Strengthening Auditing and Accounting Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Education and Training Factors
This study provides an overview of the accounting profession and the education and training of accountants in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa. It looks at: the profession; accounting examinations; accounting degrees; the education of accountants and...
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okr-10986-99712021-04-23T14:02:48Z Strengthening Auditing and Accounting Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Education and Training Factors Johnson, Sonia R. ACCOUNTANCY ACCOUNTANTS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING EXAMINATIONS ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS AUDITING AUDITING PROFESSION AUDITING STANDARDS AUDITORS AUDITS BUDGETING CAREER COLLEGES CURRICULUM DEGREE PROGRAMS DEGREES DISTANCE LEARNING FINANCIAL REPORTING LEARNING NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS PAPERS PROBLEM SOLVING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS QUALIFIED PERSONNEL TEACHERS TEACHING TEXTBOOKS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TUITION VOCATIONAL COLLEGES WORK EXPERIENCE This study provides an overview of the accounting profession and the education and training of accountants in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa. It looks at: the profession; accounting examinations; accounting degrees; the education of accountants and accounting technicians; the training of accountants and accounting technicians; and continuing professional education (CPE). This study provides an overview of the accounting profession and the education and training of accountants in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa. The study found that there were good and poor examples of accounting education in Anglophone Africa. On the good side are colleges like the Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies (ZCAS) and the Strathmore College in Kenya, which are providing quality accounting education. In contrast, Uganda fares somewhat poorly. It has only just established an accounting body, it has no national examinations, and the accounting training institutions are struggling to prepare students for overseas examinations. External support for accounting education in Anglophone Africa has been reasonably successful, with donor-funded colleges such as ZCAS obtaining pass rates almost twice the worldwide average. Assistance however, is still required to help the profession develop. 2012-08-13T10:01:27Z 2012-08-13T10:01:27Z 1996-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/04/12850683/strengthening-auditing-accounting-performance-sub-saharan-africa-education-training-factors http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9971 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 60 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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ACCOUNTANCY ACCOUNTANTS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING EXAMINATIONS ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS AUDITING AUDITING PROFESSION AUDITING STANDARDS AUDITORS AUDITS BUDGETING CAREER COLLEGES CURRICULUM DEGREE PROGRAMS DEGREES DISTANCE LEARNING FINANCIAL REPORTING LEARNING NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS PAPERS PROBLEM SOLVING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS QUALIFIED PERSONNEL TEACHERS TEACHING TEXTBOOKS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TUITION VOCATIONAL COLLEGES WORK EXPERIENCE |
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ACCOUNTANCY ACCOUNTANTS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING EXAMINATIONS ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS AUDITING AUDITING PROFESSION AUDITING STANDARDS AUDITORS AUDITS BUDGETING CAREER COLLEGES CURRICULUM DEGREE PROGRAMS DEGREES DISTANCE LEARNING FINANCIAL REPORTING LEARNING NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS PAPERS PROBLEM SOLVING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS QUALIFIED PERSONNEL TEACHERS TEACHING TEXTBOOKS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TUITION VOCATIONAL COLLEGES WORK EXPERIENCE Johnson, Sonia R. Strengthening Auditing and Accounting Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Education and Training Factors |
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This study provides an overview of the
accounting profession and the education and training of
accountants in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa. It looks at:
the profession; accounting examinations; accounting degrees;
the education of accountants and accounting technicians; the
training of accountants and accounting technicians; and
continuing professional education (CPE). This study provides
an overview of the accounting profession and the education
and training of accountants in Sub-Saharan Anglophone
Africa. The study found that there were good and poor
examples of accounting education in Anglophone Africa. On
the good side are colleges like the Zambia Centre for
Accountancy Studies (ZCAS) and the Strathmore College in
Kenya, which are providing quality accounting education. In
contrast, Uganda fares somewhat poorly. It has only just
established an accounting body, it has no national
examinations, and the accounting training institutions are
struggling to prepare students for overseas examinations.
External support for accounting education in Anglophone
Africa has been reasonably successful, with donor-funded
colleges such as ZCAS obtaining pass rates almost twice the
worldwide average. Assistance however, is still required to
help the profession develop. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Johnson, Sonia R. |
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Johnson, Sonia R. |
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Johnson, Sonia R. |
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Strengthening Auditing and Accounting Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Education and Training Factors |
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Strengthening Auditing and Accounting Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Education and Training Factors |
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Strengthening Auditing and Accounting Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Education and Training Factors |
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Strengthening Auditing and Accounting Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Education and Training Factors |
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Strengthening Auditing and Accounting Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Education and Training Factors |
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strengthening auditing and accounting performance in sub-saharan africa : the education and training factors |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/04/12850683/strengthening-auditing-accounting-performance-sub-saharan-africa-education-training-factors http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9971 |
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