MEDIA ADVISORY - WEST of Windsor receives the CMA Canada National Recognition Award for their support of newcomer accountants

WINDSOR, ON, April 3, 2012 /CNW/ - Media are invited to attend the award ceremony as Certified Management Accountants of Ontario present the CMA Canada National Recognition Award to Women's Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor Inc. (WEST). WEST received the award in recognition of the Management Training Program (MTP). In partnership with the University of Windsor-Odette School of Business, MTP provides the educational training to help female internationally trained accountants qualify for the CMA accreditation process and be gainfully employed in the accounting field in Canada. The program is funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (MCI).

Merv Hillier, MBA, FCMA, C. Dir., CMC, President and CEO of CMA Ontario will present the award to Rose Anguiano Hurst, Executive Director of WEST. In recognition of their partnership in the program, Dr. H. Allan Conway, Dean of the Odette School of Business, University of Windsor and President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Alan Wildeman will be in attendance.

What:	CMA Canada National Recognition Award
When:	April 4, 2012, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Where:	St. Clair College Theatre for the Arts Port of Windsor Room 201 Riverside Dr W, Windsor, ON N9A 0A3

About CMA Ontario

The Certified Management Accountants of Ontario is a self-governing professional organization that awards the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation to qualified candidates in Ontario. With some 25,000 members, CMA Ontario is an integral part of a profession that is 50,000 members strong across Canada and around the world. CMA Ontario maintains rigorous standards of accreditation and professionalism in management accounting to protect the public interest.

About WEST of Windsor

Women's Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor, Inc. (WEST) provides training for employment disadvantaged visible minority and newcomer women in order to improve their employability in the workforce and/or to further their education to in turn enhance their self-sufficiency. WEST is a dynamic, community-based training organization, and has been working to improve the employability of visible minority and newcomer women in Windsor and Essex County since 1987.

For further information:

Media kindly confirm your attendance with:

Corinne Radake
Senior Manager, Communications
CMA Ontario
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T: 416-204-3141
C: 416-722-3900