Demand for accountancy and related services continues to grow, but since 2018, the university intake of local accountancy students has fallen by over 10 per cent. This has been attributed to factors such as lower starting salaries, as well as long and unpredictable working hours. 

And that’s why a fast-track route track had earlier been introduced for accountancy degree students who are interested to become chartered accountants.

In Singapore, those who want to become a chartered accountant must attain the Singapore Chartered Accountant Qualification (SCAQ). 

But beyond official certification, non-accountants who are interested in topics like accounting standards, ethics, taxation and even sustainability do not have to take the SCAQ to learn about accounting. The Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (ISCA) subscription-based e-learning platform called Accountify provides bite-sized learning resources across a wide range of accounting related topics.

On this episode of Advancing Accountancy, we feature:

• Melissa Wu, Head of Chartered Accountant Education and Learning at ISCA
• Kacie Yang, Associate Director at the ISCA Academy

Presented by: Ryan Huang
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)