"My wife didn't look anything like the spec I created in my head. It was what she was saying, her thoughts, and most importantly, her heart for people. She was peace for me."
— Aproko Doctor
First they came for the Nigerians, and I did not speak out, because I was not Nigerian.
Then they came for the Zimbabweans, and I did not speak out, because I was not Zimbabwean.
Then they came for the Ghanaians, and I did not speak out, because I was not Ghanaian.
Then they came for me, a true South African and there was no one left to speak for me.
You made money off Revamping peoples CVs, saying it’s what’s holding them back from getting jobs.
Now you’re telling the people you did CV for to go and be frying Akara and Making KuliKuli.
Whenever I see tweets about not allowing people without Accounting degree to write the ICAN exams, I just laugh. Almost always tempted to say my piece, but naa. 😂
The irony is always funny to me because:
1. Professional qualifications are meant to create a pathway into a profession, not reserve it for people who already studied it at university.
2. The exams are already the gatekeeper. If you can’t meet the standard, you simply won’t qualify. Your university degree doesn’t change that.
3. People switch careers all the time. Someone who studied Engineering, Economics, Law or Mathematics can decide years later to pursue accounting and become an excellent accountant. Why should that opportunity be taken away?
4. And let’s be realistic. Professional bodies have operating costs, staff to pay, offices to run, technology to maintain, exams to administer and members to serve. Exam fees and membership dues help fund those activities. Why would they deliberately reduce the number of candidates without any corresponding benefit?
The CFA Program doesn’t require a finance degree. ACCA doesn’t require an accounting degree. Both focus on whether you can meet the required standard. Yet somehow, every now and then, people suggest ICAN should go in the opposite direction.
I honestly just find the conversation amusing. 😂