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Consultancy opportunity: Implementing the API Accelerated Learning Programme in four African countries
The Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA), a partner in the African Professionalisation Initiative (API), is inviting eligible consulting firms to express their interest in a significant multi-country and multilingual assignment under the Strengthening PAFA and Public Financial Management Resilience in Africa (SPRA) Project.
SPRA is a multinational institutional-support project financed by the African Development Bank through its Transition Support Facility Pillar III and implemented by PAFA. Consistent with Pillar III’s focus on building inclusive, effective and accountable institutions in countries affected by fragility, the Project seeks to strengthen public financial management and support the professionalisation of public-sector accountants and auditors.
The consultancy will support the implementation of the API Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP).
About the API Accelerated Learning Programme
The African public sector faces a significant shortage of appropriately qualified accounting and auditing professionals. The API was established to help address this challenge by strengthening professional accountancy capacity within the public sector.
The API ALP is an online programme for senior public-sector officials working in accounting, auditing and other public financial management roles who do not have a formal professional accountancy qualification or designation, or who have not completed training addressing recent developments in relevant international standards.
The programme covers 15 topics delivered through 55 courses and includes online learning content, downloadable notes, practice assessments and final assessments.