ACFO-ACAF is pleased to announce that a free communications course is coming to Kingston as part of the Joint Career Development Program, which is jointly governed by ACFO-ACAF with the Office of the Comptroller General. 

The Communication Essentials course will be offered in person to Kingston-area members on Thursday, March 5, at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel as part of a regional training pilot project aimed at expanding the reach of training funded through the CT Collective Agreement. 

Details 

Communication Essentials (7 CPD hours) 
Thursday, March 5 
8:30 am – 4:30 pm ET 
Courtyard by Marriott Kingston  
103 Dalton Avenue, Kingston, Ontario 
Deadline to register: February 26, 2026 
Register here

Eligibility 

This course is open to any ACFO-ACAF member living and working in the Ontario Region. We regret, however, that travel support will not be provided as part of this pilot. Selected participants must be able to attend the full day of in-person training in Kingston. 

Attendance is limited to 20 participants. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and a waiting list will be maintained once the course is full. 

Please discuss your interest in this course with your supervisor before applying to ensure you can attend for the full day. 

The course 

Ensure you have the ability to get your message across in an effective way. Participants will learn about the fundamentals of communication with a specific focus on scenarios and document types that anyone who works in a finance, accounting or audit function may encounter in their work. You will walk away more comfortable with:  

• public speaking and preparing presentations;  

• email etiquette;  

• preparing briefing notes;  

• and more.  

Participants will also learn how to identify and categorize client / audience types to help refine and tailor communications products to suit their needs.