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| Question (Total Replies: 1) | Thursday, September 08 2011 |
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Aurangzaib Qumbrani (Student)
Intermediate / A Level
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Karachi
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Asalam-O-Alekum!
I'm a student from Hamdard College, just finished with my college studies and now entering my professional studies. I'm looking forward to pursue a career in 'Accountancy' and would like to choose ACCA as my career pathway.
I met with a career counselor at an education fare @ PC Karachi, he advised me to go for an accountancy degree (Bachelors in Accounting - 3 years) and then go for ACCA, according to him this will add value to my CV and I'll get max exemptions and will qualify easily for my ACCA qualification.
Actually I plan to go abroad and settle there, and looking at my aim he guided me this way. I told my career counselor that ACCA now also offers a degree from Oxford Brooks University (UK), he said "it's one of the mediocre universities, it won't help".
So my career plan (as suggested by my career counselor) is: February 2012, I'll be going to Melbourne to join:
- Holmesglen Institute for Advanced Diploma: Accounting (2 years)
- Then I will join university for an Accountancy Degree (it takes three years for the degree program but as I've done 2 years for the diploma, I will get exemptions for that. So it will take 1 n' a half year.)
- Then I will go for my ACCA Studies.
Have I chosen the right track?
So what do you suggest, will getting a degree help attracting employers and benefit me from academic point of view and does it really matter to have a degree with ACCA qualification and won't a degree from Oxford Brookes University?
I'll be waiting for your answer.
Thank you for the time you toke reading my email, I look forward for your guidance.
Regards,
Aurangzaib Qumbrani
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| Imran Ismail (General User), Karachi | Saturday, September 10 2011 |
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Dear Aurangzaib,
It seems that you are very clear of your career goal but not sure of career pathway.
First good thing you did was the consultation you got from different counselors.
Second you should also consult with at-least one local and one internationally trained Accounting professional and share your plans with them as well.
Third make a contingency plan A, B and C - based on admission status, cost, qualifications and time etc.
Finally follow your heart or what we called intuition (gut feeling).
Hopefully you'll be at the right track with some of the above suggestions.
All the best.
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