Chartered Accountants - CPD Hours 📚

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📚 CPD Hours – Accountants Thread

Hey everyone! 👋

Welcome to the CPD discussion thread for accountants 🎓

If you’re a qualified accountant heading to the UK (or already here!), you’re probably wondering how to stay on top of your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements while living, working, and travelling in a new country.

This is the place to:

✅ Share how you’re tracking your CPD hours
✅ Recommend courses, webinars, or events that count
✅ Swap tips for ticking off your CPD hours

Whether you're already working in finance or just planning your move, we’d love to hear from you. What’s your CPD strategy while abroad? Do you have any favourite resources or apps that help?

Drop your thoughts, questions, and experiences below 👇

Let’s make it easier for all of us to stay compliant, upskill, and feel confident in our careers!

—
The Next Stop London Team 🌍✈️

samowazza

A frriend told me you can use the hours when you start a job as your cpd. Is this true?

emmahipkins1995

Yes this is true. I called CAANZ and asked. They said you can use up to X amount (I cant actually remember how much), but starting a new job can be deemed as educational.

Bare in mind, it still has to be relevant, so if you are moving into a different industry like marketing, it might not pass