CGA

" It's simple. Combine your pursuit of your designation with your passion and make a difference. I am very fortunate to work for the Winnipeg Football Club and none of this would have happened without my CGA designation. " ~ Jim Bell, B.Comm. (Hons.), C.G.A. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Winnipeg Football Club (featured on cover) The CGA designation is recognized throughout Canada and around the world. In fact, CGA represents a network of tens of thousands of members and students working in Canada and abroad. The Certified General Accountants Association of Manitoba (CGA MB) is the largest accounting body in the province and the most diverse accounting body in the country. CGA Manitoba is responsible for training, certifying and upholding the professional standards of its students and members. The CGA Program of Professional Studies provides you with the tools to succeed in business, no matter where your career takes you. You will enter the workforce with the applied knowledge and demonstrated expertise that employers want, including specialized technical skills, sector-specific competencies, problem solving abilities and the ethics and integrity to lead. CGA's competency-based curriculum constitutes the best preparation for a professional career in financial management. You choose the professional studies path and the real-world experience that best match your career aspirations. Working full-time while studying leading edge business concepts and applying them to comprehensive assignments and exams is a challenge that requires dedication, but the final result is a lifetime of rewards. Chief among them is the flexibility to work in any type of organization, in any industry, at any level of management. With a CGA designation, your opportunities – professional and personal, at home and around the world – are limitless. 13/14 P R O G R A M O F P R O F E S S I O N A L S T U D I E S 3

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