As accountants, bookkeepers or tax advisors we know that CPD is something that we need to do, not least because we have a requirement to do it as part of any professional body that we may belong to.
Technical CPD
Traditionally much of our CPD activity has focused on the technical side of the job such as the latest tax updates (always a few of those!) or the technicalities associated with a specialist area. Not only that but often the focus is on webinars, courses and material for those working in larger practices.
CPD for Sole Practitioners and Practice Development
The areas of CPD which are often overlooked is content tailored specifically for a Sole Practitioner and CPD for Practice Development.
SolePrac.co.uk aims to bridge those gaps by offering short, easy to follow, do in your own time courses which are specifically for Sole Practitioners with special focus on developing their practice and themselves.
Personal Development
As sole practitioners we can often be too busy doing the work and seeking new clients neglecting to spend enough time on business or our personal development, perhaps even feeling a little guilty if the focus is on ourself rather than clients.
Remembering back to the days of employment, it would not be unusual to regularly attend personal development courses and appraisal sessions. Surely this is a good habit to get into in your own business focusing on developing yourself without a boss telling you that’s what should happen.
The “30 minutes of development a week” Challenge
Having a goal of perhaps 30 minutes of development each week is a very achievable target to set. Over the year that would give you 25 hours of “loggable” CPD which can easily be topped up with some short technical sessions, as well as the obligatory ethics course, to meet your CPD targets.
Making your learning personal by focusing on things that you want to develop or learn is essential and will make achieving your goal even easier.
Why not commit to the “30 minutes of development a week” Challenge?
Practical and Practice Development
Just as important to it being interesting is to make your learning practical with achieving not only learning outcomes but takeaways that allow you to improve your practice. SolePrac.co.uk courses do this by including tasks as part of courses. These focus on improvement plans specific to your practice and your personal needs aimed at fulfilling your ideal work / life balance.
Boss it!
- You’re self-employed
- You’re in charge
You’re the boss so, subject to keeping within regulations, you can run your practice exactly how you want to.
You owe it to yourself to take time away from client work to make your business work for you.
So make that commitment to yourself by signing up to the “30 minutes of development a week” challenge.
Make CPD …
Continuing
- Professional
- Personal
- Practical
- Practice
Development
All of our courses are hosted on our Learning Management System Thinkific.