Around 280 ACCA Students and affiliates sat through interviews for training opportunities offered by employers namely Meezan Bank, First Microfinance Bank, Khushali Microfinance Bank, S&P Global, Ufone and Islamabad Recruitment Company. The event also included keynote addresses by Kabeer Naqvi, COO, UMicrofinance Bank, Sardar Abu Bakr, Director Strategy, Telenor Pakistan, Yousuf Haroon, Director HR, Emaar Pakistan and Anna Faisal, Executive Director Roots Millennium Schools.
Speaking on the occasion, Kabeer Naqvi said that the most important thing about building a career is that you should be brave enough to take risks, be zealous and ready for rising up the ladder. On answering a question from the audience members on inclusion and equal opportunity for people with special needs, Kabeer Naqvi announced that UMicrofinance Bank will put in more focus to this area as part of their organisation's recruitment strategy.
Thanking the participants and guest speakers on the occasion, Anna Faisal reiterated her resolve to provide quality education in Pakistan. She said, "TMUC Chief Executive Faisal Mushtaq is committed to make transnational undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional education affordable and accessible to all students in Pakistan. We appreciate ACCA Pakistan for developing their students for their professional journeys ahead." The ceremony ended with the award of mementoes by the TMUC Dean of Academics Safia Farouqi to the guest speakers followed by a group photo.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2017