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Professional Accountancy Organization Development Committee
The PAO Development Committee’s focus is on addressing the challenges facing the development of strong professional accountancy organizations (PAOs) in emerging and developing countries. It brings together individuals from both developed and developing nations, who drive an agenda to raise awareness of accountancy, bring attention to the need for a formal profession, and highlight the economic and social benefits that a formal profession can bring.
Recent Developments
Austria: PAO Development Committee member Ardiana Bunjaku will speak at the World Bank Centre for Financial Reporting Reform’s Education Community of Practice Workshop “Building Effective Audit Regulation and Education” on February 7-8, 2012, in Vienna, Austria. The workshop’s objective is to contribute to the further development of effective audit regulation and education through REPARIS (The Road to Europe: Program of Accounting Reform and International Strengthening). Ms. Bunjaku, executive director of the Society of Certified Accountants and Auditors of Kosovo, will provide her insights on developing educational resources to support effective audit education.
- Mentoring Insights—The Mentor Perspective: As a launch event under the Mentoring Program, and to help inform and refine the Program’s future deliverables, the PAO Development Committee will bring together IFAC Member Bodies that undertake, or plan to undertake, mentoring of other PAOs. This interactive workshop will provide an opportunity for knowledge and best practice sharing around this distinctive approach to technical assistance. The workshop will take place on February 17, 2012, in Dubai, UAE, after the PAO Development Committee meeting. For further information about the workshop or to discuss the possibility of participating please contact Marta Russell, Technical Manager, Member Body Development.
PAO Development Committee Resources
- Establishing and Developing a Professional Accountancy Body
This Good Practice Guidance covers the roles and responsibilities of a PAO, education and examinations structures, and capacity development.
- Tools and Resources to Support the Development of the Accounting Profession
Supplementary Good Practice Guidance for PAOs, including case studies and practical illustrations.
Key Contacts
- Gabriella Kusz, Technical Manager, Member Body Development
GabriellaKusz@ifac.org - Szymon Radziszewicz, Senior Technical Manager, Member Body Development SzymonRadziszewicz@ifac.org
- Marta Russell, Technical Manager, Member Body Development MartaRussell@ifac.org
External Resources
- CReCER Community of Practice
- The World Bank Centre for Financial Reporting Reform (CFRR), Vienna, Austria
- The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR)
