{"id":88495,"date":"2015-02-04T16:17:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T16:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=88495"},"modified":"2015-02-04T16:17:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T16:17:48","slug":"pwc-ghana-launches-innovative-business-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=88495","title":{"rendered":"PwC Ghana launches innovative\u00a0business school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has launched a Business School to enable businesses stay ahead of competition as parts of its\u00a0efforts\u00a0to build the capacity of companies and individuals.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;vs9Ap3OwjfYgNI9hzY0o8CzqbEnebb7n&#8221;]The PwC Business School seeks to serve as an Executive Training Institution for SMEs, multinational firms, and public sector entities to enhance and share best practices on trending business issues.<\/p>\n<p>Courses offered through the business school qualify as a Continued Professional Development (CPD) as they meet professional and regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The school\u2019s board is under the chairmanship for the Territory Senior Manager, Suresh Kana and they spearhead eight centers of excellence in response to Ghana\u2019s growing professional training needs<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that unlocking the potential of our people enables them to consistently deliver outstanding results, and create meaningful value for our clients,\u2019\u2019 Suresh Kana said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong>Citi Business News<\/strong> after the launch, country partner for PwC, Felix Addo said, they are in partnership with the Education Ministry to train more students for the job market<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment is a critical partner in what we do and we do take quite a few number of students for internships, last year for instance, we had about 25 audit trainees in our audit and advisory units enable them get a feel of what we do and to put their theoretical application into practice,\u2019\u2019 he explained.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr Addo, the framework for the partnership is available but they are working on getting the structures set for an effective collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>He added that PwC will in the coming weeks will meet with the Education Minister to outline a clear cut plan as they collaborate for the business school.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the US Ambassador to Ghana, Gene Cretz has lauded the management of PwC for establishing the PwC Business School<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just another example of an American Business Community to enhancing capacity building in countries in which PwC work and it\u2019s a tremendous and positive step towards our commitment to help build Ghana and not just looking for business profits,\u2019\u2019 Ambassador Cretz told <strong>Citi Business News.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By: Lorrencia Nkrumah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has launched a Business School to enable businesses stay ahead of competition as parts of its\u00a0efforts\u00a0to build the capacity of companies and individuals. 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