24 November 2025
By Crystal Boston, Co-Founder at Delphini
Our 2026 CPD year with the ICAEW started in November and it got me wondering whether any other professions put quite the same emphasis on continual professional development.
Solicitors, lawyers and financial advisers all work on their skills and knowledge on a regular basis.
Every regulated profession needs to show that its people are keeping up.
But in accountancy, the sheer pace of change means that ongoing learning is not just a regulatory requirement, it impacts the advice we give on a daily basis.
This is especially true with the Budget this week, which has the potential to radically shift the goalposts for many businesses.
The gap between an accountant who coasts and an accountant who keeps learning is huge.
It shows up in everything from the quality of advice to the way they spot risks, opportunities and inefficiencies before their clients do.
Tax rules shift constantly, standards evolve, technology reshapes how we work and a piece of legislation can land on a Tuesday and immediately change the way a business needs to file, report or plan.
If we are not on top of it, our clients feel the consequences.
The more we learn, the better we get at translating technical changes into practical steps that help our clients move forward with confidence.
We follow ICAEW requirements, of course, but our main focus is always on our clients and what is impacting them most.
CPD helps us:
For us, CPD is not a box to tick, it’s how we make sure that every conversation, calculation and recommendation reflects the latest thinking and the best possible approach.
Clients trust us with some of their most important financial decisions and that trust depends on us staying curious, informed and prepared.
So yes, accountants never stop training and that is exactly how it should be.