Dates and location
Hours
Dates and location
Hours
Description
This course is the third phase of a three-part Career Skills Program entitled ‘Drive Your Professional Success’. This phase is designed for CPA students in months 12-18 of their practical experience.
The final phase of this program focuses on optimizing performance by fostering accountability, Students will gain a solid understanding of Canadian business ethics. A growth mindset is emphasized, along with tools for using feedback to improve performance. Presentation skills and methods for crafting compelling stories to engage audiences will also be discussed. Advanced Excel techniques including dynamic data ranges, regression analysis, and understanding the difference between correlation and causation will also be covered.
There will be a series of live in-person workshops and self-paced learning designed to clarify the role CPAs play as professionals in protecting the interests of their clients 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
Note: You can find the other program phases and the full program below here:
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.
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Description |
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| October 1, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Optimizing Team Performance
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11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Canadian Business Ethics: What CPAs Need to Know
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| 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Increase your Impact with Growth Mindset
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| October 2, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Presentation Skills
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1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Advanced Excel with Analytics for CPA Students
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| October 2, 2026 – January 2, 2027 |
5 Hours of Self-Paced Learning |
Microsoft Excel 2021: Advanced (Free On Demand Course) On completion of this course, you will be able to:
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Key Takeaways
During this course, participants will learn how to:
- Establish and communicate clear, and measurable goals.
- Navigate the oversight and disciplinary process for CPA Ontario.
- Develop a personalized action plan based on feedback and growth mindset.
- Manage presentation anxiety and build confidence.
- Use regression analysis to create a predictive model.
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.
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Attendance Requirements
To earn your CPD hours you must attend all 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 shortly.