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- Title
THE QUESTION OF STAFF TRAINING.
- Authors
Ankers, Raymond G.
- Abstract
Public accounting is in its infancy as compared with the older professions of medicine, law, and engineering, as of January 1946. The rapid strides made by this young profession within a relatively short time are enough to account for its chronic educational and training problems. Indeed, it is true that many beginners who in the early 1920s were considered well qualified to enter the public accounting field would be judged inadequate by the criteria used today. In the early 1920s, public accounting firms were primarily interested in the bookkeeping ability, business experience, personal attributes, and potentialities of applicants. Although a college background was desirable it was not a requisite. Accounting technique was then considered as something to be learned over the years as an adjunct to experience gained while working on engagements under the direction of competent accountants. This method of entering professional work was not uncommon in the early days of several professions.
- Subjects
GOVERNMENT accounting; OCCUPATIONAL training; ACCOUNTANTS; BUSINESS; STUDY &; teaching of auditing; TRAINING; ACCOUNTING firms; ACCOUNTING methods
- Publication
Accounting Review, 1946, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0001-4826
- Publication type
Article