Initiatives on to globalise Company Secretary's profession : ICSI

Kochi, July 26 (UNI) The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has initiated a slew of programmes to globalise Company Secretary's profession and expand the student base in the country.

Talking to reporters here today, ICSI President H M Choraria said ''the institute has approached the Union Commerce Ministry to agitate at the WTO forum for the inclusion of a new head for Corporate Governance and Company Secretarial Services under the Services Sectoral Classification List of the world body.'' The institute has also sought support from parallel institutes in various countries in this regard, he added.

As the role of the ICSI in the profession was pertinent globally, the insititute along with its counteparts in Bangladesh, Kenya and Pakistan took the lead to constitute International Federation of Company Secretaries, Mr Choraria said.

The institute is in the process of signing MoUs with institutes abroad to provide more opportunities for members of the ICSI, he added.

In a bid to expand the student base for the Company Secretary course, the institute had taken to e-learning initiatives whereby students could learn through virtual classrooms, he added.

The institute was also considering revising the syllabus to include new challenges in the corporate environment as it was witnessing cross-border mergers, amalgamations and takeovers, he added.

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