Accountants in Singapore have their professional image raised to the next level this July 2013. A new mandatory accountancy post-graduate qualification programme will be launched in July. They will be called Chartered Accountant of Singapore. As Chartered Accountant, they will be internationally recognized and thus allowing them to work abroad. But what interest me is the highly structured scheme. Besides the usual academic requirements, aspiring accountants should also:

By the way, the Singapore QP Panel is made up of a large group of committee members who are mostly professional accountants themselves.

This is not unique to accountants. 

Engineers who wish to become a Professional Engineers are required to have 4 years of relevant experience and pass an exam conducted by the Professional Engineering Board. This exam is not the basic degree as the Engineer would already have a Bachelor of Engineering long ago. The Professional Engineering Board is a ...