Starting a career in accounting can be intimidating, especially if you're not quite sure where to start. While a degree in accounting can be beneficial, it often requires a significant amount of time and financial investment. However, there are alternative qualifications that can offer aspiring accountants the same level of...
Accounting and bookkeeping are often seen as technical and number-driven disciplines. However, that's not entirely true. In reality, these professions rely heavily on human relationships and your interpersonal skills. As a student or aspiring professional, it's crucial to recognise the role of personal branding and building lasting relationships. The ability to...
Studying is something that we all do at some point in our life. However, learning successfully is a skill that not many grasp. Thankfully, we have a few ideas on how to be successful in your accounting studies. Here are 6 tips we think will help you achieve more when you...
Being a student can be overwhelming at times. Sometimes it feels like there's too much to do and not enough time to do it all. It can be a lot to handle, from studying, making notes, revising and balancing life. However, being productive can help ease the load. The key is...
I have two questions for you... How many webpages do you have open right now? How often do you check social media? The fifty or so who watched last week’s webinar with ICB will have heard from one of our former students - Elizabeth Carter (you can watch the full video below)....
Getting motivated is a relatively straightforward process, but keeping motivated is an entirely different beast! What follows are some top tips that should help to keep you motivated, whatever the goal. Goals can be business related, like increasing your business turnover by xx%, or personal, like completing one of our...
Stress...We don’t want to worry you... but research has revealed Brits spend almost five years of their lives doing just that – worrying. An amazing 86% of us describe ourselves as worriers, fretting about everything from relationships, money, work and health to missing the bus or our alarm, according to herbal...
Rightly or wrongly, some students consider mock exams as being somewhat of an unnecessary or unfair task; if they have to do the real exam, why do a practice one as well? The fact is, mock exams are an extremely valuable tool for all students at all levels. A mock...
Being a distance learner has its benefits. You get to wake up, make some coffee, stay in your pyjamas or onesie all day…Okay, perhaps this isn’t reality for the majority. If this was the case, I doubt if much work would get done! There are many obvious benefits to being a...
Many students taking a distance learning course will often be tempted to forge ahead at full speed without giving much consideration to reflective learning, but this can be a very useful tool, especially when learning a completely new specialism such as bookkeeping or accounting.
