Offers internationally recognized certificate courses, key business skills and leadership training

New sector-specific workshops on professional topics such as accounting and financial reporting, forensic, tax and digital transformation

Expanded team of subject matter experts includes leading academics and seasoned KPMG professionals

Dubai, 27 March 2016

KPMG recently enriched the training programs offered by the KPMG Business Academy* as it continues to help UAE organizations develop talent and grow their business. This includes internationally recognized accounting certificate courses, leadership training programs, as well as the development of key business skills to improve communication, cultivate innovation, and manage change.

The academy now also offers enhanced sector-specific workshops on a variety of professional topics, including accounting and financial reporting, forensic, digital transformation, risk management and internal audit, business process and IT, sustainability and corporate responsibility, tax, financial toolkit, directors' institute and on-the-job training and Emiratization.

The expanded KPMG Business Academy delivery team combines leading academics with seasoned KPMG professionals, who are acknowledged subject matter experts with extensive international experience.

"Continuing professional development is as relevant to senior business executives at the top of their fields as it is to young graduates," said Raajeev Batra, Partner, KPMG in the UAE. "The training and learning programs provided by the KPMG Business Academy are a sign of our significant commitment to the UAE and its people."

The KPMG Business Academy aligns with the UAE government's push to boost education services and systems across the seven emirates. The power of education to strengthen knowledge and innovation is emphasized within the UAE Vision 2021 and is one of the cornerstones of the government's strategy.

"The KPMG Business Academy allows us, as a leading professional services firm, to help develop the skills and abilities of the UAE's most important resource - its people," said Yusuf Hassan, Partner, KPMG in the UAE. "Investing in the potential of our people today empowers all of us in tomorrow's economy."

* KPMG Business Academy is an integral part of KPMG Lower Gulf

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