(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The Qatar Finance & Business Academy (QFBA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Qatar Association of Certified Public Accountants (QCPA) as part of an initiative to continuously hone the skillsets of its staff.
The MoU was signed by QFBA CEO Dr Khalid al-Horr and QCPA chairman Hashem al-Sayed at the QFBA premises on Thursday. The partnership aims to develop the academic and professional performance of their staff and QFC firms to go hand-in-hand with the social and economic development state-wide.
This MoU entails both the parties to implement joint and specialised training programmes in the fields of accounting, auditing, and other related fields. Both QFBA and QCPA will support and encourage joint research and academic studies in the field of accounting, as agreed by those in charge of such research and studies.
They will jointly host seminars and specialised academic conferences and workshops on topics of mutual interest as well as co-operate in the field of writing and translating academic books in the field of accounting and auditing.
QFBA CEO Dr Khalid al-Horr said: 'We are proud to be allied with Qatar Association of Certified Public Accountants to take our journey further and enhance the knowledge paradigms of Qatari professionals by enhancing their skillsets. As we are in the academic and professional development field, we need to be updated with the trends shaping up in the financial diaspora.
'This MoU will fructify our slated goal to upskill our staff by capitalising on both the institutes' expertise and competencies. Through this tie-up, we will be providing additional training programmes, which are slated to shape their future growth trajectory. Besides, we would also be hosting various workshops and conferences to make our professional future leaders in tune with the global financial updates.
Al-Sayed said: 'QFBA is a renowned financial institution and through this partnership we are destined to script a success story in the financial landscape of Qatar. Both the institutes bring with themselves their inherent merits and together we are well placed to offer sustainable paradigms to new age financial professionals of Qatar. 'This tie-up will help our staff learn best practices from the best in the industry as QFBA has a significant stronghold when it comes to bringing globally leading professional courses and curate them as per the needs of Qatari financial sector requirements.
'By virtue of collaboration, we will be in a better position to offer our students and participants a global landscape and provide hands-on training for them to take the right decision and help their prospective organisations towards growth uptick. We are sure that this association is just the beginning of financial resurgence of Qatar.
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