In 2024 July 15th I received an email from AATSL stating that they had updated the curriculum for AATSL members and now annually minimum of 10 CPDs should be collected to maintain membership since gaining it in 2017.
Hence I participated in two events since then organized by AATSL.
One event was motivational training which was conducted through ZOOM. It was held on 12th September 2024.
After that, I decided to participate in the AATSL Business Conference 2024 held from 01st October 2024 and 02nd October 2024.It is 12 years since I became a passed finalist and 7 years since I became a member.
Many of my friends who did AATSL examinations with me are now CASL members and have gone to high places in their careers.
Usually, people go to these conferences to network and build professional links in the industry and also they go with some friends. I am going to check it out just for educational purposes.
The cost of registration to the event was Rs. 18,000 which is a significant investment. This may be a one-time thing for me. I felt it when I made the card payment.
The images of the event sent by AATSL show the relevant areas discussed and the caliber of the participants which was unparalleled. (They are the best in the contemporary business world.)
But for me, the content mostly felt like a motivational and human resource-based technical session rather than about accounting, finance, and taxation.
Not like in 2010 there are a lot of AATSL members and this event is not a big deal.
However, I needed some motivation and career guidance.
