Frequently Asked Questions

Have you completed some or all of your CPA prerequisites with CPAWSB? Here are the two most frequently asked questions about when your transcript assessment will be updated with the result.

The way that you converse with a friend is going to be very different from how you converse with a facilitator or a CPAWSB staff member; the same is true in written communication. Your emails and assignments should be business appropriate and reflect your professionalism. In this post we examine how to write professional-sounding correspondence, whether in your studies or at work.

Have you ever heard someone refer to EQ, or emotional intelligence? It’s the ability to be aware of and understand emotions—yours and others—and many organizations embrace leaders with high EQ. You can develop your own EQ and use it to succeed as a learner and a professional by identifying, evaluating, discovering, controlling, and expressing emotions.

Are you trying to balance work, school and life while working toward getting your CPA designation? We have listed out some planning tips to get you started on your journey to getting your time more organized.

My CPA Portal is an online account for anyone enrolled in or planning to enroll into the CPA Western School of Business (CPAWSB or “the School”). Through My CPA Portal, you can submit transcript assessment requests, apply to enter programs, and register for courses offered by the School. Additionally, there are some other important administrative actions that you can do within the portal. Below we outline how to accomplish four actions that we regularly receive questions about.

You may require your CPA transcript for your employment or personal records. CPA Western School of Business can provide an official transcript of your education completed with CPAWSB.

CPAWSB has listened to your communication needs and responded with a new English Language Support (ELS) resources page.

Sort of sounds like magic, eh? It sort of is. Let me explain. Last year I wrote Picture This: DAIS & Power BI, outlining the tools CPA PEP candidates need to evaluate data analytics information systems (DAIS). CPA PEP candidates see DIAS during the modules, starting at Core 2, and could see testable competencies in exams.
 

There are many reasons why CPA learners would need a letter to confirm their enrollment in the CPA Western School of Business. This post outlines how to obtain a letter from the School.

A learner emailed me after reading Do you even Accountant? 

Just in case you missed one of these, or you want to read them again, we’ve compiled this year’s most-read blog posts from the CPAWSB archive.

Below I outline different strategies to show kindness to yourself, both during and outside pandemic times.

Perhaps you’re a new CPA or you’re looking for a job that will help you develop new skills and competencies required to complete your designation. Searching for a new job to advance your career can be daunting. However, there are resources available for you through the western CPA provincial bodies and elsewhere online.

In this “Ask an Advisor” series, we answer questions regularly received by the different teams responsible for CPA course and module administration. This week, we focus on a question received by the Learner Support team.

In this “Ask an Advisor” series, we answer questions regularly received by the different teams responsible for CPA course and module administration. This week, we focus on a question received by the Learner Support team.

In this time of anxiety, uncertainty, and social isolation, you may be looking for additional support. Western provincial CPA bodies have COVID-19resources on their websites. As well, the provincial and federal governments have set up online resources available to everyone in Canada. We care about you and we are all in this together.

When and where to find your tax receipt from CPAWSB.

Feedback. Let’s get real, receiving it can be a real ego boost, or hit, and is often a bit of both. While feedback can be difficult to receive, facilitators are your coaches, and we all have the same goal: for you to pass your exam and ultimately become a CPA.

In recent months, the CPA Western School of Business (CPAWSB) hosted several in-person, an online, and a recorded version of 2019 Experienced Facilitator Training. This training brought together online facilitators to refine and hone their skills to further the School’s mission to deliver the preeminent business and accounting education to candidates and students.

Accounting is about numbers, right? Balances, debits, credits, etc. Have you thought about how accounting is also about words? They’re important because you also need to be able to communicate about the numbers.