Upgrade yourself

Publication: NST

Date of publication: Oct 15, 2013

Section heading: Supplement

Page number: 004

WITH the business market getting increasingly competitive, continuing professional development (CPD) programmes and short courses are excellent ways of upgrading one's self and to stay ahead of the game. Here we take a look at some CPD programmes and short courses on business, management and accounting available.

COMMUNICATING CLEARLY IN WRITING

Good writing skills are integral in any business and this course aims to do just that by improving one's writing skills in English. The course will develop the knowledge, skills and capabilities for effective business writing.

Participants of this course will learn, among other skills, to revisit the rules of proper grammar and understand sentence and paragraph fundamentals, structure and compose a variety of texts using simple language and target that text to a specific audience, and gain confidence in preparing and delivering a professional presentation within a business context.

PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS

In this programme, participants will better understand how their behaviour and the behaviour of those around them at work can affect them. In the course of the programme, participants will also explore the frameworks and models that describe organisational life, they will reflect on their experiences at work and apply the frameworks in analysing their experiences.

Participants will also develop critical analytical skills in using the frameworks as well as develop strategies for more effective managerial behaviour.

ACHIEVING BUSINESS GROWTH THROUGH SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES

DATE: 26 - 28 NOV

In this course, participants will learn to review the step-by-step thinking and analysis that is vital for the implementation of a successful business concept. Participants will be stimulated to perform internal and external strategic analysis of their present business model. They will also learn to develop a greater understanding of the formulation, development and execution of the organisation's strategy.

Participants of the course will also learn to sharpen their strategic skills, fine tune their business models, learn product differentiation, transform plans and strategies into results and understand the importance of organisational design, structure and alignment with strategies, among others.

Those who will benefit most from this course include mid-career professionals, corporate planning staff, technical, professionals from the technical, finance and banking industries, brand managers, customer service and support executives, account supervisors, department heads, intrapreneurs and also entrepreneurs.

For more information

* www.taylors.edu.my

ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF TA X EFFECT ACCOUNTING

DATE: 4 NOV

This course will enable participants to understand and grasp the advanced principles of tax effect accounting in advanced areas including tax implications of financial instruments, tax effects of assets measured at fair value, and tax effect rising in financial institutions, insurance business, biological assets, construction contracts and property development.

Those who would benefit most from this course are financial controllers, accountants, finance managers, auditors, company secretaries and academicians.

AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DATE: 6 NOV

In this course, emphasis will be placed on the salient technical features of Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards that an auditor must be mindful of when he is gathering sufficient relevant audit evidence.

External auditors, internal auditors and group accountants are among those who will benefit greatly from this course.

For more information

* www.mia.org.my

UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC RULINGS ON TAX DEDUCTIBILITY OF EXPENSES

DATE: 22 AND 23 OCT

Participants attending this workshop will be provided with sound knowledge as well as understanding of income tax laws and regulations that are related to the issues of deductibility of expenses.

Additionally, participants of the workshop will gain a better understanding of the Director General of Inland Revenue's explanation of the Public Rulings, common compliance that are related to the provisions provided in the Income Tax Act 1967 and also court decisions by tax cases.

Company directors, finance managers and controllers, accountants, auditors, company secretaries, sole proprietors and partners, tax agents, and tax practitioners are those who stand to gain most from this workshop.

GST: IT'S ON OUR DOORSTEP

DATE: 17 OCT

This one-day seminar will highlight the key areas of GST including GST from a legal perspective, tax cases, case studies from other jurisdictions to understand some of the nuances of how the law will impact businesses and business practices, and also practical issues that taxpayers may face in the implementation of the GST.

For more information

* www.ctim.org.my