CHARTERED accountants in Greater Manchester can have their say on the future of the Association of Chartered Accountants' professional qualification.

Plans to update the ACA curriculum will be unveiled at a forum at Lancashire County Cricket Club next month.

The institute's regional training adviser, Trevor Faulkner, said: "The ACA is acknowledged as one of the most respected business qualifications in the world and the changes are designed to reinforce and enhance that status."

"We want to introduce greater flexibility in the way students can study as well as making it more accessible."

The meeting is at Lancashire County Cricket Club, Old Trafford, on Friday, October 7, and starts at 9.30am. There is no charge for attendance.

Further details can be obtained at: www.icaew.co.uk/employers