The Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Sri Lanka

Compulsory Computer Course for CAB II Students

 

Introduction

The Council has decided that all students applying for the Intermediate level Examination should complete a minimum training requirement of 50 hours on Information Technology to obtain the Intermediate level Certificate. This requirement would be effective from July 2007 Intermediate Examination.

To meet this requirement the IT Unit of the Institute has designed the following course and the students are required to complete the course before sitting for the Intermediate level examination.

Objective of the Course

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to Information System with specific reference to Microsoft Office Packages. The course will enable students to develop skills in the office packages and emphasis is placed on Spreadsheets (Ms Excel), Word Processing (Ms Word) and on Presentation Skills (Ms Power-Point )

The details of the course are given in the Annexure I

    1. For the students within Colombo limits classes will be held at the Information Technology Unit of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, (OPA         Building) at No.275/75, OPA Building, Professor Stanley Wijesundara Mawatha, Colombo 7.

Course fee : Rs.3850/- (can be arranged in 2 installments. Rs.2000/= should be paid as the 1st installment) The payment should be made directly to any branch of either Commercial Bank or Bank of Ceylon. The Student Information Form and the Bank paying-in-voucher are enclosed herewith.

Once the payment is made you are requested to send the completed Student Information Form and Bank paying-in-slip voucher to the address given below:

Manager IT Training
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (OPA Building)
2nd Floor, No.275/75, Professor Stanley Wijesundara Mawatha, Colombo 7.

Thereafter the students will be notified the location and the commencement date by the Information Technology Unit of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

Award of Certificate

After completion of the course students are required to sit for an examination. The successful candidates are issued a certificate by the training Institute. Students are required to attach a copy of the certificate issued by the Training Institute to the examination application when applying for the Intermediate level Examination.

All students sitting for the Intermediate examination must enroll themselves before 5 monthes prior to the Examination.   

Test Only Students

Students who have done a MS Office-2007 course will be eligible to sit for the test only.
Fee Rs.1500/=

Inquiries :
Contact: Mrs N Jayasooriya- Manager
IT Training Division,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
275/75, Prof. Stanley Wijesundara Mw.,
Colombo 7,
Sri Lanka.

Tel: 094-011- 2508348
Fax : 094-012-2508348  Attn: Manager - IT Training Division
E-mail :
mgr-it-training@icasrilanka.com / itunit@icasrilanka.com

Annexure I

  Course Structure 

  Duration

Introduction to computers    

5 hrs

Microsoft Word    

12 hrs

Microsoft Access  

12.5 hrs

Microsoft Excel  

16 hrs

Microsoft Power Point

7.5 hrs

Course details

Introduction to computers

  • Parts of a Computer                                                                                                      
  • Introduction to Operating System                                           
  • Desktop
  • My Computer   

                                      
Microsoft Word

  • Introduction
  • Creating Documents
  • Formatting
  • Drawing
  • Tables
  • Letters and Mailings

                                       

Microsoft Excel

  • Introduction
  • Entering Data
  • Data Handling
  • Formatting
  • Functions
  • Data Organizing
  • Charts
  • Data Summarizing
  • Printing

                            Note – Practical (5 hrs) (Total 16 hrs)

Microsoft Access

  • Introduction
  • Properties of the table
  • Data manipulation                                      
  • Creating forms and reports

                                        
Microsoft Power Point

  • Introduction
  • Creating a Presentation
  • Working with Slides
  • Animations
  • Package for CD 

                                         

 

 

 

Annexure II

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
For the Students within Colombo limits classes will be held at the following address:

Location

Address

Telephone

 Colombo           

 

 No.275/75 Professor Stanley Wijesundara

 Mawatha, (OPA Building) Colombo 7.                                                

2-508348

 

Location

Address

Telephone

 Kandy (FI-HOE training facility is  also available)

 No.42/2, A A Dharmasena Mw,Mahaiyawa, Kandy

081-2222933

 Kurunegala ICASL Centre

 No.18, Mihindu Mawatha,Kurunegala

037 4691000

 Ratnapura ICASL Centre

 No.567  2/1, Chamber of commerce,Bldg, Dharmapala  Mawatha,Ratnapura

045-2226760

 Matara ICASL Centre

 No.268, Sagara Building,Anagarika Dharmapala  Mawatha,Matara

026 2227767

Students can get information with regard to the Intermediate compulsory IT training from all the above
knowledge  centers of the ICASL