Sharpen Your Ethical Thinking Through Real Stories and Scenarios.
This unique ethics course takes CPAs beyond traditional content, diving into real-world ethical dilemmas that professionals face every day. Guided by a seasoned ethics instructor with experience teaching over 26,000 accountants, the course offers a fresh approach to ethics education with a focus on practical application. You’ll explore a variety of ethical issues that aren’t always covered in standard ethics training, such as handling ethics tip-offs, navigating government funding applications, and assessing the ethical climate of potential employers. Each topic, backed by real cases, challenges you to examine ethical issues from new perspectives and find effective strategies for real-world decision-making.
The agenda includes thought-provoking mini cases and in-depth discussions on questions like, "Do ethics deteriorate in the business world?" and "Can CPAs be too narrow in their ethical viewpoints?" This course emphasizes active participation, encouraging you to practice ethical thinking in various scenarios. With cases that cover worker safety, fundraising moral concerns, and the ethical implications of tax positions, you’ll build a well-rounded view of ethics that enhances both your professional and personal integrity.
Past attendees have praised the course for its engaging content and the instructor’s energy, humor, and relatable delivery style. It’s designed to make ethics approachable, meaningful, and even enjoyable—ensuring CPAs feel prepared for ethical challenges in their careers. From new CPAs to seasoned professionals, this course provides insights and tools that will benefit anyone committed to upholding the highest standards in accounting. Join us to sharpen your ethical reasoning and gain confidence in tackling complex ethical situations with integrity and confidence.
Stephen Priddle, CPA, CA, CMA is the President and Founder of Practical PD, Courses for Accountants. Stephen is also the Vice-President, Finance & CFO of Fidus Analytics Inc. In addition, he is a Board member, co-owner and Corporate Secretary of the SureWx group of companies, a global aviation business, which he was the CFO for 12 years previously. An engaging and experienced instructor, Stephen Priddle weaves practical tips together with stories from his business experience and input from participants. Seasoning the mix with a dose of accounting humour, he serves up useful and dynamic courses which have been attended by over 36,000. When speaking, he is candid about errors he has made in his career and the lessons that can be learned from them. Someone said: “humans are hard-wired to learn from stories” – Stephen is in part a business/accounting storyteller, who draws out the lessons from the stories. Stephen’s teaching experience includes presenting courses for over 70 accounting bodies and organizations in Canada and abroad. He has been a Session Leader in the CPA Professional Education Program, and has taught at the University of Toronto and Carleton University. He has moderated in the legacy CA, CMA and CGA program. Stephen is a prolific author. His published business, accounting and finance cases are used by many organizations. Stephen has nearly 40 years of varied business experience. After working with KPMG for five years, he moved into industry, where he has worked for public and private companies. He has gained a wide range of experience in financial reporting, treasury management, merger & acquisition and other business matters. Through his courses, he interacts with hundreds of financial leaders a year and thus stays on the leading edge in terms of best practices and hot topics. Stephen obtained his CPA, CA and CMA designations following graduation from Carleton University with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree, accounting major.
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