On June 7 and 8, ten participants benefited from the skills imparted by Chamber instructor, Terry Carson, in the course “Basic Accounting Made Easier”. Over the course of two-days, participants learned to transform accounting into easily understood concepts and developed their skills in preparing journal entries, T-accounts and financial statements. They reviewed the 10 major assumptions supporting the preparation of financial statements and actually conducted practical exercise to re-enforce the main concepts. Persons had the opportunity to participate in problem solving exercises as well as evaluate financial results.

Terry Carson, course facilitator, is a partner with Grant Thornton in the Cayman Islands and has extensive business experience gained as a Chartered Accountant. Terry was previously an Instructor for Dale Carnegie and has developed a series of his own communication and financial courses that he has offered to the public and in-house over the last 16 years. He has trained over 2,000

participants in Bermuda, Canada, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. He is also registered as a professional member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.

Persons interested in future training courses at the Chamber may visit the website

www.caymanchamber.ky for a list of sessions. The Chamber has a number of courses for which discounts are offered. This offers employers the perfect opportunity to help employees perform at their best, whilst saving. For further details, please email Tiffany Dixon-Ebanks, Programmes Manager, at [email protected].

About the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce & Professional Development & Training Centre (PD&TC): The Chamber of Commerce was established in 1965 and is a non-profit organisation that exists to Support, Promote and Protect Cayman Business and the wider community. The Chamber represents over 700 businesses and associations from every major industry sector. The PD&TC is a division of the

Chamber which delivers high quality and cost-effective on-site training courses to members as well as the general community, at its training facilities in Governors Square.

The general training costs are as follows:

One-day courses cost $150 for Chamber Members and $225 for Future Members.

Two-day courses cost $225 for Chamber Members and $300 for Future Members.