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Relevance

No matter which CPD route you follow, it is important that your CPD activity is relevant to your current role or future career aspirations. Put your job role at the centre of your CPD activity and follow these principles:

• If you work in accounting and finance, it will be important for you to keep your technical knowledge current. Practising members should aim to ensure that an appropriate amount of their development is undertaken in their area of technical specialism.
• If your career has moved away from accounting and finance, you should undertake learning which is relevant to your new career - which could be in anything from teaching to law, or consultancy to IT.
• No matter what route your career has taken, it is important to consider non-technical skillls. You may wish to pursue learning in business management, personal effectiveness, leadership and strategy or IT. ACCA recognises activity within all of these areas and more - what is important is that your learning is relevant to you.

Planning

To ensure that your CPD is relevant, it is important to plan carefully. ACCA has developed the Professional Development Matrix (PDM) to help you identify your preferred learning style and the knowledge, skills and expertise you need in either your current role or in roles which you are interested in for the future.

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