The reality of Covid 19 means that we need to re-think
how we receive training.

There’s no doubt that learning and development is still essential.

Many businesses will have underutilised staff on their payroll.

Now is the ideal time to upskill the workforce in preparation for the future.

Training also has the added benefit of motivating the workforce and providing a focus for the mind.

The office is out of bounds for training

 
With social distancing in operation and many workers at home, the old reality of face-to-face training needs to be re-thought.

We need to explore new alternatives and understand what will be the new normal in relation to training.

The power of technology

Thankfully, we have the power of technology to help us.

The workplace is virtually connected and we have many tools we can utilise to our advantage.

There are technology solutions from webinars to virtual training rooms to online whiteboards, which can be used to deliver in-house training remotely.

How online training can be used for in-house courses

We can deliver interactive in-house training remotely online.

There are many robust online platforms which can be successfully used to deliver training and replicate as much as possible a face-to-face envrionment.

It is, of course, important to utilise this technology effectively. It is easy for the inexperienced presenter to get it wrong.
 
At Financial Fluency we have many years of practical experience using online training room technology to deliver in-house tailored training course.

We know how to make online courses interactive and include participants in the experience. It is so important to properly engage learners and involve them in the learning process, when delivering training online.

If you would like to talk about how we can deliver our in-house training courses online and see a demonstration, please do contact us.

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As well as offering inhouse remote courses, we also offer a number of off-the-shelf online e-learning courses which still utilise a degree of interactivity.

View our full list of remote learning courses at
https://www.financial-fluency.co.uk/online-learning/full-list-of-online-courses/

CPD Year End Courses for ACCA

Complete your ACCA CPD now
whilst there is still plenty of time

The 2024 CPD year end is in
.

Are you looking for verifiable CPD hours to top up or make your allocation?

We can help with your CPD requirements

We have reasonably priced CPD courses available throughout the year.

Click on the button below to find out more about our online training courses.

Verifiable CPD

All our courses are verifiable for CPD (continuing professional development) purposes.

A verifiable certificate of completion is available for every course.

Financial Fluency are delighted to welcome our online learning customers from over 30 countries around the world.

Accessibility of online learning

The above map of the world demonstrates the power of online learning to increase accessibility to CPD for many people around the globe.

Many of our global customers would not otherwise have access to courses to complete their continuing professional development (CPD) requirements.

As our online courses can be accessed from anywhere in the world, 24/7, by anyone with access to the internet.

List of Countries currently using our online CPD courses

• Australia
• Barbados
• Botswana
• Canada
• China
• Cyprus
• Dubai
• England
• France
• Germany
• Gibraltar
• Republic Of Ireland
• Italy
• Luxembourg
• Malaysia
• Mauritious
• Netherlands
• Nigeria
• Northern Ireland
• Poland
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia
• Scotland
• Seychelles
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• South Africa
• Switzerland
• Trinidad and Tobago
• UAE (United Arab Emirates)
• UK (United Kingdom)
• USA (United States of America)
• Wales
• Zimbabwe

This reflects the global diversity of the accounting qualifications such as ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW.

Find out more about Financial Fluency’s online CPD courses

You can read more about our e-learning courses and browse our list of over 100 courses at
https://www.financial-fluency.co.uk/online-learning/

So often people say ‘we need more data’, when there is no more available.

Anyone who has the job of putting budgets and business plans together knows the importance of the market section but market analysis is about more than the application of analytical techniques to reams of data.

Quantitative market research is not, in itself, a fundamental route to truth and enlightenment.

There is always room for personal judgement, based on qualitative research, experience and gut feeling and this course gives you the confidence to make those judgements.

Our online training course Market Analysis for Finance Professionals, is about creating a robust framework for carrying out market analysis.

It is a mixture of business strategy, marketing analysis and market research.

If relevant for you, Market Analysis for Finance Professionals can count as 4 hours of verifiable CPD

Financial Fluency’s new online CPD course:
Corporate Social Responsibility for Finance Professionals including accountants, looks at the responsibilities of businesses to society at large.

The course explores:
• the problems brought about by damage to the physical environment (pollution and degradation and resources);
• the risks and opportunities they engender for individual enterprises;
• the increasing amount of regulation; and
• guidance and the vital role that the finance function can play.

Find out more about our corporate social responsibility for finance online course.

The Internationalisation of Accounting Standards

The UK’s Accounting Standards Board is proposing that in the next few years some UK companies and other reporting entities will be required to, or have the option to, move to a more IFRS-based financial reporting framework.

The current situation in relation to IFRS

All EU listed companies have been reporting under IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) in their group accounts Since 2005.

The US is also considering a transition to IFRS, as are many other countries such as India and Japan.

Switching from local accounting standards to IFRS

The switch from local accounting standards to IFRS must be well thought-out, and its implications understood.

It is easy to think that only those involved with accounting and finance need to get involved or will be affected by it. However, the lessons learned by the EU’s listed companies in the last phase of conversion to IFRS indicate that a much broader perspective is needed, and that the conversion must be treated as a project to be carefully planned and executed.

Find out more with our online course on managing the transition to financial reporting under IFRS

Trust, transparency, ethics and corporate social responsibility

• The Enron scandal

• BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill

• MPs expenses

• Wiki Leaks

• The list continues to grow……..

Issues of trust, transparency, ethics and corporate social responsibility have never been so high on the organisational agenda.

Yet recognising ethical issues and taking appropriate and effective decisions isn’t easy.

Spanning both home and personal worlds, and never black and white, the management of ethical dilemmas is a challenging situations for all professionals.

To help you consider some of these dilemmas we have launched a new online course called “Professionalism and Ethics for Finance Professionals”.

This e-learning course helps you discover the challenges and rewards of behaving ethically in the workplace, consider your own moral values and explore perspectives that will challenge your views.

The course is designed to interactive and there are opportunities to add your own thoughts and comments as well as view those of others.

>Read more our about Professionalism and Ethics for Finance Professionals course.

What is learning 2.0?

Learning 2.0 is the concept of web 2.0 (information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design collaboration) applied to learning.

Collaborative learning

We have fine tuned our approach to collaborative learning and enhanced the features of our online courses so that we now have more powerful learning tools within our e-learning courses.

Engaging and motivating learning

Our online courses are designed to stimulate intelligent debate and dialogue.

We believe that learning works best when it engages and motivates people and that learning 2.0 offers the perfect opportunity to implement social tools which encourage this engagement and motivation.

Learning 2.0 features

Throughout our online courses you will find the following features:

On every page, if desired, you can contribute your professional experience and opinions.

Other people can read, reflect on and respond to your contributions, creating a learning experience that is different and interactive for every user.

The functionality also allows learners to rate each other’s contributions.

We know that professionals like to learn from each other as much as they do from the expert, so once you’ve submitted your answer to a question you are able to view other learners’ responses as well as expert opinion from the author.

Seeing different learners’ perspectives and opinions will broaden your thinking and generate new ideas.

You might even change your opinion or perhaps learn something new.

Throughout your course you are able to take notes to assist in your learning.

These notes are for your eyes only.

Try out our learning 2.0 features

Either browse our range of online courses or if you want to jump straight in register now for a free module.

A key role of the finance function is risk management. Given the current economic environment managing business risk is exceedingly high on board meeting agendas. Whilst risk management is the responsibility of all board directors – the role is often led the finance director.

Questions which should be asked to finance directors

• Do you the concept of risk management?
• Are you knowledgeable about the of impact risk management on a company?
• Do you understand the processes required for risk management to be put in place?
• Are you aware of the Bribery Act and its implications?
• Do you use recent risk management disasters to help avoid future problems?
• Can you manage the effects of extreme events on a business?

Can risk be managed?

Wherever the cause of risk is internal or external, should senior management have been aware of the risk and taken evasive action? or should they at least be in a position to react quickly and positively when the problem arose?

Online course on risk management for accountants

Financial Fluency’s online training course on risk management looks at the context in which the concept of risk management has developed, the sort of infrastructure and processes it requires, and the impact it has on traditional control systems.

The course also looks at some of the risks facing businesses which have made national and international news.

>Read more about our risk management online course for accountants.