Dates and location
Hours
Dates and location
Hours
Description
This program is a three-part specialized learning opportunity designed for CPA students navigating their practical experience requirements. It will equip students with the professional and technical skills that they need to thrive in the workplace. Key areas such as effective communication, ownership and accountability, time management, and critical thinking will be covered to help students build a solid foundation. Students will also gain expertise in journal entries, professional skepticism and obtain knowledge to build their business acumen.
A series of live in-person workshops and self-paced online learning will be offered to clarify the role of CPAs in protecting their clients’ interests and achieving business success.
Students may benefit from Employer reimbursement. You can either click on the Speak to an Advisor button to learn more or download the Employer Request Letter below.
Program experience will include:
- Instructor-led case study discussions
- Real world practical simulation exercises
- Collaborative peer learning teams
- Networking opportunities
- Workshops and role plays
To review individual phases:
Group Discount: For groups of 5 students or more, a 15% group discount will apply. If you are a firm that has less than 5 students, please speak to an advisor who can help pair you with another organization so that a consortium of smaller firms can avail of the 15% discount.
Speak to an Advisor
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Schedule
| Phase 1: Powerful Professional Brand | ||
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| Date | Topics Covered | Audience |
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Live Instruction September 16 – 19, 2025 |
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CPA Students in months 0-6 of their practical experience |
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Self-Paced Learning September 20, 2025 – |
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| Phase 2: Investing in Your Career | ||
| Date | Topics Covered | Audience |
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Live Instruction January 7 – 8, 2026 |
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CPA Students in months 6-12 of their practical experience |
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Self-Paced Learning January 10, 2026 – |
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| Phase 3: Drive Your Professional Success | ||
| Date | Topics Covered | Audience |
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Live Instruction October 1 – 2, 2026 |
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CPA Students in months 12-18 of their practical experience |
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Self-Paced Learning October 2, 2026 – |
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Key Takeaways
The program will help CPA students:
- Adapt to a professional environment and take accountability and ownership of their work.
- Invest in their career, improve problem solving skills and add value to their organization.
- Understand the role of a CPA in protecting client interests and achieving business success.
Earn a Digital Badge
Our new collection of digital badges can be earned through the completion of any of our certificate programs offered in our professional development catalogue. Collect these digital badges to add to your website, social profiles, email signature and more. These badges are an easy way to visually communicate your skills and accomplishments to your peers and network. Digital badges will be awarded based on course completion requirements.
Who Will Benefit
This program is primarily aimed at CPA students in firms who are new to the workforce and learning how to adapt to the challenges and motivations of a professional environment. A secondary audience who could benefit include junior CPA aspirants who have 1-3 years of work experience already.
Need Approval to Attend
Attendance Requirements
To earn your CPD hours and Digital Badge you must attend 80% of live sessions. We understand that sometimes unplanned absences happen. Please reach out to our Operations Team if you're unable to attend a session as scheduled.
Disclaimer
The views expressed in the course are non-authoritative and have not been formally endorsed by CPA Ontario and do not reflect the views of CPA Ontario. The information included in the course is for general information purposes only.
CPA Ontario, the presenters and the authors do not accept any responsibility or liability that might occur directly or indirectly as a consequence of the use or application of or reliance on this material.
How to Access the Course
We're pleased to invite you to register for our Certificate courses. Whether or not you're a CPA, you're more than welcome to join us on this learning journey. To get started, you'll need to create an account. Don't worry if you don't have a CPA Ontario ID yet; you can easily set up your account right here. Let's begin your learning adventure together.
This CPA Ontario course is a hybrid certificate program, with in person instruction and on demand learning. This is an in person event and you must attend the event in person to receive verifiable CPD hours.
To access the course please visit our BlackBoard site, and log-in using the same login and password used for the Registration Portal.
Please allow up to 15 minutes after registration for the certificate program to appear on your BlackBoard page.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
This program will be taught by a group of experienced CPAs and interpersonal skills facilitators. More details to follow.