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NACVA Member Profile:
Educational Pursuits
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1.
Contact Information: (All fields are required.)
(Required.)
*NACVA/IBA Member #:
*Name:
*Company:
*E-mail:
2.
Gauge the level of importance your company/firm places on continuing professional education (CPE) development for you and for your employees:
Required
Encouraged
Important, but not required or really encouraged
Taken as a matter of necessity
No budget for it
Other
(please specify):
3.
When
you
obtain professional education/development, is it for: (check all that apply)
Skills development in the area of assigned responsibility
Recertification
Regulatory compliance
Explore new opportunities or areas of interest
Superior(s) mandates it
Get a promotion
Not applicable
Other
(please specify):
4.
When your
employees/staff
obtain professional education/development, is it for: (check all that apply)
Skills development in the area of assigned responsibility
Recertification
Broaden skills to be able to take on new responsibilities
Regulatory compliance
Explore new opportunities or areas of interest
Superior(s) mandates it
Not applicable
Other
(please specify):
5.
How much time per week, on average, do you devote to professional development as it relates to your job (in addition to any CPE courses you might attend throughout the year)?
0–1 hour
2–4 hours
5–7 hours
8–10 hours
11 or more hours
6.
Of the time you devote to professional development, where is your time primarily spent? (check no more than three)
Books (print or online)
Newsletters (print or online)
Magazines (print or online)
Personal online research
Webinars
Self-Study courses (print or online)
Meetings with industry groups
Conferring with associates
Other
(please specify):
7.
What is most important to you about the information you learn in your weekly professional development? (check no more than three)
Application to current projects
Enhances technical knowledge in areas of career focus
Introduces you to new areas of interest
Provides insight to other practitioners in fields
Earn CPE credit
Enlightens you to resources to improve efficiencies
Directs you to resources to acquire more information
Practice management or practice development ideas
Practice aids and checklists
Industry surveys
Practice tips
Other
(please specify):
8.
How much do you spend or are you willing to spend annually for your professional development, i.e., what is your individual budget (including CPE courses you attend throughout the year)?
$0
$100-$300
$300–$600
$600–$1,000
$1,000–$1,500
$1,500–$2,500
$2,500–$5,000
$5,000–$7,500
Over $7,500
9.
Where do you
primarily
go to seek CPE development? (check all that apply)
Live seminars
Conferences
Self-Study courses (online)
Self-Study courses (hard-bound)
Live webinars
Books, periodicals, journals
Company in-house training
Prerecorded webinars
Podcasts
Not applicable
Other
(please specify):
10.
Where do you look to find the training you need? (check up to three boxes)
AICPA
American Center for CPE
American Management Association
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Audit Watch
Boutique/Specialized Training Organization
Checkpoint Learning (Thomson Reuters)
Local University
NACVA/Consultants’ Training Institute
Risk Education
State CPA Society
Surgent McCoy
The CPE Store
Western CPE
Other
(please specify):
