Q: Big4 - Yearly salary increment

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Im just disgusted by how the take away ppl rights after 20 years of education and says im sry u born too late.

Fast forward to 2020 to 2024. They did a half uturn and tell ppl. Im sry u born too early.

I don't understand.

So ISCA did a half U-turn by introducing Accelerated Pathway Programme (APP) in 2024 and giving exemptions for "Financial Reporting in 2023" and giving exemption for "Tax in 2020" ?


I extracted the Timeline:

September 2020 - Exemption for Taxation Module

January 2023 - Exemption for Financial Reporting Module

April 2024 - Introduction of Accelerated Pathway Programme



Benefits
What are the Benefits of the APP?
Under the APP, ISCA will sponsor the following SCAQ-related fees:

- Annual SCAQ candidature fees till graduation from university.
- Module exemption fees (for up to 2 modules).
- One-time SCAQ module exam fees (except the IB module) for penultimate and final year students.
- Complimentary revision classes for the Assurance (AS) and Business value, governance - and risk (BG) modules for enrolled students.

Does it mean future undergrad will attempt 2 x SCAQ paper Assurance (AS) and Business value, governance - and risk (BG) during their uni day?

1. Current NTU Students, please do the following modules during your undergraduate course:

a. Advanced Taxation (BL9305/BL5305)

b. Financial Reporting (Both Risk Reporting and Analysis (AC3102) + Accounting Analysis and Valuation (AC3103)

2. Current NTU Students, please sign up as ISCA candidate and apply for Accelerated Pathway Programme (APP) and attempt the following 2 x SCAQ papers:

a. Assurance (AS)

b. Business value, governance and risk (BG)

I extracted the Timeline:

September 2020 - Exemption for SCAQ Taxation Module
a. NTU - Advanced Taxation (BL9305/BL5305)

January 2023 - Exemption for SCAQ Financial Reporting Module
b. NTU - Financial Reporting (Both Risk Reporting and Analysis (AC3102) + Accounting Analysis and Valuation (AC3103)

April 2024 - Introduction of Accelerated Pathway Programme
c. SCAQ module - Assurance (AS)
d. SCAQ module - Business value, governance and risk (BG)

Essentially, future undergraduate can clear 4 out 5 paper upon graduate

Originally Posted by Unregistered

That is such a specific example that I have to ask, are you from NTU business by any chance

There is one guy who graduated to work as a bartender

Not from local uni. But my respect goes to the guy who become a bar tender with a uni degree, not auditor trying to become Ibanker lol

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Im just disgusted by how the take away ppl rights after 20 years of education and says im sry u born too late.

Fast forward to 2020 to 2024. They did a half uturn and tell ppl. Im sry u born too early.

I mean that’s just life right.

What about the people who served 2.5 years NS?
Or those of us who had to choose secondary school BEFORE the Psle results were released?I could have gone to a better school.
Or those of us who took O levels mathematics without calculator?
Or those of us who had to take Sec 5 cause last time no poly preparatory programme?
What about the cohort that got to serve BMT from home during circuit breaker
And the cohort that got to go university exchange with NO CAP on number of modules?
But subsequent cohorts got cap, and covid cohort cannot even go exchange
What about certain module that used to be graded then became S/U permitted?
Why last time no need do ICC now need?

wah I can list out many many more grievance relating to born too early / born too late man…

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Im just disgusted by how the take away ppl rights after 20 years of education and says im sry u born too late.

Fast forward to 2020 to 2024. They did a half uturn and tell ppl. Im sry u born too early.

I would have respect them if they did not make any u-turn

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I mean that’s just life right.

What about the people who served 2.5 years NS?
Or those of us who had to choose secondary school BEFORE the Psle results were released?I could have gone to a better school.
Or those of us who took O levels mathematics without calculator?
Or those of us who had to take Sec 5 cause last time no poly preparatory programme?
What about the cohort that got to serve BMT from home during circuit breaker
And the cohort that got to go university exchange with NO CAP on number of modules?
But subsequent cohorts got cap, and covid cohort cannot even go exchange
What about certain module that used to be graded then became S/U permitted?
Why last time no need do ICC now need?

wah I can list out many many more grievance relating to born too early / born too late man…

Ya thats life man.. but dont ard oversell dreams. Its either u stand up to it or hide in the hole and say.. thats life man. Of cos the easiest way is hide in the hole.
Time will tell us whether they made a right move...anything cannot resolve.. just say this is a global issue... when there is credit everyone jump out to claim.. ya thats life man.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I would have respect them if they did not make any u-turn

Same. Funny decision. Ppl education is forward moving, only our local u ranked top ard the world is moving backwards. 5 days pac CA overpowered. Thats y they nerf the current gen?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not from local uni. But my respect goes to the guy who become a bar tender with a uni degree, not auditor trying to become Ibanker lol

But I have accounting knowledge and financial modelling certificate from corporate finance institute. I will work towards CFA if I am in JP Morgan or Goldman IB

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Same. Funny decision. Ppl education is forward moving, only our local u ranked top ard the world is moving backwards. 5 days pac CA overpowered. Thats y they nerf the current gen?

What do you mean by "5 days pac CA overpowered. Thats y they nerf the current gen?"

Sorry. I don't get what u mean by pac and overpowered...and what you mean by "nerf" ?