ACCA continues to strengthen its global presence 

Award-winning ^[i] professional body ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has seen a record level of satisfaction from its members and students. Overall 80.7 percent of ACCA members and students were satisfied or very satisfied with their professional body in the 2017-18 strategic year, an uplift of 3.8 percentage points. Employer satisfaction was up by 5.3 percentage points to a staggering 91 percent, also the highest level ever recorded.

ACCA has continued to strengthen its presence on the global stage, growing the organisation to more than 208,000 members and over 503,000 students worldwide and spanning across 179 countries.

Helen Brand OBE, ACCA’s chief executive, says: ‘2017-18 was a pioneering year for ACCA. Not only did we achieve a milestone with our membership numbers, but we were able to celebrate this achievement by creating a transportable wall of member names – featuring every one of ACCA’s 200,000 membership community. To date, the wall has visited a number of our markets around the world, including Ethiopia, Pakistan, Singapore, China, and Malaysia – leading all the way to the grand finale in Sydney, Australia for the World Congress of Accountants event in November 2018, where ACCA is officially a gold sponsor.

‘This all comes at a time when ACCA’s Qualification has undergone trailblazing change, which includes the introduction of a new type of computer-based exams for our Fundamentals papers and the successful launch of the innovative Ethics and Professional Skills Module, which has been well-received by students and employers. And as a result, I’m pleased to say we have achieved record-breaking levels of satisfaction.

‘As we look ahead to 2018-19 and beyond, I look forward to keeping up our momentum by engaging with ACCA’s global network, analysing trends most likely to shape our future and indeed developing the accountancy profession the world needs.’

^[i] ACCA won five major industry awards last strategic year

Source: ACCA – ACCA sees highest level of member and student satisfaction in a year of ground-breaking change

 

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