September 2026

Greetings,

This month, I have some exciting news to share… new ASK KSA PD courses are officially ready!! This has been a big project, and I am incredibly proud of what has come together. These new courses are practical, audit-focused and designed to do more than help you earn PD hours; they are designed to give you ideas, guidance and tools you can actually use on your next file. Read on…

It’s PD season. Make it count.

A good part of my spring and summer was spent drafting, creating, recording and editing these courses. There were definitely moments when it was just me, the course material and my videographer in a room for what felt like a very long time! But throughout the process, I kept coming back to one question:

What can I say that will make this course genuinely useful
and something practitioners can put into practice right away?

My goal is that you finish a course thinking not just, “I understand the requirement,” but “I know how to approach this on my next file.”

More than checking a box… It is easy to approach PD season by looking at the hours we still need. Those hours matter, of course. But why take a course simply to check a box when that same investment of time could make a difference in your work?

The objective of ASK KSA PD is to provide courses that are informative, practical and engaging. The courses explain the standards, but go further with real-world scenarios, implementation guidance and documentation strategies to help you apply the requirements, exercise professional judgement and strengthen both quality and efficiency.

Here is a taste of what is ready for you:

Outsourced but Accountable: Service Organizations (CAS 402): Practical guidance on SOC reports, audit responses and documentation. CHECK OUT CAS 402 HERE

From Count to Conclusion: Auditing Inventory (CAS 501): Moving beyond the count to risks, costing, valuation, cut-off and conclusions. CHECK OUT CAS 501 HERE

Auditor Responsibilities for Going Concern (Revised CAS 570): Practical seven-step approach from risk assessment through to reporting. CHECK OUT CAS 570 HERE

There are also new courses on related parties, external confirmations, using an auditor’s expert, new audit engagements and opening balances, group audits, key audit matters and executing the EQR role.

These 11 new courses build on the existing ASK KSA library, giving you a wide range of practical learning across audit, other engagements, ethics and practice management. The audit-focused courses also provide verifiable CPD that may contribute toward audit-licensing requirements.

Explore the new ASK KSA PD course library here and choose learning you can put to work.

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A little something extra for launch month: to celebrate the launch of the new ASK KSA PD courses, I am offering 10% off all ASK KSA PD courses throughout the month of October.

Whether you want to try one of the 11 new courses or choose from the existing ASK KSA PD library, simply use code OCTOBER10 at checkout.

The courses aren’t the only thing that is new; the ASK KSA website has had a refresh too!

I was very lucky to work with an amazing web designer who somehow manages to be both incredibly creative and incredibly technical. And, as an added bonus, she happens to be my sister, which made this project especially meaningful. Lara Kroeker is the brains behind Lara Kroeker Interactive. Just in case you feel you haven’t read enough about the new ASK KSA PD launch🥳😂, read about our ASK KSA PD website journey.

The refreshed site makes it easier to explore the growing ASK KSA PD library, find out more about the support available to firms and learn more about CSQM 1 support and workshops.

EXPLORE THE NEW ASK KSA WEBSITE HERE

The website may look different, but my purpose in everything I do remains the same… practical support to help you save time and achieve peace of mind. Reach out any time.

Best regards,

Kirsten S. Albo, FCPA, FCA

President