A Conference on Professional Certification
BDO Jordan Academy & Surgent MENA Offer Full & Partial Scholarships for Students at the Hashemite University to Obtain Accredited Professional Accounting Certificates
Zarqa – Jordan, March 2023
BDO Jordan Academy, the training arm of BDO Jordan, Samman & Co., and Surgent MENA, for Accounting & Financial Education, held Professional Certificates Conference in joint cooperation with the Hashemite University, College of Business, on 19 March. The conference aimed to provide attendees with the latest information on professional certificates that Surgent MENA provides including CPA, CIA, CMA, and CISA.
This conference is part of BDO Jordan’s commitment, as a leading audit, tax, and consulting firm, to support professional education and the development of students. Attendees were provided with a comprehensive illustration of professional certificates and their importance in the current labor market.
The conference featured a range of speakers from BDO Jordan, Surgent MENA and Hashemite University. Mr. Mohammad Awwad, Marketing Consultant at Surgent MENA, presented the integrated educational system of Surgent, which prepares the student to obtain the requirements of professional certificates in a more efficient and less effortful way, while ensuring that the student is qualified to sit for the examinations of the different professional certifications, while deploying high-tech applications, including A.S.A.P. technology and self-performance indicator technology (ReadySCORE). On her turn, Ms. Ruba Sinokrot, Business Development representative of BDO Jordan Academy, spoke about the range of training, capacity-building, and consulting services the academy offers.
Dr. Ibrahim Mansour, Director of the Labor Market Preparation Center at the Hashemite University, stressed the importance of building a solid professional path, as competition in the labor markets demands more distinguished, qualified, and highly-skilled, certified professionals to obtain better job opportunities and higher incomes. He also commented that the university degree alone is no longer sufficient in the labor market.
The conference was open to professionals, students, and those interested in learning more about professional certification. Attendees had the opportunity to network with industry experts, participate in interactive sessions, and gain valuable insights into the world of professional certification.
It is worth mentioning that this conference is one of BDO Jordan Academy’s endeavors to support the local and regional professional community with qualified staff and comes in line with BDO Jordan plans to spread the culture of professional certification and create awareness of the importance of such certificates in view of the high demand for certified professionals, especially auditors, at both the local, regional, and global levels.
The conference was concluded with a special gift from Surgent MENA for three of the Hashemite University students who received full scholarships, in addition to partial scholarships with a discount value of 50% for all students of the College of Business to obtain accredited accounting certificates.