St. Patrick's College Awka Emerges Winner ICAN Quiz Competition.

Saint Patrick's College, Awka has emerged winner of Catch Them Young quiz competition organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria Awka and District Society in partnership with Anambra Broadcasting Service as part of efforts to promote financial literacy, accounting knowledge and sound financial management among young people.

Speaking during the quiz competition held in ABS Awka which brought together students from ten secondary schools in Awka and beyond, the Chairman of ICAN Awka and District Society, Mrs Amaka Ezeogu explained that the essence of the academic exercise is to empower young people to start on time to train themselves as chartered accountants so that they can explore the unlimited opportunities in accounting profession when they have ICAN Accounting Technicians Scheme certificate (ATSWA).

She disclosed that ICAN has made it easier that with five credits in o-level examination one can write ICAN ATS examination and anybody with ATS certificate from ICAN can work in any accounting, finance and admiinstive roles, adding that the students who participated in the quiz competition were tested in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and Financial Accounting.

On his part, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Anambra Broadcasting Service, Mr Christopher Molokwu commended the students that participated in the quiz competition for making the right decision by starting early to bulid their future career in accounting profession, which he said is very viable as accountants are hardly ever jobless.

Earlier, the third Chairman of ICAN Awka and District Society, Dr. Joseph Aroh introduced the students into the job opportunities in accounting profession and sensitized them on the need to start on time to build themselves as chartered accountants in order to become members of ICAN.

Four schools tied in second position in the quiz competition.

They are UNZIK High School, Girls' Secondary School,Awka, Capital City, Awka and Nwafor Orizu Demonstration School, Awka.