The internship that hopes to offer a real opportunity
This summer, the 10,000 Black Interns initiative has offered placements to young people in all areas of business – ICAEW welcomed three potential future accountants to the fold.
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This summer, the 10,000 Black Interns initiative has offered placements to young people in all areas of business – ICAEW welcomed three potential future accountants to the fold.
Targets set out by Parker Review for ethnic minority representation on boards risk being a tick-box exercise, experts warn.
Role models are crucial in Chartered Accountancy, especially for young Black people, according to student focus group research conducted by ICAEW. Three Black chartered accountants tell their inspirational stories and give their tips for excelling in the profession.
Everyone should have an equal chance to seize an opportunity; this requires supporting some people differently to others.
Ensuring the chartered accountancy profession is diverse and inclusive is a key part of ICAEW’s 10-year strategy.
ICAEW is among leading firms in the accountancy sector who have joined an initiative committed to transforming the horizons of young Black professionals in the UK.
1 March 2021: Mental health speaker Nick Elston shares his experience of living with and overcoming Imposter Syndrome on stage and outlines what chartered accountants can learn from this.
17 December 2020: ICAEW has become the first professional body to sign up to a new City Charter which calls for more representation of Black professionals at senior levels.
19 October 2020: EY’s Shaun Scantlebury discusses his work to support diversity and inclusion, his career milestone of becoming a partner this year and his views on actions firms can take to increase black representation at a senior level.
23 October 2020: The Reynolds are something of an accountancy dynasty stretching back to the 1950s. They talk about their stellar careers in England and Jamaica, and the prejudices they encountered and overcame.