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A CAT at the age of 18?

July 14th, 2004 in Personal

Today, our school invited some people from some higher education institute, Institut Tinggi Fajar. They claim they are the only institute that is ACCA approved tuition provider in Miri for CAT course in Miri.

Well, they keep on babbling on how to become a certified accountant in Malaysia, where you must be a member of MIA before you can use the “Accountant”. That word seems to be protected in some Acounting Act of Malaysia. You cannot just simply say “I’m an accountant!!” or something like that.

Well, he goes on and on about degree of Accountancy where there’s only about like 7 local government U’s which is certified by the MIA. The rest? Rubbish…. Then he start talking about profesional organization, instead of degree. There, he talks about ACCA. ACCA, is 100 years old and recognised by 160 countries world wide. So that means, if you’re a ACCA, you can work as an Accountant anywhere, since it is a popular one.

Then, he start talking about CAT, something that will reduce your study time if you want to get ACCA. He said that we can start taking CAT course now!! Yes, Form 4!! OK, it works like this. For form 4, you take 2 papers, then in Form 5, take another 2 papers, then after you finished your SPM, you have to clear about 5 papers (in 6 months), and if all the paper is cleared, you are a CAT!! So, you’re a CAT at the age of 17 or 18!! Miao miao… its so fast eeh….

You’re now a CAT, and you want to be ACCA. Then, study for another 2 years, and you will be an ACCA. Work for another 3 years (a requirement to become a member of MIA), then you will become an accountant!! That means you’re a qualified Accountant at the age 23! That’s so fast…

Cool huh? But i didnt plan to take the CAT now, since i prefer to concentrate on my SPM. With SPM, I think I would have better oppurtunity and more open choices. If i study CAT now, and i got bad result in SPM, my job oppurtunities will be only on Accountancy. I prefer to have more choices, cos i havent really decide what to study after my SPM.

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