I have realized that not everyone considering to enter the Top 100 reads every one of my articles in our once-a-week series, "What it takes to be in the next Top 100 ProAdvisors.’"
That’s why I have to and will continue to repeat myself as we trek through the measures for every one of the categories that make up the Top 100.
So, in case you don’t remember, I will remind you we measure applicants for these awards against professional stature, practice performance, training, certifications and app engagement.
About two months ago, I wrote one of these features about the importance of training as a valuable measure against which every ProAdvisor is critiqued. While we specifically spend a great deal of time trying to list training opportunities available to ProAdvisors, domestically and internationally, we cannot formulate an all-inclusive list.
We are not even aware of some of the training opportunities to which you are exposed. For those of you teaching such training sessions, a word of mention here. If you would like to see a training program you are preparing for your fellow ProAdvisors on our list of opportunities, post a comment to this article now or anytime in the next three and half months with the name, date, time (as in total minutes), description and if the training is CPE approved. We will review it and determine if it meets our criteria to be listed.
But getting back to training not listed doesn’t mean it is not valuable enough to earn credits. That's why we offer our two training wrap-up questions.
One of these questions (No. 47), asks about training hours (for non-CPE awarded classes or courses) in related areas of accounting, bookkeeping, business consulting, tax or software (including QuickBooks related) you earned (during the assessment year).
The second question (I’ll call No. 46) is much the same. Still, it covers CPE training opportunities by asking how many CPEs in related areas of accounting, bookkeeping, business consulting, tax or software (including QuickBooks related) you earned (during the assessment year).
The point I am making here is that not every training opportunity will ever be listed in our formal application form(s). But we still allow you to report every related training hour or training CPE you participated in during the assessment year so long as you have them documented.
Intuit QuickBooks Connect
Source: Adapted by Insightful Accountant from official Intuit QuickBooks Connect webpage
Intuit is again hosting "QuickBooks Connect" (QBC) at the ARIA Las Vegas, Nov. 13-15, 2023.
"QuickBooks Connect" allows ProAdvisors, accountants and bookkeepers to dive into the latest product innovations with QuickBooks senior leaders. You also can explore the QuickBooks Ecosystem of vendors from the show exhibit floor.
Because QuickBooks Connect is geared toward Intuit’s partner community of ProAdvisors, accountants, bookkeepers and app developers, it affords plenty of opportunities to earn valuable training hours (like we ask you in Question No. 47) and CPE credits (like we allow you to report in Question No. 48), which can be used toward the 2024 Top 100 ProAdvisor Awards process.
For example, at QBC on Monday, Nov. 13, there is an opportunity for you to earn three or more hours of applicable training in a variety of breakout sessions covering the latest business trends and QuickBooks solutions.
Tuesday, Nov. 14, allows QBC attendees to earn four or more hours of Top 100 category-worthy training credits for both main stage keynotes and breakout sessions.
There are five or more hours of potential training credits available at QBC on Wednesday, Nov. 15, during the day’s breakout sessions and closing keynote.
In other words, over the three days of QuickBooks Connect, you can earn up to 12 (or more) hours of training, which you can apply to the 2024 Top 100 ProAdvisor Awards process.
There may be many opportunities between now and Dec. 31 for earning hours of training credits, but maybe not. You can garner valuable points for sure by attending QuickBooks Connect 2023.
For more details or to register, see this official Intuit Website.
And you never know, you might just see a question kind of like the one below on the Top 100 2024 Official Application Form.
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