PRACTICAL TRAINING GUIDELINES Department of Accounting PRACTICAL TRAINING COORDINATOR Dr. Suaniza Mamat Room: A338, Level 3, KENMS Office Tel: 03-61964656 E-mail: suaniza@iium.edu.my
Aim of today’s briefing Introduction Getting a placement Choosing a firm Important dates Question and Answers
Introduction ACC 3592 Practical Training, 8 credit hours Offered only in Sem 2 Minimum of 26 weeks training - Starts in Sem 2 and ends in Sem 3 Coming PT period - 12TH JANUARY 2015 TO 10TH JULY 2015 Result: Pass or Fail Offered only in Sem 2 – if delay...u can not register online, but manually Minimum of 26 weeks training – number of leaves? Coming PT period - 12TH JANUARY 2015 TO 10TH JULY 2015 – immediately after exam….end a week b4 raya
Introduction (cont) The passing mark 70% Assessment Method % Student Assessment Form (firm’s supervisor) 35 Log Book 20 Practical Training Report 25 Interview - Student 10 Interview - Firm’s supervisor Total 100
Getting a placement Flowchart
Choosing a firm Big firms Medium and Small firms MUST BE in Audit firms accounting related area: accounting, audit, tax, AIS, company secretary, finance etc. Big firms narrow job scope, structured training, better exposure, more doors opened (excellent for your resume) Entry requirements interview, CGPA usually > 3 Applying to Big Firms: Online application Medium and Small firms wide job scope, unstructured training Search: http://www.mia.org.my
Choosing a firm (cont) DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND ASK QUESTIONS: Will there be internship vacancies from January to July 2015? How can I apply, what are the requirements (CGPA, interview etc)? How long does it normally take to process internship application? When can I follow up and with who?
What to do next? Subscribe to iTa’Leem Email the placement form to Sr Shima (available at iTa’Leem) Start applying for PT place PT Checklist Check for important dates Second briefing on 5th Dec 2014
Find out more at iTa’Leem Placement form DOA list of PT firms Notices PT guideline FAQs PT checklist PT flowchart
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