Training
Each year, our training events are planned with you in mind and are organised in response to what's happening in the professional environment.
Your Training. Your Way.
At Mercia, we make professional development easier - for you, your team, and your firm.
Every year, we design and deliver over 500 training events built around the real-world challenges and opportunities facing accountants in practice.
Whether online or face-to-face, live or on demand, our courses are relevant, practical, and built to help you stay ahead in a fast-changing profession.
Comprehensive CPD for Accountants
Our extensive training programme covers everything from technical updates to professional skills, designed to support CPD compliance and continued excellence at every career stage.
We ensure our courses are crafted by industry recognised specialists to help you stay updated with industry trends and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.
Early Careers Programme
Build Confidence from Day One.
Get your trainees up to speed faster with our award winning Early Careers Training Series. Focused on core practical skills in audit, tax, and accounting, these interactive e-learning modules are flexible, on-demand, and ideal for supporting blended learning in the workplace. The module and can be revisited anytime for refresher purposes or to reinforce learning.
Specialist Conferences
For Leaders, Senior Professionals and Managers.
Stay current with the issues shaping your clients’ future. Our one-day conferences offer and extensive deep dive into accounting, tax, and specialist areas for key sectors and industries - delivered by a panel of industry experts and designed to provide practical insight and strategic clarity.
Skills, Management & Leadership
Management and Leadership skills are vital for accountants in today's business world.
Technical ability is only part of the picture. Our management and leadership training helps professionals develop the communication, collaboration, and strategic thinking skills needed to lead teams, support clients, and drive practice growth.
Additional Training Services
In-House Training
Tailored training. Delivered your way.
Our in-house training offers a personalised approach to meeting your firm’s development needs - whether you’re looking for a one-off training session or a structured bespoke programme across the year our courses and workshops can be delivered at your premises or live streamed via Zoom, making it easy to fit training around your team’s needs.
Effective training boosts employee confidence, strengthens compliance, and supports your practice’s long-term success. Whether you're training new starters or upskilling senior staff, Mercia provides practical, relevant solutions shaped around your business.
What’s included:
- A subject matter expert speaker
- Full course documentation and materials
- Customised content tailored to your team’s needs.
You can choose from our full course portfolio, including:
- Early Careers Training
- CPD & Technical Updates
- Audit Methodology
- Professional Skills & Leadership.
Professional Trainer Hire
Expert tutors to support your internal training.
If you’ve got a great internal training programme planned but don’t have the in-house capacity to deliver it - we can help.
Flexible delivery. Tailored to you.
Mercia’s experienced and highly qualified tutors can deliver your internal training sessions in a way that fits seamlessly with your content, your culture, and your preferred delivery style. Choose from:
- Face-to-face
- Virtual via live stream
- On-demand options.
We support firms across the UK and Ireland, particularly mid-sized and larger practices, providing professional delivery across a wide range of topics.
Areas we commonly cover:
- Bookkeeping and financial fundamentals
- Introduction to audit and audit methodology
- Auditing complex areas and advanced audit skills
- Preparing and understanding company accounts
- Introduction to taxation
- Developing client relationships.
This is just a snapshot - our tutor team can support a broad spectrum of topics to suit your firm’s specific needs.
What you can expect:
- Tutors matched to your training goals
- Professional, confident delivery aligned with your internal approach
- Strategy support and presentation guidance if needed
- Full integration with your team or programme structure.
Student Training and Monitoring
Structured Support for Your Future Talent.
Give your trainees the structure and support they need to succeed - while freeing up valuable time for your team. Mercia’s Student Training and Monitoring service acts as an extension of your firm, guiding students through their ACA or ACCA journey with expert support and tailored progress tracking.
What we offer:
- Scheduled training aligned to exam timelines
- Ongoing performance monitoring and personalised feedback
- Independent advice to keep students on track
- Administrative support to lighten your internal workload
- Expert guidance on course selection and development
- Practical focus to align learning with real client work.
Regulatory Training Series
The Regulatory Training Series offers firm-wide compliance training across key regulated areas, including AML, Bribery, GDPR, PCRT, Professional Ethics and more. The 12-month package includes interactive modules, quizzes and tests, with pricing based on the number of partners.
Mercia Membership Packages
Sign your firm up to a Mercia Membership to receive exclusive discounts on a wide range of products.
2025 Training Programme
Explore our full list of events in our 2025 Training Programme.