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Training and development

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Banks: step up for charities, CAF Bank chief urges
  • Article
  • 28 Nov 2024
From difficulties opening accounts to having them closed unexpectedly, the charity sector’s experience of banking continues to fall short. CAF Bank CEO and ICAEW member Alison Taylor explains why there’s more than reputation at stake.
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Charities face persistent internal fraud threat, survey finds
  • Article
  • 25 Nov 2024
Misappropriation of cash or assets by staff and volunteers and payment diversion fraud remain the most common types of fraud committed. A new report recommends robust internal controls and an anti-fraud culture.
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Trustees’ Week: why volunteering your time is a two-way street
  • Article
  • 04 Nov 2024
As part of Trustees’ Week 2024 (4-8 November) Sophie Hamlet, an audit manager at Grant Thornton, explains why her motivation for being a charity trustee isn’t just about giving something back.
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Financial stewardship lessons from Naomi Campbell’s charity collapse
  • Article
  • 28 Oct 2024
With a primary purpose to ease hardships among people in disaster areas, anti-poverty charity Fashion for Relief launched with great promise – but fell prey to financial mismanagement.
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Why small accounting firms are prime targets for cybercriminals
  • Article
  • 08 Oct 2024
Cyber Security Awareness Month: SMEs and small accounting firms are not taking cyber security seriously enough, according to Daniel Teacher.
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Disproportionate regulatory burden felt by smaller charities
  • Article
  • 24 Sep 2024
ICAEW members in the charity sector bemoan the disproportionate impact of regulation on smaller charities, as they face tight funding and soaring demand for their services. We look at major areas of concern.
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How to shine in your first 3 months
  • Article
  • 30 Aug 2024
Starting out as an accounting trainee can be both exciting and daunting. Our top 10 tips will help you lay a strong foundation as you begin your career.
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ICAEW accountant stars in Team GB Olympic rugby
  • Article
  • 14 Aug 2024
Heather Cowell, Team GB rugby sevens forward and ICAEW Chartered Accountant, explains how playing hard and working smart paved the way for her success both on and off the field.
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Reports

Exclusive Special Report 68: Commercial Insight
  • Report
  • 2020
  • PDF (1,761kb)
This special report explores how to be more commercial to add value and generate profit for your firm.
Finance business partnering - a guide
  • Thought leadership report
  • 2018
  • PDF (2,833kb)
This report provides practical advice for those considering business partnering initiatives and those looking to improve their approach.
Exclusive Special Report 56: Soft skills that FDs need
  • Report
  • 2017
  • PDF (5,953kb)
A special report looking at the soft skills that FDs need to succeed
Exclusive Special Report 54: Pricing
  • Report
  • 2016
  • PDF (3,771kb)
This quarter's report deals with the practical aspects of pricing strategy, from market positioning of new products to through to those at the end of their life cycle.
Exclusive Special Report 52: People and skills
  • Report
  • 2016
  • PDF (4,295kb)
This quarterly report deals with recruiting and retaining the right staff with good practical tips and advice from a variety of specialists.
Exclusive Special Report 49: Skills and Productivity
  • Report
  • 2015
  • PDF (2,470kb)
This report provides the background and some explanations of the issues surrounding UK productivity including articles by leading think tanks and economists exploring the background and possible reasons for the UK's relatively poor performance.
Exclusive Special report 43: 21 years - a celebration
  • Report
  • 2013
  • PDF (1,092kb)
This quarter's special report is a 21 anniversary special, reproducing some of the best articles that we've published since our inauguration in 1992.
Exclusive Special Report 39: Leadership
  • Report
  • 2012
  • PDF (572kb)
This special report on leadership has been compiled to point you in the right direction in your leadership search. The authors all firmly support the idea that, although some leaders may be born, many more are made, and the appropriate training and support forms a vital component in this development.

eBooks

The ICAEW Library & Information Service provides full text access to a selection of key business and reference eBooks from leading publishers. eBooks are available to logged-in ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users. If you are unable to access an eBook, please see our Help and support advice or contact library@icaew.com.

Exclusive Coached to lead
  • eBook
  • 2006
  • Susan Battley
  • Jossey-Bass
A guide to executive coaching for leaders or those aspiring to leadership positions.
Exclusive Coaching and mentoring
  • eBook
  • 2009
  • Eric Parsloe
  • Kogan Page
Examines how to create practical conversations to improve learning and encourage personal development.
Exclusive Designing workplace mentoring programs: an evidence-based approach
  • eBook
  • 2009
  • Tammy D. Allen, Lisa M. Finkelstein
  • Wiley-Blackwell
A short guide to mentoring for managers introducing it to an organisation.
Exclusive Executive coaching: how to choose, use and maximize value for yourself and your team
  • eBook
  • 2005
  • Stuart McAdam
  • Thorogood
A guide for anyone interested in becoming an executive coach or employing one for their organisation.
Exclusive Improve your coaching and training skills
  • eBook
  • 2008
  • Patrick Forsyth
  • Kogan Page
Practical guide to staff development.
Exclusive Learning and development strategy
  • eBook chapter
  • 2006
  • Michael Armstrong
  • Kogan Page
This title provides guidance on combining human resource management with business strategy. This chapter deals with strategies for creating a learning culture within an organisation, learning strategies for the organisation and learning strategies for individuals.
Exclusive Performance management
  • eBook chapter
  • 2017
  • Barry Cushway
  • Kogan Page
This chapter looks at the importance of managing performance, the performance management process and training and development.
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Business press

The ICAEW Library & Information Service provides access to leading business, finance and management journals. These journals are available to logged-in ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users subject to suppliers' terms of use.
Exclusive How to train an AI-enabled workforce - and why you need to
  • Article
  • 08 Aug 2024
  • Lucas Mearian
As artificial intelligence (AI) is adopted within organisations, there is a need for employee training in how to use AI tools most effectively. This article underscores the importance of upskilling workers for the AI revolution, and highlights practical strategies for building AI expertise.
Exclusive Reimagine how you recruit and train managers
  • Article
  • 01 Nov 2023
Traditionally companies focus on skill and development programs to help prepare their managers, but a Gartner study suggests that a fundamental shift in the managerial pipeline is crucial. The study recommends a better selection process, where employees can nominate themselves for managerial roles, preventing biases and diversifying the pipeline. Training programs should prepare aspiring managers for the complexities of the role, focusing on issues like pay equity, remote work and redundancies.
Exclusive Cultivating virtual management skills for the hybrid world
  • Article
  • 16 Oct 2023
  • Alicia Morris
Today’s managers often need to engage and motivate their teams across multiple locations; yet it’s likely many have had no formal training specific to virtual management. The article highlights key areas of focus for improving virtual team management skills, including accountability, hybrid meeting facilitation, communication methods and network mapping.
Exclusive Life experiences of a Black accounting student and faculty member
  • Article
  • 01 Feb 2023
  • Mark C.Dawkins
Mark C.Dawkins discusses his life experiences as a Black student studying accounting at several predominantly white institutions and then as a Black accounting faculty member serving for 28 years. He includes some personal thoughts, memories and experiences, with the aim of providing some insights about the need for and benefits derived from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training, initiatives and programs for accounting students.
Exclusive What's in the water at PepsiCo?
  • Article
  • 01 Jan 2022
  • Phil Wahba
The fizzy drinks manufacturer has also produced 16 current Fortune 500 CEOs. Phil Wahba has researched PepsiCo's highly developed system that identifies and intensively develops high performers within the company - known as "hi-pos".
Exclusive The age of apprenticeships
  • Article
  • 01 Dec 2019
  • Rob Brouwer
Rob Brouwer explores the advantages of apprenticeships for older people and some of the barriers or misconceptions holding people back from taking an apprenticeship.
Exclusive Learning as stress buster
  • Article
  • 02 Nov 2019
  • Zang Chen, Christopher Myers, David Mayer
The article discusses business learning as a coping mechanism for workplace stress
Exclusive Disruption to traditional on-the-job-training
  • Article
  • 01 Sep 2019
  • Matt Beane
Article looks at how companies use of AI and robotics is disrupting training methods such as mentoring and on-the-job-training. It looks at the outcome of this trend ( 'shadow learning'), the solution and obstacles to learning.

Articles and books in the ICAEW Library collection

The collection of the ICAEW Library & Information Service includes a range of articles, books and reports on staff training and development. Use the links below to see what we have available to request in our Library catalogue (Libcat).

To find out how you can borrow books from the Library please see our guide to borrowing books.

You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports through our document supply service.

External resources - Guidance and advice

Beginners SQL tutorial
  • Website
  • Beginner SQL Tutorials
This beginner SQL tutorial website teaches you the basics of SQL code and trains you how to write and programme SQL queries.
Bridging the skills gap in finance functions
  • Website
  • Robert Walters
Research paper exploring the challenges senior finance professionals have faced in attempting to equip their teams to meet new demands and the most successful strategies for obtaining or developing the skills required.
Building a successful upskilling strategy in the financial sector
  • Website
  • Universal Media
Article giving advice on how financial services firms can improve their teams skills during uncertain times.
Identifying training needs - checklist
  • Website
  • Atom Content Marketing
A checklist from the Start Up Donut to identify an employee's training needs
Learning and development strategy
  • Website
  • Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Factsheet from CIPD on how to create and implement a learning and development strategy supporting organisational success. Registration required to access content.
NVQs
  • Website
  • Atom Content Marketing
Start Up Donut overview of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) - work-based qualifications that focus on ensuring that the individual can carry out their job to the required standard.
Personal development plans
  • Website
  • Atom Content Marketing
An overview of Personnel Development Plans (PDPs) from the Start Up Donut. PDPs are a way to manage an employees performance and link the employee's professional and personal development with the development of a business
Training Journal
  • Website
  • Political Holdings Limited
Online magazine for the UK's training and learning and development industry. Until 2020 it was a print magazine; the Library provides online access to issues published between 2008 and 2020 via its premium databases.
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