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Social Events Timely CSR Project with the CA Community
CA Sri Lanka revived its annual Cricket CA also mobilized its member community locally and overseas to raise approximately
Fiesta in 2022. Immensely popular as a Rs. 3 Million towards the “Help a Little – Save a Life” project launched with the
social and networking event and much intention of collecting funds to purchase vital medications in short supply at the Lady
looked forward to by the CA member Ridgeway Hospital for Children.
community, the Cricket Fiesta had not
been held for the past two years owing
to the pandemic. The 2022 Cricket Fiesta
generated much interest and 32 corporate
teams enthusiastically participated in the
one-day event.

Yoga and Bingo sessions were also
introduced to facilitate member
networking in a more relaxed social
setting.

CSR Project “Help a Little – Save a Life”

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Stakeholder Value Creation Scorecard The benefits of CPD are two-fold; on one CPD Seminars and Webinars
hand it addresses the developmental In 2022, the focus of the CPD secretariat
Members needs of the member and accelerates had been designing CPD programmes
career mobility, while on the other to match different age categories,
hand allowing employers to strengthen professions and level of qualifications.
CPD forms an essential part of the
capacity building of CA members over knowledge-based resources within their There was a huge emphasis on skill
their professional life. By undertaking respective organisations. development for younger members. A
CPD, members demonstrate their In keeping with the International wide range of topics that give members
commitment to update their skills and Federation of Accountants (IFAC) multiple opportunities to accomplish
knowledge on an ongoing basis enabling guidelines, CA Sri Lanka members are their professional development and
them to sustain their professional value required to invest in a minimum of 20 CPD targets as well as to augment their
in the face of new global challenges and hours of CPD annually together with a career developmental needs. The CPD
rapidly evolving economic and business further 120 hours on a rolling basis over a programmes were delivered as webinars,
environments. physical programmes, forums and
3 year period which averages 40 hours per seminars providing members multiple
annum. Of this, 50% must be verifiable delivery modes to suite their convenience.
Member Awareness of CPD - ‘Do per annum.
you know?’ campaign In 2022 CA Sri Lanka conducted 146 CPD
CA Sri Lanka’s CPD Secretariat acts as the programmes for its members, collectively
Covered topics: main facilitator of CPD resources for CA
y CPD requirement for CA Members members. accounting for 511 hours, a significant
increase from 385 CPD hours recorded
y CPD Planning via CPD Online Tool in 2021. The ratio between free and paid
y CPD programmes organized by CA Strategic Imperative programmes stood at 41%: 59% in 2022.
Sri Lanka
Skill Development & Specialization
y CPD Online Academy
y Updating CPD hours

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