{"id":3995,"date":"2020-10-24T12:14:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-24T12:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icap.org.pk\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2020-10-24T12:41:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T12:41:57","slug":"presidents-virtual-connect-with-icap-members-based-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/presidents-virtual-connect-with-icap-members-based-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s Virtual Connect with ICAP Members based Overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Overseas Coordination Committee (OCC) in  collaboration with the Overseas Chapters of ICAP Members in Australia and  Qatar, and Contact Persons of ICAP in KSA organized &ldquo;President&rsquo;s Virtual  Connect&rdquo; with ICAP Members based in these respective jurisdictions. President  ICAP, Mr. Khalilullah Shaikh and Chairman OCC, Mr. Ashfaq Yousuf Tola addressed  the audience and apprised them about the developments, initiatives and projects  that have been taken up by the Council for the betterment of the Institute and  its membership.<\/p>\n<p>The sessions comprised of a brief presentation by  Mr. Ashfaq Yousuf Tola in which major highlights of the OCC from the past and  the initiatives taken by the OCC during its current term (2019-2020) were  apprised such as update on ICAP Dubai office, collaborating with International  accountancy Institutes\/Bodies for the benefit of ICAP Members and students,  recent webinars held by the OCC and various other initiatives taken to benefit  the overseas fraternity.<\/p>\n<p>President ICAP apprised the members about the  initiatives and projects taken up by the Council for the betterment of the  Institute and how these initiatives were planned while keeping in view the  requirements and prospects of this profession in years to come. Below are some  major areas which Mr. Khalilullah Shaikh addressed during his speech;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Major changes being proposed in the New CA  Ordinance and the extensive efforts and due process being followed.<\/li>\n<li>Substantial work being done by the Governance  Task force to review overall governance and organizational structure.<\/li>\n<li>IT Improvements: Implementation of SAP; Creating  a Paperless Environment; ICAP&rsquo;s Mobile App Development; Introducing Online  Examinations <\/li>\n<li>The development of the New Education Scheme  (2021) keeping in view the requirements and skills in demand in future and  expectations from the members.<\/li>\n<li>Shared the efforts being done by the Institute  for collaboration with other professional accounting bodies for the benefit of  ICAP members and students<\/li>\n<li>Recognition of ICAP Members &amp; Students:  Arrangement with Northampton University (UK)<\/li>\n<li>Apprised about engagement with HEC for bringing  flexibility in the framework of higher education to facilitate members and  students who wish to pursue higher education at local universities. <\/li>\n<li>Launch of I-Thrive, ICAP&rsquo;s flagship  Entrepreneurial Support Platform (ESP)<\/li>\n<li>Establishment of a Research Unit in collaboration  with IBA<\/li>\n<li>Extending ICAP&rsquo;s reach in Baluchistan to provide  opportunities to talented students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Highlights from the session with ICAP Member in  Australia<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icap.org.pk\/files\/per\/posts-img\/2020\/10\/VR-for-Australia.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The session was held on September 26, 2020 and  was moderated by Mr. Muhammad Kamran and Mr. Farrukh Ansar Khan, Chairman and  Vice Chairman of the Australia Chapter of ICAP Members respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Following the President&rsquo;s address, the Managing  Committee (MC) of Australia Chapter as well as the members shared some  important and constructive questions relating to the I-Thrive program,  reciprocal arrangement with CPA Australia, gaining CPD hours for overseas  members and various other areas. <\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Highlights from the session with ICAP Member in  Qatar<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icap.org.pk\/files\/per\/posts-img\/2020\/10\/VR-for-Qatar.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The session was held on September 26, 2020 and  was moderated by Mr. Shafiq Ur Rehman and Ms. Fatima Nadeem, Chairman and Head  of Financial Affairs of the Qatar Chapter of ICAP Members respectively. <\/p>\n<p>Following the President&rsquo;s address, the members  shared questions relating to the launch of ICAP&rsquo;s first incubation center,  conducting exams for ICAP students in Qatar, easy access and opportunities to  gain CPD hours for overseas members.&nbsp; The members also shared some  valuable suggestions with President ICAP such as strategy to promote ICAP  members for vacancies in Qatar as it prepares to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup,  facilitate part qualified students for training opportunities in Qatar etc.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Highlights from the session with ICAP Member in KSA<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icap.org.pk\/files\/per\/posts-img\/2020\/10\/VR-for-KSA.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The session was held on October 17, 2020 and was  moderated by Mr. Shahid Mahmood and Mr. Syed Ali Haider Rizvi, Contact Persons  of ICAP in KSA. <br \/>\nFollowing the President&rsquo;s address, the members  shared some constructive questions relating to conducting exams for ICAP  students in KSA, job placements, reciprocal arrangements with other institutes,  and the possibility for ICAP students to do their article ship overseas. Mr.  Shaikh also highlighted the importance to have female representation in the  profession. He encouraged female members, especially those who are looking for  new opportunities, to participate in ICAP exam checking, assist in designing  the new education scheme, participate in the upcoming Women Entrepreneurship  Program which is designed specifically for such female members who are looking  to re-enter the professional world after a career break.<\/p>\n<p>The participants were delighted and deeply  appreciated the ICAP team for taking initiative of holding focused sessions for  ICAP members. The participants also expressed their sincere gratitude to  President ICAP for sharing the insights and requested that such sessions should  be held regularly. The sessions concluded with a vote of thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Overseas Coordination Committee (OCC) in collaboration with the Overseas Chapters of ICAP Members in Australia and Qatar, and Contact Persons of ICAP in KSA organized &ldquo;President&rsquo;s Virtual Connect&rdquo; with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3995"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4004,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995\/revisions\/4004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}