Essentials of Remote Work (CPE Course)

CPE Credit: 2 hours

Course Type: Downloaded PDF materials with online test

Price (with PDF Textbook): $25

Course Description
Many people engage in remote work, but encounter a variety of problems related to social isolation, or their equipment, or office setups. In the Essentials of Remote Work course, we delve into how these issues can be remedied. The course covers the management of remote workers, how to optimize an office setup, which computer hardware and software to use, and how to minimize distractions. It provides a condensed summary of how to succeed at remote work.

Author: Steven Bragg

Course Number: BM1022

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the criteria for an effective remote workspace.

  • Recall the reasons to use a virtual private network for remote work.

  • Recognize the types of software that can be used in a remote work environment.

  • Specify the ways to combat social isolation and fatigue in remote workers.

  • Recall the criteria for the computer equipment and peripherals used in a remote workspace.

  • Recognize the best approaches to maintaining a healthy work/life balance when engaged in remote

Level: Overview

Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study

NASBA Category: Business Management & Organization

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None

Latest Review Date: January 2025

Program Registration Requirements: Click on "Purchase Course" near the top of this page to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.

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AccountingTools, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

The NASBA sponsor identification number for Accountingtools, Inc. is 115881.

AccountingTools is an IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider. We are compliant with the requirements for continuing education providers (as described in sections 10.6 and 10.9 of the Department of Treasury’s Circular No. 230 and in other IRS guidance, forms, and instructions). Our IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider number is 72821.