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New eLearning Course – Virtual CFO
The evolution of the vCFO role Digitisation and financial analytics in a fast-paced world are transforming the traditional CFO role. The owners of SMEs now have real time access to financial information in a way that was previously only available to larger firms. They...
Whatever happened to service integration?
Over the past decade (or more), we've seen a great deal of focus on vertical services integration within the financial services sector. This has largely been lead by the push by accounting firms and other financial institutions into bookkeeping, financial planning,...
Improving employee engagement with a good learning strategy
Ask any CEO about the importance of learning in the firm and the answer will be: it is nothing less than great. It’s commonly acknowledged that L&D is crucial in any business, that it can drive positive results, innovation and higher employee engagement rates. Ask...
So you want to be an analyst?
ACCA’s recent report on the future of professional accountants identified that ‘expert use of analytics will enable better and close to real time reporting, more predictive analysis and greater interconnectedness of financial and non-financial performance.’ In...
The Other 5 Principles of Learning Reinforcement
On his quest to find the best way to reinforce organizational learning, Anthonie Wurth identified seven principles for achieving this. The first two had to do with closing the various gaps between the actual situation and the desired one and with mastering the steps...
The 4 Pillars of an Engaging and Learning Culture
There is a lot of talk these days about how modern employees are very volatile. Turnover rates are rocketing as employees no longer think that holding down a job is important but prefer to often change roles, employers and even industries. It’s getting increasingly...
The Shift To Learner-Centred Training
For a long time, higher education was more or less confined to learners in their early twenties. Children learned from very young ages that almost everything they did in and out of school would eventually add up to a college admission. Once there, choosing the right...
5 Skills for The Post-Automation Workforce
Automation is upon us whether we like it or not. The world is constantly striving for progress and these days it’s all going digital – and I do mean all. If today it’s safe to say that there is an internet of people, very soon it will be an internet of things with the...
What are SMART actions and how are they used in our courses?
SMART actions are an essential component of our eLearning courses. At the end of each eLearning module, you will be asked to identify up to 3 SMART actions relating to you or your firm at a professional level. These actions should be documented in a consolidated...