CGAs are in high demand
Certified General Accountants are in high demand because organizations need professionals who can provide leadership on financial issues and manage the overall success of an organization. While learning CGA, you’ll be trained in the details of financial management and know how to use complex information systems. And you’ll balance risk and opportunity to make far-reaching decisions that lead to long-term success. CGAs currently benefit from an employment rate of over 95% across Canada! Thousands of students enrolled in the CGA Program every year. As a student in the CGA Program, your regional Employment Referral Service will become one of your primary job search and career advancement tools. CGA connected its members and students with employers seeking skilled financial professionals. Many employers rely on CGA’s Employment Referral Service to fill accounting and financial positions. Employers recognize that as a CGA or student enrolled in the CGA Program, not only do you have a strong academic background, but you’re also required to obtain relevant work experience. They know that as you progress through the CGA Program, you’re ready for increasing job responsibilities in financial and business management. By enrolling in the CGA Program and earning a CGA designation, you’ve proven your dedication.
Your benefits:
Unlimited earning potential - CGAs are in the top 5% of income earners in Canada. Students and members of CGA achieve incomes ranging between $40,000 and $1,000,000 annually. Salaries vary between regions, industries and positions but with a CGA designation, your income possibilities are unlimited.
Take advantage of immediate career benefits - Employers have a high degree of professional respect for students enrolled in the CGA Program. They recognize that students in the CGA Program demonstrate high levels of competence. CGAs hold top positions and dominate maximum earning power. You don’t have to wait until you receive your CGA designation to be in demand in the marketplace! As you progress through the program, your ongoing work experience will help you advance to more challenging positions.
This is Canada’s Most Flexible Professional Accounting Designation - You plan the program that best suits your career goals and lifestyle. The CGA program of professional studies is designed to provide the greatest degree of flexibility while ensuring the highest academic standards.
You can Earn while you learn - The CGA Program is designed to enable you to work full-time while earning your CGA designation and bachelor’s degree (if you don’t already hold a degree) concurrently on a part-time basis. This practical method to professional studies allows you to apply what you are learning in your studies to your job.
You can adapt the CGA Program to your preferred learning style - The CGA Program offers an innovative blend of independent distance education learning resources using hardcopy materials and leading-edge technologies. You can take advantage of Internet based features such as online course tutors, audio review sessions, networking with students enrolled in the CGA program across Canada and throughout the world, etc. If you prefer to learn in a classroom setting, CGA course lectures are offered in many major centers. For more information on the classroom options available in your community contact your local CGA office.
Get practical experience in the area of your choice - The CGA program allows you the flexibility of gaining experience in a sector that interests you and in a position that allows you to do the kind of work you will enjoy. CGAs occupy key financial and executive management positions throughout the public practice, corporate, and government sectors. In order to earn a CGA designation you will be expected to gain related practical experience.
Choose from course options to support your career goals - Being student in the CGA program, you have the unique opportunity to tailor your professional level studies to the career direction you have chosen. You can choose from Financial Management Career Options including:
- Corporate & Small-Medium Enterprises
- Information Technology
- Public Practice
- Government & Not-for-profit
More about CGA:
- CGA provides good flexibility for satisfying the degree requirement - your bachelor’s degree may be earned through a recognized program in any discipline from a university, university college, or technical institution. Foreign degrees deemed equivalent to Canadian standards are also acceptable. You can combine education from different disciplines.
- The CGA designation is recognized throughout Canada and all over the world - CGA Canada represents a network of more than 60 000 members and students worldwide. As a CGA or student enrolled in the CGA program, you will have the ability to transfer your designation or completed course credits from province to province. And, the designation is accepted in countries China, Hong Kong and countries of the Caribbean.
- Earn a bachelor’s degree and a CGA designation while you work full-time - You have the unique opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree while working full-time and studying towards your CGA designation. As a student enrolled in the CGA program of professional studies, you can also enroll in one of CGA’s integrative degree opportunities.
- Distinct Technological Advantages - Professionals need sound knowledge of the most up-to-date financial and business applications to compete in today’s competitive job market. As a CGA or a student enrolled in the CGA program, you’ll be recognized as belonging to an elite group of professionals able to use today’s business technology for professional decision-making, information management, and organizational leadership.
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