The national Roadmap to the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Nigeria commenced on January 1, 2012. According to the roadmap, Small and Medium-sized Entities are to prepare their financial statements in line with the provisions of the IFRS for SMEs effective 2014.

As part of activities aimed at ensuring seamless transition by SMEs, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria, in collaboration with the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS Foundation) and the Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa (ABWA), is organising a three-day regional workshop entitled, “Train-the-Trainer” workshop on International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs).

The workshop is scheduled for November 25 – 27, 2014 at the Intercontinental Hotel and Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

A key objective of the workshop is to develop the capacity of regional trainers to provide subsequent training on the IFRS for SMEs in their own jurisdictions and equip participants with requisite skills in the use of IFRS Foundation training materials. Such trainers are typically drawn from the academia, auditing and accounting firms amongst others.

Those that meet the criteria here should email: Tunjey2002@yahoo.com or call 07060513326 for further details and to register.