PICPA seminars, finance-relevant programs, and what to check before assuming your hours count.
Accountants have a reason to care about AI training that most professions don't: it can count toward your CPD units. PICPA, the Philippine Institute of CPAs, runs a "Digital Transformation and AI for Business and Accountants" seminar module that's CPD-accredited through the PRC, so attending isn't just useful, it's productive toward your license renewal.
Regional chapters run their own version of this too. PICPA Metro Manila Region keeps a rotating seminar calendar that regularly includes AI and tech topics, priced per seminar rather than a flat membership fee. Check the current schedule directly since sessions rotate month to month. For the full picture of how PICPA seminars and CPD units work, read our PICPA seminars and AI CPD guide for CPAs.
AI is already changing bookkeeping, reconciliation, and audit sampling. Firms that train their staff now spend less time re-keying data and more time on judgment work, the part clients actually pay for. Accountants who wait risk falling behind junior staff who picked up AI tools on their own, without the accuracy checks a structured seminar teaches.
Confirm the seminar is CPD-accredited before assuming your hours count; not every AI-adjacent event carries PRC accreditation, even from a respected organizer. Ask whether the session covers general AI awareness or specific tools like AI-assisted spreadsheet analysis, since the two serve different needs. And if you're a firm partner rather than an individual CPA, ask about group rates, since PICPA and similar bodies often price seminars per seat with volume discounts.
If your whole finance team needs training, not just CPD hours for one person, a corporate session built around your actual close process and audit workflow will move the needle further than a general seminar. See corporate AI training. We're also building our own AI for Accountants workshop with CPD documentation; join the waitlist (that one's ours, clearly labeled).