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CPA Ireland has partnered with accountingcpd to help you get your year’s CPD with their Pick & Mix offer.
Choose 20 structured CPD units now to complete at your own pace and save €100 on the usual price.
Simply pick any five 4-hour courses from a wide range of topics covering both technical skills and professional development. Keep up to date with accounting trends and changes; develop new skills; or prepare yourself for the next career step, with the Pick & Mix.
Finding it hard to choose?
Standalone Micro Credentials in Sustainability
CPA Ireland recently launched four sustainability modules to help you upskill in this area. Online Stackable Sustainability Micro Credentials are a flexible way to acquire specialised knowledge and skills in the field of sustainability.
They allow you to choose and stack multiple credentials together, creating a personalised learning pathway that aligns with your unique career goals and interests. Upon completion of each micro-credential, you will be awarded a Digital Badge which can be embedded into your LinkedIn profile or email signature.
How will the Micro-Credentials benefit you?
- Acquire specialised, in-demand knowledge & skills in sustainability.
- Be well-prepared to navigate the new sustainability reporting requirements.
- Gain a competitive edge in the accountancy profession.
- Become a sustainability champion in your industry and drive sustainability initiatives in your organisation.
- Contribute to a greener, more sustainable world.
What is covered in each of the modules?
1. Creating an ESG Strategy
Developing an ESG Strategy is a proactive step towards creating a more resilient, responsible, and profitable enterprise and overall economy. Implementing a sustainability plan can also help your organisation reduce costs and gain a competitive edge.
2. ESG Challenges
Addressing ESG challenges requires a holistic approach, strong leadership commitment and continuous improvement in ESG practices. Organisations need to invest in building the necessary capabilities to overcome ESG challenges & drive positive change.
3. Sustainability Assurance
Undertake an independent examination of an organisation’s sustainability performance, processes, & reporting in order to provide credibility to sustainability information & assures stakeholders that the data is reliable and accurate.
4. Sustainability Standards
Navigate the evolving landscape of sustainability reporting frameworks and drive meaningful change within organisations. This module takes a broad look at the disclosures required under the ESRS and the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards.
Each of the four modules is available on-demand and is delivered though short video recordings, case studies, and online reading materials.
You can purchase modules now and get started at any time, allowing you to fit your learning into any schedule.
Key Details:
Method: Online, self-paced learning
CPD Credit: 15 hours per micro-credential (on completion of content and assessment)
Cost: €625 per micro-credential
Assessment: Online assessment in each micro-credential (assessments are a mix of multiple-choice questions, case studies and reflections)
“I found both the courses very relevant, informative, course content is aligned and mapped to the latest developments in ESG Implementation and Compliance across the EU. The entire course is a blend of interesting byte sized videos, case studies, checklist, read to use ESG toolkit comprising templates for companies of all sizes and covering all domains. Amidst so much of Information overload in ESG from different sources, CPA Ireland esteemed faculty has distilled relevant and useful knowledge, data, information and put them into a easy to understand eLearning format suitable for professionals to develop their Green (ESG) skills and help companies, clients achieve ESRS and other ESG / GRI reporting compliance”.
Anurag Mittal
CPA Ireland continues to provide insightful and topical webinars on a wide range of interesting and relevant topics including, Brexit, succession planning, tax, the economy, audit and leadership.
Did you know that you can purchase and get instant access to the webinar recordings.
Accounting for Now
These online modules offer an exceptional learning experience on highly relevant topics, including Tax, Business Turnaround, Financial Reporting, Strategy, and Time Management for Remote Working.
What makes Accounting for Now different?
- Learn More with Less Effort: Content for each module is broken down into chunks rather than long blocks of text, making the course easier to complete and more enjoyable.
- Relatable Content: Case studies and practical examples are easy to follow and introduce concepts to real life situations. Practical exercises are customized for the learning outcomes of each module.
- A Fun & Engaging Learning Experience: Each course is highly interactive with fun activities such as “time thief” calculators, thought-provoking puzzles and engaging questions to keep you on your toes and your mind active!
- 10 Hours of Flexible, Self-Paced CPD: Accounting for Now provides updates on core topics for accountants as well as professional & business skills, offering you 10 hours of structured CPD that can be done whenever you have some space in your schedule.
Topics & Authors on the Accounting for Now course:
- Family Company Reorganisations & Tax Reliefs – Mairead Hennessey, TaxKey
- Business Turnaround – Tom Murray, Friel Stafford
- Financial Reporting – Alan Bailie, former Knowledge Manager, CPA Ireland
- Strategy Beyond Numbers – Conor Carmody, Strategic Solutions
- Getting the Right Things Done When Working from Home – Sean McLoughney, LearningCurve
Key Details:
Method: Online, self-paced learning on our award-winning learning management system, Canvas
Access Duration: 6 months
CPD Credit: 10 hours for the full course or 2 hours per module
Cost: €250 (or €60 for individual modules)
CPA Ireland Digitalisation Hub
The CPA Ireland Digitalisation Hub continues to offer a variety of resources from digitalisation webinars, software showcases, member case studies and many other resources which will help you move to a digital environment whether you work in industry or practice.
The hub offers a bespoke software search functionality to help give clarity on what software is best for you and help you with the move to a digital environment.
This hub has been developed as a benefit to our members and students so be sure to log in and see how it can benefit you.
The Hub also offers a number of webinar recordings on all things digital from a number of experts in Industry and Practice. These webinars will provide CPD hours at just €20 per webinar.
Visit the Digitalisation Hub to see how it can benefit you.