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Beyond box-ticking: using CPD to supercharge your career
  • 16 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
If you approach your ICAEW continuing professional development as little more than a mandatory requirement of your ICAEW membership, you’re missing a trick. Experts tell us why life-long learning is your career best friend.
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Free CPD: soft skills for leaders
  • 16 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
If you’re in a leadership role, an aspiring CFO, or even a CFO looking to become CEO, having strong people skills is essential for success. ICAEW has a range of CPD-verifiable resources to support you on your leadership journey.
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Free CPD: Corporate reporting for small and micro businesses
  • 16 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
April saw a shake-up of company reporting thresholds. Are you clear on whether you’re now considered to be a small or micro entity and what the requirements are? This CPD-verifiable content will help to clarify things.
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Free CPD: Strategy and risk management
  • 16 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
In times of uncertainty, returning to tried and tested strategy tools can help organisations steer a course through choppy waters. ICAEW has a range of resources on such tools, as well as support on risk management and planning.
Free CPD: FRS 102
  • 16 Jul 2025
  • Insights
FRS 102 is the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. January 2026 will see changes come into effect that are the most significant since its introduction a decade ago. Access advice and support on the changes ahead.
Free CPD: Anti-money laundering
  • 14 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
If you’re stepping into the role of money laundering reporting officer or want to brush up on your anti-money laundering (AML) knowledge, this free Continuous Professional Development (CPD) verifiable content will help.
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How to Grow: key considerations for scaling a business
  • 11 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Vision, structure, strategy and the importance of a focused mindset and constant self-growth were highlighted as essential factors for scaling a business at ICAEW’s Scale-Up Live.
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Free CPD: bite-sized technical updates
  • 08 Jul 2025
After the success of the inaugural 2024 event, ICAEW has hosted a second Virtual CPD Conference. Members can now access sessions on demand outlining key developments in tax, corporate reporting, audit and assurance, artificial intelligence and sustainability.
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How to grow: digitally upskilling your workforce
  • 03 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
With so many new technological solutions, it is easy to be overwhelmed on where to start to upgrade the skills gap in your workforce, but starting small and avoiding the hype is still a start.
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Lack of social mobility could be costing billions
  • 12 Jun 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Greater social mobility in the workplace could unlock billions in GDP growth every year, so why isn’t it integral to every business in the UK? On this Social Mobility day, it’s time to challenge outdated perspectives.
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Free CPD: ISQM 1
  • 10 Jun 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Wherever you are in your System of Quality Management (SoQM) journey, this article provides CPD-verifiable tools and advice to help you get on top of ISQM 1.
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Free CPD: Building cybercrime resilience
  • 05 Jun 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Following a string of high-profile cyber attacks, protection is a priority for accountancy firms. This CPD-verifiable content will provide insights and practical help in the ongoing fight against cybercrime.
Free CPD: Keep up to date with MTD
  • 05 Jun 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Read, watch and listen to ICAEW content to get up to speed with Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax and support your professional development.
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Volunteering: build your skills while helping others
  • 04 Jun 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Volunteering is more than just a generous act - it’s a way for you to give something back while also building valuable professional skills.
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Free CPD – bite-size updates on tax, audit and reporting
  • 28 May 2025
ICAEW’s Virtual CPD Conference is now available on demand and is free. Access sessions cover the latest regulatory developments, as well as giving insights into using artificial intelligence and building the business case for sustainability.
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Mark Pavlides is new Access Accountancy Chair
  • 21 Feb 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
ICAEW interim Managing Director, Operations, takes over from Sharron Gunn.
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The rise and rise of the portfolio career
  • 18 Feb 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Looking to take more control of your career and work/life balance? It might be time to consider the growing throng of accountants embracing portfolio careers.
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Five in-demand skills for accountants in 2025
  • 14 Feb 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
We speak to recruitment experts to reveal the key skills and attributes accountants need to stand out in a competitive job market.
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Ten ways to bounce back after being made redundant
  • 30 Jan 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
It’s understandable to be concerned about the threat of redundancy. Fortunately, there is plenty of support and guidance available if it happens to you, helping you find your next career opportunity.
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How CFO Bushra Hanif empowers women in Pakistan
  • 22 Jan 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
ACA-qualified chartered accountant Hanif is one of the few female CFOs in Pakistan leading from the front in transforming finance teams – and women’s healthcare to boot.
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6 simple steps to achieving your goals
  • 07 Jan 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Goals can quickly become daunting and stressful. By following our steps, you can ensure you’re setting manageable and realistic goals on your way to ACA success.
Free CPD: Get to grips with AI
  • 28 Nov 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
What is (and isn’t) artificial intelligence (AI)? What are the different types of AI and what benefits can they deliver in finance? These CPD-verifiable practical resources will help you expand your AI knowledge as well as providing the latest thinking.
Free CPD: sustainability reporting resources
  • 26 Nov 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
Do you want a high-level understanding of sustainability reporting requirements but don’t know where to start? This article explains how you can find verifiable CPD resources to bring you up to speed.
Free CPD: Anti-Money Laundering
  • 26 Nov 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
If you’re stepping into the role of money laundering reporting officer or want to brush up on your anti-money laundering (AML) knowledge, this free CPD-verifiable content will help.
Free CPD: FRS 102
  • 26 Nov 2024
  • Insights
FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland will see the most significant changes come into effect from January 2026 since its introduction a decade ago. Whether you need a refresh of the current standard or an understanding of the changes, this article will help you find free CPD-verifiable content that will bring you up to speed.
Free CPD: ISA 315
  • 26 Nov 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
What changed in the revised ISA 315 auditing standard and how have auditors found applying the revised standard in practice? This article provides free continuing professional development (CPD) verifiable reading and webinars on the topic.
Free CPD: the latest developments in tax
  • 26 Nov 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
Keeping up to date with tax policy and practice is a key part of many accountants’ professional development. Whether you’re analysing the implications of the Budget or planning for MTD ITSA, ICAEW has content that can support your CPD.
Free CPD: Cyber security
  • 20 Nov 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
Cybercrime continues to be a major threat to businesses and it’s not enough to just invest in protective technology. Update your knowledge on this ever-evolving topic with this free CPD-verifiable content.
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Free CPD: Excel essentials
  • 13 Nov 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
Are you using Excel to its full potential? From the basics of good spreadsheet practice to time-saving tips, brush up on your Excel knowledge while gaining Continuous Professional Development (CPD) hours.
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Free CPD: essential skills for people managers
  • 13 Nov 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
People skills, such as the communication, empathy, flexibility and active listening, are essential for line managers wishing to lead happy, productive teams. Brush up on your soft skills with these free Continuous Professional Development (CPD) resources.
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