Secondary school student engagements in 2023/24: The Institute's Year in Review

With summer now upon us and the 2023/2024 school year coming to a close, it's the perfect time to review and summarize the Institute's student engagement activities with secondary schools.

Over the past year, we've devised and implemented a series of impactful experiential learning activities tailored specifically for senior secondary school students, particularly those studying Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (BAFS).

These engagement activities have allowed us to introduce the accounting profession to students at an early stage, sparking their interest and helping them to envision exciting career paths.

Experiential Learning Activity Series

Partnering with the Education Bureau, the HKICPA Experiential Learning Activity Series 2023/24 enables students to understand the latest development of the accounting industry and the diverse careers paths available to explore.

Accounting workshops

90 students from 23 schools took part in our workshops designed to provide them with fundamental knowledge combined with practical skills in relation to the profession.

We were honoured to have 20 Accounting Ambassadors as facilitators.

Company visits

Two visits to EY and KPMG were arranged, receiving overwhelming interest with participation from over 200 teachers and students in total.

Accounting and Business Management Online Quiz

The inaugural edition of the event attracted 2,000 students participants from 88 schools in the quiz.

EDB Business-School Partnership Programme

The Institute is a partner of the EDB BSPP, providing the latest information on the accountancy profession targeting secondary school students for its publications and events.

Interactive seminars

Over 200 S3- S6 secondary school students took part in seminars organized under this programme. These seminars provided an overview of the accountancy industry, while highlighting essential skills of accounting talents, latest developments, and career pathways of CPAs.

EDB Life Planning information website

The Institute worked with EDB to craft content on the accounting sector uploaded to their dedicated website to facilitate life planning and career guidance.

Other outreach activities

Over the past year, the Institute has collaborated with schools and other organizations to host a number of talks and career seminars, not just for students, but for teachers as well.

BAFS talks/ Career building seminars

Conducted six BAFS talks for S.3 - S.5 students and participated the Career Day at St. Paul’s College to promote the accounting profession to over 700 secondary school students.

“會計新丁” Taster Programme

Organized by IVE Business and supported by the Institute, this event was attended by 128 physical participants and 63 online participants.

HKICPA/HKABE Career Sharing

A career talk to encourage S.4- S.6 BAFS students to pursue a career in the business field was co-organized with Hong Kong Association of Business Education (HKABE)

HKICPA Education Symposium for secondary school teachers

The Institute took part in two symposiums as CPD trainings organized by EDB for over 200 secondary school teachers in total, particularly those teaching BAFS.

More to come

The feedback from both students and school administrators has been tremendously positive, underscoring the value and relevance of our outreach initiatives.

As we build on the success of the past year, we hope to reach out to even more young talents and inspire them as they consider a fruitful career in accounting. If you feel inspired and would like to join us on this journey, please reach out to amcc@hkicpa.org.hk, or stay tuned to our webpage here.

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