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ICAEW's Pathway too tough for ACCA, CIMA and CIPFA members
TS noted with interest, and some amusement, the recruitment figures from the ICAEW's Pathways scheme.
In case you'd forgotten, Pathways was introduced a year ago by those within Moorgate Place to nab CIPFA, ACCA and CIMA members.
These members require five years' experience and must be recommended by two ICAEW members. They are then required to undertake a case study.
The first figures from the institute reveal that just 61% of members who tried to join in the year passed.
TS finds this all very interesting. Are other institutes' accountants simply not qualified enough to join the ICAEW?
And the number that have joined, you ask expectantly? 65.
Is 65 really that significant a figure? It will be interesting to hear whether the other institutes have taken on more ICAEW members than vice-versa over the past 12 months.
Countering TS' cynicism, ICAEW learning and professional development exec Dr Raymond Madden was pleased at the 'tute's progress over the year: 'Since we launched Pathways in February last year, we have been delighted by the calibre of individuals who have expressed interest in what the ICAEW has to offer them.'
Perhaps it's 65 members more than the 'tute would have had prior to Pathways.
Honestly though, it's not really a conflicts of interest/merger failure headline grabber, is it?
Anyway, TS wants to hear from anyone who know someone that swapped sides, or didn't pass the exams. Was it you? Are you pleased to move across, or unhappy you didn't pass? Get in touch on the blog or email us at takingstock@accountancyage.com.
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