PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Every year CIIPA's training committee develops a calendar of training to meet the diverse needs of our membership and support their professional development. As a full member of IFAC, CIIPA is committed to ensuring our members are able to meet the International Education Standards which are set by the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB). 


Upcoming events

  • Meals on Wheels Food Drive (Month of May)

    • 01 May 2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • 31 May 2025
    • 2:00 PM
    • 78
    Register

    CIIPA's Community Relations Committee is once again hosting its annual Hurricane Supplies for the Elderly community service event, organised in partnership with Meals On Wheels.

    Ahead of this, we are running a donation drive to collect food and supplies in support of Meals on Wheels. These items will allow Meals on Wheels to replenish their food stocks and other hurricane supplies for our Elderly and more vulnerable community members. This will enable us to put together even more kits for those persons most vulnerable in our community.

    Please sign up by 16 May so that we may provide you the packing list with ample time. 

    Here is a list of goods requested by Meals on Wheels for the hurricane kits. 

    If you or your organisation are interested in collecting items for hurricane kits, please register to indicate this to the Community Relations Committee and obtain a listing of items needed for the kits.

    The Community Relations Committee will also reach out to arrange collection the week of 2nd June.

    Additionally, there will be a box located at the CIIPA office at 45 Beckz Close (map below) if you would prefer to donate that way, so please feel free to drop off any items there if you are donating individually (not through your organisation).


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  • CIIPA Beach Clean-Up

    • 24 May 2025
    • 8:00 AM
    • South Sound — meeting at Surfers Beach (Consuelo’s Beach)
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    We’re excited to announce that the CIIPA Community Relations Committee is hosting another Beach Clean-Up, and we would love for you, your family and friends to join us for a morning of fun and positive impact!

    Why participate?

    This event is a fantastic opportunity to connect with your community, soak up some much-needed vitamin D, and contribute to preserving our beautiful coastline.

    Together, we can make a real difference while enjoying the great outdoors!

    What to Bring:

    • Your friends and family!
    • A sunhat and sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun.
    • Garden gloves if you prefer using your own.

    RSVP by May 16th!

    Gloves, garbage bags, snacks, and Water/Gatorade will be provided for all participants, so just bring your enthusiasm and willingness to make a difference!

    Let’s come together for a day of community spirit, environmental stewardship, and fun in the sun. We can’t wait to see you there!

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  • Community Service: Hurricane Supplies for the Elderly

    • 07 Jun 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • KPMG (Cricket Square)
    • 12
    Register

    CIIPA's Community Relations Committee is once again hosting its annual Hurricane Supplies for the Elderly community service event, organised in partnership with Meals On Wheels.

    This event provides seniors across the community with necessary supplies for the 2025 hurricane season, which starts 1 June. We are seeking volunteers to help pack and deliver the kits on Saturday, 7 June at KPMG. 

    This year we will have an additional element — collecting of goods through a food drive to enable us to put together even more kits for those persons most vulnerable in our community. Please find out more about our food drive here. 

    Pack goods and deliver
    10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Volunteers assist with packing kits with groceries or other goods in plastic bins and deliver them to Meals on Wheels district offices. Volunteers may want to bring a buddy to help lift the bins.

    We ask delivery volunteers to indicate upon registration how many 27-gallon bins they can fit in the vehicle. 

    Packing of goods
    Volunteers assist with packing kits with groceries or other goods in plastic bins. 

    Please note timing on the day will vary between 10 a.m. -2 p.m. depending on the speed of the kit packing and the district where the kits are to be delivered. 


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  • Financial Controllers Update 2025

    • 15 Sep 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • 16 Sep 2025
    • 12:30 PM
    • Online (via Zoom)
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    This Financial Controllers Update course has been specifically developed to address recent developments in international and U.S. accounting standards, global economic impacts and corporate budgeting.

    This course will be held online via Zoom from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 15-16 Sept. 

    Learning Objectives - To bring users and preparers of financial statements up-to-date with recent developments including:

    • Overview of recent IFRS and US GAAP developments including current exposure drafts, topics in the pipeline and standards effective for periods beginning on or after 1 January, 2025
    • Global economic overview
    • Budgeting 
    Who Should Attend:

    Financial controllers, directors of finance, CFOs, accountants, financial statement preparers and financial statement users.

    Presenters: Bob Phelps and Nick Auer

    NASBA CPD: Day 1: 3.5 credits; Day 2: 3.5 credits

    CIIPA Member: $250

    Non-CIIPA Member: $300

    All registrants will receive a link to the online sessions closer to the date.

    Additional Event Information:

    Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

    Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.
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  • 2025 IPSAS & IFRS Updates for Public Sector

    • 18 Sep 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • 19 Sep 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • Hotel Indigo
    • 100
    Register

    Register today for the 2025 IPSAS & IFRS Update course, which provides technical accounting standards updates for those working in or with the public sector. The course will include examples to help attendees understand the practical application of the standards across two days.

    Presenter: Manj Kalar

    Manj is an independent public sector finance professional accountant (FCCA, CIPFA) with more than 26 years of experience. She has worked on several accrual accounting implementing projects globally, building on 17 years' experience gained in UK central government departments and led the local government sub-consolidation of the UK Whole of Government Accounts.

    Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. with registration opening at 8:30 a.m.

    CPD credits: 14

    Cost: $260

    Who should attend: Chief financial officers and other financial reporting officers in the public sector. This includes civil servants and those working in statutory authorities and government companies.  This course will also be beneficial to public sector auditors.

    Additional Event Information:

    Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

    Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.

    Signing In: When attending any training event, please be sure to sign in to be able to receive your CPD certificate.

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  • 17th Annual CIIPA Awards Gala

    • 27 Sep 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
    • Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa

    Join us for the 17th Annual CIIPA Awards Gala! 

    Since 2008, the CIIPA Awards Gala has celebrated the budding accounting and finance careers of young people in the Cayman Islands. Please join us this year as we honour Caymanians and permanent residents for achieving career milestones, including earning their bachelor's, master's and/or professional designation.

    Additionally, we present awards to recognise a Rising Star within the profession, an Outstanding Member of CIIPA, and a Pioneer for making a lasting impact in the Cayman Islands. See the nomination forms here. 

    ANNUAL AWARDS GALA BOOKLET 

    Download our annual awards gala booklet for full details, including honouree and nominee eligibility, deadlines, cancellation policy and more. 

    TICKET PRICES 

    KYD $2,000 per table of 10

    KYD $225 per individual ticket

    Please contact     CIIPA at admin@ciipa.ky to secure your table or tickets. 

    SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

    Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, email admin@ciipa.ky or download our 2025 CIIPA gala sponsor prospectus. 

    HONOUREES

    If you or someone you know is Caymanian or a permanent resident and has completed a Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in accounting or completed a professional accounting qualification in the last two years, please complete the below form.

    SPECIAL AWARDS

    We invite the public to put forward nominations for three special awards using the below forms: 

    DEADLINE

    The deadline for Academic Milestone Honouree and Special Awards' Nominations is 30 June, 2025.

    CONTACT DETAILS

    Please email admin@ciipa.ky with any questions.


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  • Annual Insurance Update 2025

    • 16 Oct 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Grand Cayman Marriott Resort
    • 78
    Register

    This course will provide updates on the latest accounting, auditing, and regulatory developments impacting the insurance and reinsurance industries in Cayman. 

    Who should attend: Insurance industry professionals, accountants and directors for insurance companies.


    Time: 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. with registration opening at 8:30 a.m.

    CPD Credits: 3.5

    Cost: CIIPA Member: KYD $100 / Non-member: KYD $130

    Additional Event Information:

    Food & Beverage: A light breakfast will be served from 8:30am

    Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

    Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.

    Signing In: When attending any training event, please be sure to sign in to be able to receive your CPD credits.

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    • Professional Ethics for Accountants 2025

      • 14 Nov 2025
      • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
      • Camana Bay Cinema
      • 148
      Register

      Presenter Fareed Hosein will present an interactive session that will address the current issues in the industry and more.  

      The training session will provide accounting professionals with the opportunity to reflect on and improve how they identify and respond to ethical dilemmas and scenarios and, where possible, provide solutions on how to resolve an ethical issue and avenues for escalation.

      Fareed is a Business Ethics Lecturer with more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He holds CPA designations for Canada and the United States as well as an MBA. 

      Who should attend: This course is applicable to all finance professionals.

      Registration: Will close when capacity is reached or on 14 Nov., whichever comes first.

      Time: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. with registration opening at 2:30 p.m.

      Cost: CIIPA Members KYD $50; Non-members KYD $75.

      CPE Credits: 2

      Additional Event Information:

      Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

      Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.

      Signing In: When attending any training event, please be sure to sign in to be able to receive your CPD certificate.

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    • 2025 Hedge Funds IFRS/US GAAP Update and Financial Statements Review

      • 02 Dec 2025
      • 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
      • Grand Cayman Marriott Resort
      • 79
      Register

      Join us for key updates with KPMG's Joel Dodson and PwC's Michael Baker and Walter Van Der Merwe. 

      Course Objectives:

      The financial statements review portion of the course will help attendees to understand the accounting requirements applicable to hedge funds under US GAAP and IFRS and their impact on the financial statement presentation.

      The hedge funds update portion aims to allow registrants to understand the updated accounting requirements applicable to US GAAP and IFRS and their impact upon the financial statement presentation.

      Topics by presenter include: 

      Joel Dodson

      • Hedge Fund Financial Statements Review:
      • Hedge fund financial statements under US GAAP – standard disclosures
      • Hedge fund financial statements under IFRS – standard disclosures

      Michael Baker and Walter Van Der Merwe

      US GAAP:

      • 2025 US GAAP changes
      • New US GAAP standards/updates - applicable to future years, but possibly eligible for early adoption
      • US GAAP Common issues for funds

      IFRS:

      • 2025 IFRS changes
      • New IFRS standards/updates - applicable to future years, but possibly eligible for early adoption
      • IFRS Common issues for funds

      Target audience: This course is applicable to most accountants, including but not exclusive to financial statement preparers, administrators, auditors and those charged with governance (Directors, Trustees, etc.). 

      CPD: 5 for full day / 3.5 for financial statements review only / 1.5 for US GAAP and IFRS update session only. 

      Agenda
      8:30 a.m. — Registration

      9 a.m. — Financial statements review
      12:30 p.m. — Lunch

      1 - 2:30 p.m. — US GAAP / IFRS updates


      Pricing

      CIIPA Member full day — $210

      Non-member full day — $260

      CIIPA Member morning session with lunch — $145

      Non-member morning session with lunch — $180

      CIIPA Member afternoon session only — $65

      Non-member afternoon session only —  $80

      Additional Event Information:

      Food & Beverage: For full day and morning session attendees, a light breakfast and lunch will be available. Those with special dietary restrictions e.g. vegan/vegetarian, please email your restrictions to admin@ciipa.ky. The caterer requires a pre-order seven business days before the event to accommodate this. 

      Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

      Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.

      Signing In: When attending any training event, please be sure to sign in to be able to receive your CPD certificate.

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