Toolkit: Public Sector Accounting Education Plan

The purpose of this toolkit is to assist countries integrate public sector accounting (PSA) into educational curricula by developing a pathway for the development of PSA professionals that is achievable and appropriate for the needs of individual countries. The toolkit is based on International Education Standards (IES) issued by the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) which serve as an international benchmark of good practice.

Accrual Based Accounting Core Competency Framework for Public Sector Finance Professionals

The Core Competency Framework presented in this document has been prepared to support Governments in implementing and sustaining reforms toward the adoption of accrual based accounting by defining the necessary competencies required by finance professionals to carry out such reforms. In doing so, the Framework provides guidance to the fundamental questions of “Who to train?”, “What to train?” and “To what extent to train?” when embarking on accrual based accounting reforms.

Competency-based Accounting Education, Training & Certification: Implementation Guide

The guide supports transitioning accounting education, training, and certification from a knowledge-based approach to a competency-based approach. Underlying this shift is the expanding expectation for accountants to professional judgment in response to greater transaction complexity, interconnectedness of entities, and broader global influences.

PULSAR Joint Education and Financial Reporting Communities of Practice 6th Workshop

The Public Sector Accounting and Reporting (PULSAR) Program held a joint workshop on December 1, 2022, for members of its Communities of Practice: on Financial Reporting (FinCoP) and Education (EduCoP). The EduCop was also joined by the members of The Strengthening Auditing and Reporting in Countries of the Eastern Partnership (STAREP) Program. The workshop was organized by the World Bank Centre for Financial Reporting Reform (CFRR) as part of events marking 15 years of CFRR activities.

Strategies for Greater Compliance with International Education Standards

On May 30, 2017, the World Bank’s CFRR organized a Workshop on Strategies for Greater Compliance with International Education Standards in Vienna. The event was organized within the Strengthening Auditing and Reporting in the Countries of the Eastern Partnership (STAREP) regional program, which is aimed to create a transparent policy environment and effective institutional framework for corporate reporting within the countries that make up the European Union’s Eastern Partnership: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

Future-proofing accounting education in Russia: CFRR promotes revision of accounting education programs

A CFRR workshop in Moscow on October 17 highlighted the changing role and requirements of professional accountants and auditors, and the strategic benefit in ensuring they acquire and maintain relevant knowledge, skills, and experience for a successful career in an increasingly global marketplace.

PULSAR Education Community of Practice: Inaugural Workshop

The PULSAR program is an initiative to increase transparency, accountability, and better management of public resources through the enhancement of public sector accounting (PSA) and financial reporting frameworks. PULSAR is financed by the Governments of Austria and Switzerland and is implemented by the World Bank. Participating countries include Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, and Ukraine.

Achieving Excellence in Accountancy Education: Sharing Good Practices and Opportunities for Reform

Recognizing that high quality financial information is supported by sound accountancy education systems that develop and improve the competence of professional accountants, accountancy education providers (both academic and professional education providers) met in Vienna on 1 June 2017 to presented the findings of the Regional “Accountancy Education Benchmarking Study”, developed under the Education Community of Practice (EduCoP) of the Road to Europe: Program of Accounting Reform and Institutiona

Audit Training of Trainers Virtual Workshop: Update from the Standard Setting Boards (IAASB & IESBA)

This virtual workshop allowed participants to gain insight into proposed revisions and standards issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and the International Ethics Standard Board (IESBA) and become updated with these developments directly from the Standard Setting Boards.

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