FAQs about free CPD for accountants.
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LumiQ courses are designed to qualify as verifiable CPD for UK accounting designations, with a certificate of completion you can retain as evidence. Because professional bodies set their own rules, you should always review the requirements that apply to your membership.
Yes. ACCA's standard unit route requires 40 units of CPD each year, including at least 21 verifiable units. ICAEW members complete between 20 and 40 CPD hours per year depending on their CPD category, including a minimum number of verifiable hours and at least one hour of verifiable ethics CPD. CIMA takes an outcome-based approach rather than setting a fixed hours requirement.
Learn more about ACCA CPD requirements here.
Verifiable CPD is learning you can evidence. When you complete a LumiQ course and pass the assessment, you receive a certificate documenting the course and the CPD hours earned, which you can keep on file for your CPD record or a compliance review.
LumiQ's online CPD courses are designed around on-demand, podcast-style self-study learning. That makes it a more flexible option than many live webinars, live webcasts, and scheduled CPD webinars.
LumiQ releases new episodes weekly and has a library of over 1000 episodes. Your free CPD hours are not restricted by topic. Some of our popular topics include financial reporting, accounting standards, sustainability, data analytics, Power BI, corporate finance, budgeting, financial modelling, tax, artificial intelligence, and personal development.
Yes. LumiQ's free accounting CPD courses come with certificates. After completing the required steps, you can download proof for your records.
Yes, the free offer terms remain limited to new customers.
We allow new users to unlock 3 free hours to try the full LumiQ experience before subscribing.
LumiQ courses are structured learning experiences with defined content, assessments, and certificates of completion. Professional bodies define structured and verifiable CPD in their own terms, so check how your body categorises assessed self-study learning.
After you use your free hours, you can explore pricing and plan options that fit your CPD needs. See our pricing and subscription options here.




















