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Five benefits of cloud video CPD

18th Nov 2016
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Josh Harris outlines the advantages of using a cloud-based solution for your continuing professional development

Did you know the average Brit now spends almost three hours online – every single day? What’s more mind-blowing is the fact that Facebook has over 1.1 billion daily active users. With the growth of digital marketing and cloud-based accountancy solutions it makes sense to think about other benefits the web offers. At Instant CPD, we work with practice accountants to help make their lives easier by reducing the time and expense it takes to complete your annual CPD. To condense what we’ve learned I’ve listed five benefits this solution offers below.

1: It saves money

A day out of the office on a CPD course can be an expensive and time-consuming affair, energy that could be directed serving your clients’ needs. This is why online CPD can be such a useful tool as you can learn cost-effectively and on your own clock. With online CPD there are no conference rooms necessary, which means that the savings can be passed onto you the customer, without losing the advantages.

2: You don’t need to sacrifice quality

A concern we sometimes hear from new customers is that they don’t want to sacrifice the quality of training experienced at a live event because, let’s be honest, a lot of online CPD (such as click-through PowerPoint slides) can be monotonous to say the least. This is why at Instant CPD we aim to engage the viewer by pre-recording, in high-definition, the lecturer speaking directly to the camera with their slides on the screen. This really makes it feel as though the lecturer is sharing their knowledge directly with you, the viewer.

3: It will save you time

With online CPD you can fit your CPD in around your busy schedule. As all of our content is viewable on your laptop, tablet or smartphone, so you really can catch up on the latest developments in the accountancy industry, anytime and anywhere. With smartphone users checking their devices on average 150 times a day, this compulsion can be harnessed to help develop your skills and enhance your career.

4: Learn in bite size chunks

Our content is pre-recorded in sections, which means you can pause, fast-forward or go back to specific points of learning whenever you like. So, if you need to catch up on a specific technical change in a course that you’ve already viewed you can simply go directly to the specific section and watch it there and then.

5: Monitor your progress

Another potential pitfall with online CPD is that people will simply use it as an easy way to get a Certificate of Completion and check those points off their mandatory total, without actually learning much. However, with our new cloud-based training platform a user will be able to test their knowledge throughout a course before gaining the Certificate of Completion and can check-up on their results at any time. This allows the user to seamlessly go back and forth with their learning outcomes, ensuring that the content remains dynamic. You will also have the functionality to set and schedule your CPD goals at the beginning of the year, with our useful tracker keeping you on the path to learning success, boosting the services you can offer clients.

Instant CPD is delighted to be the official CPD provider for the ICPA and looks forward to helping ICPA members stay up-to-date with the latest accountancy knowledge.

• Josh Harris Instant CPD

This article is taken from “Accounting Practice” the ICPA quarterly magazine. Dedicated to supporting and promoting the needs of the general practitioner. You can find us at www.icpa.org.uk or email [email protected] or by phone on 0800-074-2896.

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