacturing
- min 100 FTEs
5. Years of establishment - min 5 years

TalentCorp

TalentCorp was established on 1 January 2011 under the Prime Ministers Department to
formulate and facilitate initiatives to address the availability of talent in line with the needs
of the countrys economic transformation. Collaborating closely with relevant Government
agencies and employers in priority economic sectors, TalentCorp develops demand-driven
initiatives to enhance graduate employability, promote talent diversity, engage Malaysians
abroad and facilitate foreign talent.

CONTACT
Winnie Ng
T. +60 (0)3 77 230 338
E. winnie.ng@cimaglobal.com
CIMA SE Asia Sdn Bhd
Lot 1.05, Level 1, KPMG Tower, 8 First Avenue,
Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

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