Accounting CPD Courses

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) allows you to make sure that you have the skills and knowledge to do your job as best as you can. While it can often be hard to find the time to develop your skills and build on your knowledge, having a requirement to do so makes that easier. And because of the widespread need for CPD, there are many different options to choose from. As an accountant, it is your responsibility to be aware of your CPD requirement and ensure that you are completing it each year. No matter which professional body you are a member of you will need to do some CPD, although the number of hours may differ, and some professional bodies require certain topics to be covered.

Which professional skills CPD course should I choose?

The great thing about CPD is that you can tailor it to yourself and your goals. By choosing topics that interest you and will aid your career growth, you can use it to your advantage rather than just learning because you ‘have to’. The accounting CPD courses you choose can cover a wide range of topics and so it is very important to consider your interests and what topics would be helpful to your own professional development. So for example you could attend training courses on financial reporting, industry updates, business training and/or the soft skills needed for leadership and management.

The more you enjoy the CPD that you’re doing, the more likely you are to complete your yearly requirements.

Some questions to consider when choosing your CPD training topics are:

• Do you have any weaknesses you want to improve on?
• Are there any new skills that would help your work?
• What skills do you need for your career progression?

Mum in Science specializes in running online CPD courses for professional women at every stage in their careers. Each course address issues that professional women face in the workplace (and beyond) and the training covers a variety of topics to enhance your professional development, including:

• interpersonal skills
• communication skills
• listening skills
• time management
• empathy
• other soft skills.

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FAQ

What is accounting CPD?

CPD stands for continuing professional development or CPD and refers to the activities accountants are engaged in to enhance and grow their skills and knowledge

Accounting CPD refers to the learning that accountants are required to do throughout their careers in order to maintain their qualifications.

Are Mums in Science CPD courses recognized?

All our courses have been approved by the Royal Society of Biology for purposes of CPD and each 1 hour of an online course counts as 3 CPD points.

All mums in science events fulfill the following criteria required for The Royal Society of Biologists to give accreditation of our CPD courses:-

• We ensure the effectiveness of all CPD training, for example, we review and develop our provisions, ensuring professional development. The target audience, goals of the event and the benefits to participants, learning outcomes of the event, and how these will be delivered are always clear.
• Feedback from our participants evaluates whether they feel that their knowledge and skills have benefited from the event. We always act on our negative feedback to improve future events.
• We carry out risk assessments for our staff.
• The CV or profile of the event trainer/ speaker is provided. All speakers involved with the event have qualifications and/or experience appropriate to their role and degree of involvement in the event. They are all proficient in their areas of expertise, effective communicators and capable of establishing rapport with the participants.
• Our online training courses are never less than 1 hour’s duration.
• A certificate of attendance is issued to all participants of our CPD courses and a list of participants is kept for 3 years. This list is available to the Society for inspection, free of charge.
• The teaching methods, the size of the group as well as the experience and needs of the participants are appropriate to the subject being taught.  We use an interactive style of teaching with questions and comments from the participants and discussion is encouraged in all our CPD courses.
• When appropriate, participants are given documentation prior to and/or during the event to enhance their professional development.
• We approve of  Society staff attending any professional development cpd event for the purposes of inspection free of charge.

How many CPD points do Mums in Science training courses provide?

Each 1-hour workshop counts as 3 CPD points. 

Certificates will be given to participants after attending the event.

Are CPD online training courses any good?

Although, in the past, the majority of CPD training courses for accountants have been delivered in person, since the COVID-19 epidemic the landscape of events has changed across the world.  Online courses and distance learning have now become increasingly popular but there is a misconception about the quality of this type of learning is not of a sufficient standard. However, if an accountant CPD course accreditation from a recognized professional body, you can be sure that the same teaching standards are being upheld as similar face-to-face courses.

How do Mums in Science events affect the environment?

Every purchase and event big or small, has a footprint, even your website usage. But sustainability challenges don’t have a quick fix. Mums in science try to help as follows:-

• We use a hosting service that is run on 100% renewable electricity from sources like the sun, wind and sea.
• Our training courses are online, reducing travel and thus fuel costs.
• A tree is planted for every event purchased.

I have a question about accounting CPD courses that has not been answered above

Do contact us if you have any questions or suggestions regarding our training courses. 

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or if you just want to chat about anything Mums in Science does, we would be very happy to hear from you.