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L’ASDI tient une réunion avec les dirigeants de l’API

L’Agence suédoise de coopération internationale au développement (ASDI) a tenu une réunion stratégique avec la direction de l’API le 23 août 2023. L’ASDI est un donateur clé du programme API, et son soutien financier est acheminé par l’AFROSAI-E, qui héberge le secrétariat de l’API. L’ordre du jour de la réunion était de fournir des mises…

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The API and AAFA Driving Collaboration

The African Professionalisation Initiative – API – team took part in the African Accounting and Finance Association – AAFA – annual conference in Cairo, Egypt from the 5th to the 9th of September 2022. The Conference was officially opened by the Minister for Finance of Egypt. He was accompanied by the country’s minister for Education…

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SIDA Holds Meeting with API Leadership

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) held a strategic meeting with the API leadership on the 23rd of August 2022. SIDA is a key donor of the API program, and its funding support is channelled through the AFROSAI-E, which hosts the API secretariat. The agenda of the meeting was to provide updates on progress…

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Evans Mulera appointed as Head of African Professionalisation Initiative (API) Secretariat

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Evans Mulera as the Head of the African Professionalisation Initiative Secretariat, with effect from 1 June 2022. Following a rigorous selection process, we are pleased that this resulted in the selection of a candidate who has a detailed understanding of the accounting profession in the public sector.…

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Exciting API vacancy: Technical Manager

The African Professionalisation Initiative (API) has reissued the exciting position of Technical Manager. Are you passionate about making a difference in society and the accountancy in Africa? Then this could be your chance to make an impact. API Technical Manager Advertisement If you are interested in applying for this exciting position, complete the application form and send…

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L’apprentissage en ligne comme catalyseur de la réalisation d’une masse critique de professionnels de la comptabilité du secteur public

L’initiative de professionnalisation africaine (API), dans son objectif de professionnalisation de la comptabilité et de l’audit dans le secteur public, a identifié la facilité d’accès à des programmes d’apprentissage de qualité comme l’un des facteurs qui permettront aux pays d’accélérer la réalisation d’une masse critique de professionnels de la comptabilité dans le secteur public. La…

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Online learning as a catalyst for the realisation of a critical mass of public sector accountancy professionals

The African Professionalisation Initiative (API), in its objective of professionalising accounting and auditing in the public sector, has identified ease of access to quality learning programmes as one of the factors that will enable countries to speed up the realisation of a critical mass of public sector accountancy professionals. The API online learning platform- API…

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The African Professionalisation Initiative is hiring!

The African Professionalisation Initiative (API) is expanding its team with three exciting new positions. Are you passionate about making a difference in society and the accountancy profession in Africa? Then this could be your chance to make an impact. Technical Director Technical Manager Online Learning Manager The application closing date is 30 September 2021. Technical Director (view…

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The API hosts an interactive information session to explain the Call for Expression of Interest

The African Professionalisation Initiative (API) hosted a multi-stakeholder information session on 4 August 2021, to issue out its Call for Expression of Interest. This call enables countries to indicate their interest to be the first implementers of the API’s capacity building approach. This is a crucial step towards the API’s long-term goal, to build and…

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Appel aux pays pour qu’ils expriment leur intérêt à recevoir une assistance pour la mise en œuvre de l’API

L’API lance un appel aux pays pour qu’ils expriment leur intérêt à recevoir une assistance pour la mise en œuvre de l’API. Recevoir ce soutien permettra aux pays sélectionnés d’être parmi des premiers à adopter les ressources d’apprentissage et la méthodologie de renforcement des capacités de l’API. L’API organisera un webinaire d’information le mercredi 4…

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API publishes its first Strategy Plan for the period 2021-2023

The Interim Oversight Board (IOB) approved the African Professionalisation Initiative’s first ever Strategy Plan, covering the period 2021-2023. The Strategy Plan will guide the activities of the API through the collaboration between its partner organisations.  This will include the formal establishment of the API as a permanent structure to serve the African continent for decades to…

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Asking the right questions- An API white paper on the questions government needs to ask for effective professional capacity building

The effective allocation and management of scarce resources is a challenge faced by most countries, with those in Africa not being an exception. Capacity constraints in the number of professional accountants and auditors is often one of the many factors that contributes to this challenge by affecting the management and maximisation of value from public…

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African Professionalisation Initiative completes its first online learning pilot

The African Professionalisation Initiative (API)’s phase 1 pilot, that kick-started in April 2020, has now been concluded and has received very positive feedback from participants.It can be said that the objectives of the pilot have been met, with feedback on the relevance and rigour of the content as well the user experience being encouraging, constructive…

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African Professionalisation Initiative kick-starts its first online learning pilot

The African Professionalisation Initiative (API) has kick-started its first pilot of learning content. This learning content has been developed in line with the API Competency Framework under the oversight of the interim Academic Advisory Committee and implemented on the brand-new online platform, API Learning. The content developed is for an accelerated learning programme which addresses…

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