KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Malaysia held an Appreciation Night for Education Partners at Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral recently. The Appreciation Night was held to recognise all education partners, universities and employers for their continued commitment and contribution to developing Malaysia’s accountancy talents, through their delivery of the ACCA qualification and their support for students undertaking the qualification.
 
The Appreciation Night was combined with an event to recognise top scoring ACCA students who excelled in their respective examinations in the March 2016 to June 2017 sessions. ACCA prizes are only awarded to those students who achieve 85% or above on their first attempt.  

The ceremony saw the attendance of Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Fellow ACCA Council Member; Datuk Alexandra Chin, Immediate global past President; Datuk Mohammed Nasir Ahmad, ACCA Council Member; Raja Azura Raja Mahayudin, CEO of Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputra; Mr Brian McEnery, ACCA President; Ms Leong Soo Yee, ACCA Director for Asia Pacific members of the ACCA Malaysia Advisory Committee, education partners, achievers, lecturers, families and associates of ACCA.

Highlighting the prize-winners’ success, ACCA Malaysia Interim Country Head, Edward Ling, said, ‘The prize-winners all achieved outstanding results by getting the highest marks in their exams. There were strong results recorded among our Malaysian students in the session especially for the Financial Reporting (F7), Audit and Assurance (F8), Governance, Risk and Ethics (P1) and Advanced Financial Management (P4) exams. 

‘The outstanding achievements of our ACCA Malaysia students and affiliates in this latest exam session showcase the dedication, commitment and skills present here,’ continues Edward. ‘A huge congratulation goes to all our prize-winners.’
 
All prize-winners will receive a certificate and a cash prize.

Comment from our top scorer in Malaysia when asked about how she managed to achieve success in the ACCA exams:

Affiliate Bronze Prize-winner Jye Yong Lee, Malaysia
 
'I will normally cover the whole syllabus and try avoiding question-spotting as it is really hard to tell which part of the syllabus will come out.' 
 
'One of the most difficult, yet important, aspect as an ACCA student is effective time management as it is normal for us to be occupied by gadgets, social media, friends, outings and etc and they all take up our time. But, the way you manage your time dealing with all these distractions are important. Therefore, I normally set a time limit for every activity that I do and follow the time limit that I have pre-set.'
 

Notes to Editors
 
About ACCA
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants, offering business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management.
 
ACCA supports its 198,000 members and 486,000 students in 180 countries, helping them to develop successful careers in accounting and business, with the skills required by employers. ACCA works through a network of 101 offices and centres and more than 7,291 Approved Employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development. Through its public interest remit, ACCA promotes appropriate regulation of accounting and conducts relevant research to ensure accountancy continues to grow in reputation and influence.
 
Founded in 1904, ACCA has consistently held unique core values: opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity and accountability. It believes that accountants bring value to economies in all stages of development and seek to develop capacity in the profession and encourage the adoption of global standards. ACCA’s core values are aligned to the needs of employers in all sectors and it ensures that through its range of qualifications, it prepares accountants for business. ACCA seeks to open up the profession to people of all backgrounds and remove artificial barriers, innovating its qualifications and delivery to meet the diverse needs of trainee professionals and their employers. More information is here: www.accaglobal.com  

SOURCE : Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: 
Name : Anita Selvamalar
Consultant, TQPR
(Agency for ACCA Malaysia)
Tel : (603) 6203 4300 / (6) 010 219 4164
Email : anitas@tqpr.com

Name : Melanie Low
Consultant, TQPR
(Agency for ACCA Malaysia)
Tel : (603) 6203 4300 / (6) 010 220 5228
Email : melaniel@tqpr.com

--BERNAMA