Hi
I planning to go Toronto on May 2006. I am interested to do CMA couse in Toronto. I have already contact with them and they send me a booklet which is not good enough for detail information. I asked my querry through e-mail to CMA institute but they didnt reply. So I need to help from the the forum members who knows give me the folloing information.

01. As I immigrant Will I get any fees weiver from the course?
02. Can I get any educational loan for such course?
03. any one can give me the referance book list which i want to buy from my home country.

I have already search the above imformation in CMA web site but i didnt find.
So please help me..

are you refering to Certified Management Accountants?

T

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"The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be"

Hi,
What is your educational background ? I can tell you that its not very easy for a new immigrant to do CMA initially, as soon as u land, unless you are financially very sound.

To do CMA first you will have to gather credits which is usually min 6 months and can be two years depending on you. Then u have to clear CMA enterance which is quite difficult, spec the case study. If you clear in one attempt, great, otherwise it will take another 6 months.

Once u r in course, u need 1.5 yrs of operational experience and then 6 months of managerial experience. Its not easy to find managerial job so soon. CMA institute is little flexible in considering that but still...its not v easy.

Lastly it is an expensive course, govt does not provide any funding for this. (not covered under OSAP). CMA institute does give some concession in fees, if u become unemployed during the course, the institute might reduce its fees.

Usually people get employed in a good company and if the company provides tuition fees, they pursue CMA. But again to find such a job initially is a challenge.

I am not discouraging you but I would recommend you to come here, settle down and consider this after a year or so once u have a good job.

Hope this helps, if u need any other info, pl let me know.

Thx


01. As I immigrant Will I get any fees weiver from the course?
02. Can I get any educational loan for such course?
03. any one can give me the referance book list which i want to buy from my home country.

I have already search the above imformation in CMA web site but i didnt find.
So please help me..

Timon, I like ur signature....

Thanks Aashu..

I am a CMA designated in 2004 still paying the LOC taken to complete the program.

But, at least I can afford to do that......


T

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"The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be"