CMA Pathway

The “CMA Pathway” blog page is dedicated to items of interest for students and business professionals interested in pursuing the CMA designation.

The aim of this blog is to allow you to engage in meaningful dialogue with others considering an accounting designation and current CMA members and students. It is intended to be a place for you to ask questions, learn more and express any comments or concerns you may have.

We look forward to your feedback and hope that this resource will be helpful to you.

Challenge your Limits – CMA High School Case Competition 2012

As one of Canada’s top three accounting designations, the Certified Management Accountants Society of British Columbia is excited to offer you with an opportunity to learn about the CMA designation and how it can take you to where you want to be in your career and life. This year, we proudly invite you to discover yourself in the Sixth Annual [...]

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UBC Team Wins Fifth Annual Post-Secondary Case Competition

CMA British Columbia held its fifth annual Post-Secondary Students Case Competition on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the Segal Graduate School of Business. The University of British Columbia team of Monique Wong, Christopher Matthew, Laura Wong, and Stella Cheng won the competition and a $2,500 shared team scholarship. In total, twenty-two teams consisting of first and second year business students [...]

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5th Annual Post Secondary Student Case Competition

This November, CMA BC will be hosting its 5th Annual Post Secondary School Case Competition. This competition will challenge you to be creative and solve real-world business problems by combining your classroom knowledge and real life experience. You will be competing against other first and second year business students from British Columbia for a chance to compete in the Final [...]

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CMA Summer Workforce Panel

On August 10th, 2011 CMA BC hosted over 140 individuals at their Summer Workforce Panel to give aspiring CMAs a unique look at the CMA designation.  The panel was held at the Terminal City Club and featured individuals in various stages of the CMA program. The CMAs and CMA Candidates shared their experiences and advice for overcoming challenges that they [...]

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12 BC Post-Secondary Students Awarded CMA Scholarships

Each year CMA presents $1500 scholarships to post-secondary students around the province who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in a management accounting course.

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An Afternoon with a CMA at WorkSafeBC

On August 5, 2011 WorkSafeBC, one of CMA BC’s Elite Employers, opened its doors to a group of post-secondary students for An Afternoon with a CMA. The event gave students the opportunity to learn more about the CMA designation, as well as the many job opportunities available to CMAs and CMA candidates working at WorkSafeBC. A brief introduction about working [...]

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Register now for the September CMA Accelerated Program

The CMA Accelerated Program is a nine or 18-month part-time program that equips students with the accounting skills and knowledge required to challenge the National Entrance Exam. The Accelerated Program is the quickest and most popular option for obtaining the 16 CMA BC prerequisites to become eligible to write the CMA National Entrance Exam and start the CMA Strategic Leadership Program. Over 90% of BC students who’ve successfully completed the Accelerated Program in the past two years have passed the June 2011, Oct 2010 and June 2010 National Entrance Exams.

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Wrapping-up a successful Mentor Program

This year CMA BC paired up 40 post-secondary students with 40 CMAs or CMA candidates from different industries to give the students a unique insight into the CMA designation and world of management accounting.

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Career Night 2011

CMA Career Night gives post-secondary students the opportunity to learn about the accounting industry from experience CMAs and CMA candidates.

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Vancouver Technical Secondary wins Fifth Annual CMA British Columbia High School Case Competition

The Certified Management Accountants Society of British Columbia held its fifth annual High School Case Competition on March 26, 2011. First place went to Vancouver Technical Secondary and second place went to Seaquam Secondary.

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