ACHIEVE
Achieving your goals with AIA Here we speak with Arthur Kaliisa, an AIA student who is taking full advantage of the AIA’s interactive distance learning platform, Achieve, and look at how membership has helped AIA Fellow Ma Yuping grow his private equity and investment firm in China.
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rthur Kaliisa provides insights into how and why the AIA, and specifically the Achieve programme, works so well for a committed student trying to balance a busy professional and private life. Arthur currently works for the Qatar Airways Group QCSC as a business finance officer.
First and foremost, what attracted you to study with the AIA?
I was referred to the AIA by Dr Jeff Wooller, when I was studying for my professional exams with an alternative provider. I was struggling due to a lack of support and limited recommended study materials. After making initial contact with the AIA, I quickly realised it was the association for me as it could offer a cost-effective study route with a strong focus on both students and customer service.
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why did you choose to use the Achieve programme and how has it helped?
The Achieve personal study planner provides the structure that I need to continually focus on my studies, and the mock exam provides much needed exam preparation.�
The work I do is demanding, so without a wellstructured study programme it is extremely difficult for me to stay focused. The Achieve personal study planner provides the structure that I need to continually focus on my studies, and the practice questions and mock exam, which mirrors the actual exam, provide much needed exam preparation. The feedback from the e-tutors has also been very useful in terms of knowing what the examiners want and how to answer the exam questions.
what advice would you give to others thinking about joining AIA and studying on Achieve? Go for it! The support I have received from the team at AIA has been first class. My personal circumstances changed between exam sittings due to a work relocation, but this has not had any impact on my studies. AIA quickly arranged
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