ICMAP seeks excellence to uplift education standard

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) believes in continuous improvement of the curriculum to equip students with the latest knowledge up to their expectations to compete in the corporate sector.
Further, as a part of facilitation to its students, ICMAP is continuously in search of latest teaching methodologies in order to assure that the knowledge is conveyed in the most befitting way. In search of teaching excellence, ICMAP has introduced IBDLP (Internet Based Distance Learning Programme) for the first time ever in any Professional Accounting body in Pakistan.
Muhammad Arif Nara, Honorary Secretary ICMAP, Executive Director PIPFA Shahzad Ahmad Awan, Chairman Lahore Branch Council, ICMAP Noor Muhammad, Executive Director expressed their views while they were addressing a seminar here on Monday. They said the ICMAP's major concern regarding distance learning was that the level of knowledge might not be optimised until they have been passed through the lectures.
Further correspondence students are always looking for crash coaching classes to review the course by instructors. Understanding their utmost need, it was decided to facilitate the distance learning students in a way that shall not affect the essence of distance learning course and at the same time optimum learning can also be assured.
An announcement to this effect was made by the spokesperson of the ICMAP here on Monday. It was pointed out that the ICMAP has also been offering distance learning education through its correspondence course. In fact, it has served as the first open University of Pakistan. Currently bold and innovative initiatives are being taken to provide professional education through digital devices.
The ICMAP has so far produced over 3,200 qualified members and today has 23,000 students on its rolls. It has offered formal professional education in 16 cities of Pakistan and abroad. Under this IBDLP programme, lectures will be available on CDs. It will facilitate students living in remote areas and out-sides Pakistan. Students will get opportunity to interact with the counsellors for guidance on regular basis through Internet, in this connection two online tests will be conducted to test the students overall progress on the course.
On the successful completion of IBDLP session and passing one of the two online tests, students will be eligible to appear in ICMAP examinations nationally, internationally.