The Academy combined the professional and academic expertise of KPMG in Cyprus to offer specialised services, value-adding solutions and insights to clients across various industries and sectors. The Academy’s journey has been highly successful over the years, adapting to new market dynamics, regulations, and technological advancements.
Training Services
The Academy’s main services encompass a diverse range of offerings designed to meet the evolving needs of the market and training priorities. Its main services include open seminars/webinars, tailored trainings, learning advisory and digital learning. The Academy’s main areas of training are:
- Organisational Strategy and Operations
- HR Advisory
- Restructuring
- IFRS and Accounting
- Taxation
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Risk Management/consulting
- IT Advisory (technology enablement and transformation)
- Soft Skills.
The Academy’s collaboration with trainers and subject matter experts in managerial positions ensures the delivery of high-quality and practical training programs. By leveraging the expertise of practitioners with extensive experience in their respective fields, the Academy can offer participants valuable insights, real-world examples, and actionable strategies that are directly applicable to their roles and organisational challenges.
Most of Academy’s trainers, from KPMG in Cyprus, the broader KPMG network, prestigious universities, and successful companies in Cyprus or abroad, have been certified by the HRDA as Vocational Trainers.
All trainings can be attended by professionals from various industries and may contribute to Continuing Professional Development requirements. Moreover, many of them are approved by the Human Resource Development Authority (HRDA) and suitable subsidies are, therefore, available to all HRDA qualifying participants.
Upcoming Trainings (March – June 2024)
In this seminar, participants will learn about the VAT legislation in Cyprus as well as how to ensure accurate and valid VAT transactions.
This seminar will focus on AML standards, market practices and regulatory requirements and developments
From Blockchain to the Metaverse
The participants of this seminar, through discussions, examples and exercises, will learn about Bitcoin and Blockchain, the technology behind them as well as the applications of Blockchain Technology for the Metaverse and the digital economy.
Basic Corporate Tax Principles
Participants will be informed about the basic corporate tax principles that will assist them in their tax compliance work (e.g. completion of tax forms) and in the preparation of their company’s tax computations.
This training will present the latest tax developments in the Tax Law and Tax Circulars issued, as well as expected changes in the Cyprus tax legislation and administrative process through practical local and international examples.
Cyber 101 – Even the basics matter
Participants will learn how security attacks can be performed and how they can be identified timely. This seminar will also aid in minimising human error, a frequent cause of security breaches.
Unlocking the Power of Data Intelligence and AI
This interactive workshop will explore Artificial Intelligence and tools like Microsoft Power BI which help participants to analyse data, uncover insights, and improve strategic decision making.
This seminar will focus on the assurance of non-financial reports under the new Directive, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and present the steps that need to be taken.
Transactions in Real Estate: A guide for stakeholders
This seminar will enable investors, buyers, sellers and other interested parties in immovable property transactions to carry out relevant due diligence checks, decide on the terms under which they will transact, put safeguards in place and be contractually protected.
CRRIII: Key changes and anticipated impact
Participants will learn about key provisions of the CRR III and how the Pillar 1, capital adequacy calculations of banks should be amended to comply with the revised framework.
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